Texture - Work Diary

For my texture photoshoot, I walked around my college and surrounding areas, and kept an eye out for rough or worn textures. I took some of natural rough textures, and others of man made objects that had been worn out over time.

This is my favourite photo from my texture shoot.

I like this photo because everything seen in the frame has an interesting texture. Also, the narrow depth of field means attention is drawn to the rock in the middle, which was my attention. There are a mixture of textures in the photo; there are smoothed out textures with some rough blemishes on the rocks, whereas the edge of the stone pot they are in shows a very rough texture, with clearly lots of bumps and
different stones poking out of it. I also like the fact there are lots of dark tones and muted colours.

This is my least favourite image from my texture shoot.

I didn't like this photo because I feel the texture was not very interesting to look at; it has some visible marks though is not clearly very rough or smooth. I also feel the background is distracting, as there is a large plant in it which draws your attention away from the texture which is in focus. I don't like the reflection it casts on the bin either, as it also draws attention away from the marks on top of the bin, which we are supposed to be looking at. Additionally, I don't feel that there are any other formal elements prominent in the photo to make it more interesting.

If I were to shoot texture again, I would attempt to take some texture photos in the studio, as I feel it would be interesting to try and capture some textures in controlled conditions and I feel that it would expand my knowledge and skill with the topic.