I have chosen this photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe for this essay because I like the way he has made the limb of this man the central focus for his photograph rather than his face/body. I also like the use of tone to show the muscled area on his arm and the use of form which is the reason the shadows are behind it.
I have chosen this one of my photograph because it reminded me a lot of Robert Mapplethorpe's work. I took this photograph on a shoot in which we had to shoot in the style of Mapplethorpe himself so I tried to re-create this photograph mixed with others in the same collection. I tried to use some formal elements in this photograph too for example I think I used tone pretty successfully. Another challenge I gave myself in this shoot was to think about contrast. I tried to use contrasting backgrounds.
I think these two photographs connect because I shot the second photograph in the style of the man who shot the first photograph while we were studying his work (Robert Mapplethorpe). I also think these connect based on the fact 0f the position of Ellie's arm in this photograph.
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