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March’s theme / technique: Being Creative with texture

The six visual keys to a great photograph are:

• • Patterns
  • Texture
  • Lines
  • Light
  • Depth of field
  • Space

This month we are going to look at textures. While the structure of an object is its form, the material from which it is made constitutes its texture. Is it hard or soft, smooth or rough?  You are aiming at translating texture visually, bringing life and energy to a photo through shape, tone and colour. Study the texture and forget about the object. Texture becomes the subject here.

• • Try contrasting rough against smooth
  • Shoot at different times of the day. Does it change the effect?
  • Capture details – like the fibres in a rope or a carpet.
  • Try altering the angle of light to avoid flat and dull images. You might be able to do this with your editing software too.
  • Use different angles to discover how much texture appears.

This week's assignment - Play with angles. This might mean getting down on your stomach to shoot upwards. Or zoom in to focus on the texture and not the subject itself.

Continue reading 2020 Photo Challenge #11

March’s theme / technique: Being Creative with texture

The six visual keys to a great photograph are:

• • Patterns
  • Texture
  • Lines
  • Light
  • Depth of field
  • Space

This month we are going to look at textures. While the structure of an object is its form, the material from which it is made constitutes its texture. Is it hard or soft, smooth or rough?  You are aiming at translating texture visually, bringing life and energy to a photo through shape, tone and colour. Study the texture and forget about the object. Texture becomes the subject here.

• • Try contrasting rough against smooth
  • Shoot at different times of the day. Does it change the effect?
  • Capture details – like the fibres in a rope or a carpet.
  • Try altering the angle of light to avoid flat and dull images. You might be able to do this with your editing software too.
  • Use different angles to discover how much texture appears.

This week's assignment - Find something rough and get in close. Try contrasting a rough texture against a smooth texture

Continue reading 2020 Photo Challenge #10

March’s theme / technique: Being Creative with texture

If you want to see what this month’s assignments are in advance then please click here. All the assignments are available from the menu on the left under the 2020 Photo Challenge / Assignments.

The six visual keys to a great photograph are:

• • Patterns
  • Texture
  • Lines
  • Light
  • Depth of field
  • Space

This month we are going to look at textures. While the structure of an object is its form, the material from which it is made constitutes its texture. Is it hard or soft, smooth or rough?  You are aiming at translating texture visually, bringing life and energy to a photo through shape, tone and colour. Study the texture and forget about the object. Texture becomes the subject here.

• • Try contrasting rough against smooth
  • Shoot at different times of the day. Does it change the effect?
  • Capture details – like the fibres in a rope or a carpet.
  • Try altering the angle of light to avoid flat and dull images. You might be able to do this with your editing software too.
  • Use different angles to discover how much texture appears.

This week's assignment - Find something smooth and get in close

Continue reading 2020 Photo Challenge #9