Connecting Essay

 This is an image I have collected from the internet of some glow sticks, I like this image very much because I think the composition is very unusual however a very good way of showing this image. I think the way that the photographer has focused the camera on the area of the glow stick which is not directly in front of the lens has worked very well and this is a method I would feel comfortable using within my own photos. I also think the colours in this photo are very vivid which means the photograph looks very natural as this is how you would see the colours naturally. I know from own experience how difficult it can be to capture the colours whilst keeping the camera in focus and it must take some real skill to produce an image as clear as this.

This is one of my own images of glow sticks. The colours in this image are not very bright due to me trying to keep the camera in focus however this still does not look focused. If I was to take more images like this I would use a macro lens in the hope that I could focus on the smaller details easier. I do still think this is a good photograph on the other hand as I like the composition very much, I like this because I have shown depth slightly within this photo and think it has worked well.

These photos are quite similar due to the subject matter, this being glow sticks and the colours are also very similar however the image from the internet is a much better outcome than my photo because of the colours looking brighter and also the focus is much clearer than in my photo. The composition of the two photos are also very different due to mine being taken from above and the internet one being taken from below the glow sticks and I must admit that I prefer the internet image and would love to take photos in that particular style.