Connecting Essay 2

The above image is from my shoot number seven, whereby I focused on how different people live with different pets. In this image the child appears to be innocently playing with her pet dog, this is interesting as some people would often consider this breed of dog (pit bull) to often be violent, however here it can be seen to be innocently, and gently, playing with its young owner- therefore this may challenge people's stereotypical views. I used a tripod to capture this image as animals and young children are often moving a lot, therefore the tripod allowed me to minimise any blur from the camera, and keep my image clear. Within this image I also admire how the subject is unaware that I am photographing her, as this makes the image more natural and believable to the viewer, also creating a type of fluidity to the image. 

The above image is a photograph which I found online, of a pet and its owner. This photograph appears to have been taken some years ago, due to the dated furniture which can be seen in the background. The animal in this image is a cat, which is laying over its owner, almost as though it's cuddling her, as its paws are either side of the owners neck- this stance shows love between the owner and her pet, which creates emotion in the viewer. Moreover, the fact the owner is looking at her pet shows that her cat is her pride and joy, and that she cares deeply for the animal, almost linking to the saying 'the apple of my eye.' The blue colouring on the females top contrasts the grey colouring on the cat effectively, creating a cool tone, which contrasts the warmer tones in the background of the image.

Overall I believe the two images link as they both are of the same situations- owners and their pets. The differences between the two images surround the age of the two subjects involved, as my photograph is of a younger child whereas the image I found on the internet is of an older female; moreover, the pets in the images differ too, as in my photograph a dog is evident, but in the image I found online the cat is the subject. A similarity between the two images is the love shown between the owner and pet, shown through the cuddling of the animals in both images, and the smiles on the owner's faces. My photograph is taken outside, whereas the image I found online is evidently photographed inside the owners house, this may suggest that the dog in my image is more outgoing than the cat in the image I fount online- similarly this difference could suggest that the cat is a house-cat. Overall, the principles and meaning behind the images are similar, despite how they appear being slightly different from one another.