Connecting Essay

This photograph is taken by Dryden Goodwin, who is one of my researched photographers, at night of a man who appears on a bus. It is part of a series named 'Caul' which is also the name given to a portion of the amniotic sac that can be left over a child's face at birth. In some cultures the Caul is given demonic associations, but in contrast to this it is also considered as the child being safeguarded or even gifted with special powers. Goodwin embraces motivation of a Caul and the red lines cover the subjects' faces like blood vessels or raw tissue which resemble the appearance and texture of a Caul. The colour of the lines being red can imply connotations of evil and danger which can relate to the association given to a Caul in some cultures. The subject appear to be specifically stern and intense through his pose which collaborates effectively with the use of the red lines. Dryden included these lines during the post-production stage where he etches into his own printed photograph

My intentions here were to show the influence and relation to Dryden Goodwin's work through the style of photography used. Similarly to Goodwin, I photographed as stranger whilst going on a journey on a bus. Despite the fact that I have photographed a stranger I have still managed to gain a sense of intimacy and relation through zooming in close to the subject, seeming closer than I actually am. I like the vibrance of the frame of the bus window and also insured that it was straight through rotating and using the ruler tool and arbitrary rotation. I like the texture of the scratches on the window which imply a sense of vandalism. I feel that the scratched in the window can relate to the way that Dryden Goodwin etches into his photographs in post-production. The vibrance of the red relates to Dryden's etches and also pieces if his art where he paints in red watercolours. The compositions is also effective and I like the way that the frame of the window acts as a border for the image. There is a contrast between the saturated reds of the bus with the bleak colours inside the bus. I insured that the photograph was taken at a low angle looking up at the subject which provides the subject with a sense of power and status.

These two images can connected through the fact that they're both focussing on people who are on transport. Also red lines have been added to the subjects face and show resemblance with blood vessels. However the way that the lines have been added are different. Dryden etches into his photographs whereas I included the lines by using photoshop and using the pen tool. The red lines have different effects in the  separate photographs. In Drydens photograph the line add a evil feel to the piece which accompanies the dark colour scheme whereas my image contributes to the bright photo and relates to the red colour of the bus. The photographs have also been taken at different times which has an effect on the outcome.