The photo on the left is my own, whereas the photo on the right was found afterwards and was taken by Mark Elliott and can be found at http://www.better-photos.co.uk/2011/02/02/self-portrait-from-inside-my-fridge/. By pure coincidence, the two photos were taken on the same day (February 1st), albeit one year apart. As is quite clear, both photos are taken from an unusual vantage point: the inside of a refrigerator. This uniqueness was intentional on both my part and Elliott's part (as evidenced by "it’s always a good idea to look for a unique point of view...It seemed like a fun thing to try, a bit of creativity.") Both Elliott and I used the same method for obtaining this photo; that is, we both used a timer (both ten seconds).
Aside from the differences in location (that is, a research lab's fridge vs. a "normal" fridge with food [unless you feel like tasting whatever that brown sludge is]), there are a few other key differences. Clearly Mark Elliot is the focus (pun mostly intended) of his own photo (described as a "self portrait"). In contrast, most of the objects in the lab fridge are in focus, and it isn't entirely clear which object, if at all, should be the center of the viewer's attention. Secondly, the lighting(that is, the source and location of lighting) of both photos are decidedly different. In my photo, the majority of the photo has a hint of darkness (as the fridge is dark inside), with the source of light coming from the outside as it is being opened. In contrast, the inside of Elliott's fridge is completely bright(albeit a bit dull), and the light is going out into the picture, with the area behind/surrounding Elliott completely shrouded in darkness.
Thankfully, as interesting an experiment as this was for both of us, both Elliott and I weren't eager to find out just what would happen if we had left our cameras in our respective fridges for that much longer.
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