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out of 300 raw images i refined them down to 20 jpegs and now down to 13, they show a range of ideas of experimenting with different concepts

this shoot looks closely at different textures that provide a rustic dystopian atmosphere, conveyed through the gritty grains of dirt that obscure informative text, we also see the grain and texture of wood exposed to the elements through weathering

this is similar for the lampposts with numbers and lichen growing around them, i really like the idea of creating a series of these numbers and using them as a scaled down page numbers within a book format as they offer a unique texture

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following my styling and editing techniques, i really like hows the composition of this piece works, the draping of rope lays lazily from a branch above reaching from the top right to lower, connoting this idea of vacancy within the world at the moment, this should be an active rope swing but is left here to wither, its blue nature also helps separate this distance between the foreground and background pinks , allowing it to pop more and be at the forefront focus. in the last edit i also like the sunlight coming through, lightly illuminating the floor and rope with its pink glow

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rust has always been a great surface for texture as it represents the notion of a timeworn atmosphere providing depth and many tonal values. weathered by rain, wind ,and bleaching from the sun, it offers this state of abandonment showing us how man made objects fair in the wilderness after being forgotten to time. i really love the blue edit as its punchy with its saturated blue hues, compared to the IR edit which looks close to normal since these orange and brown tones aren’t really effected y the color inversion techniques.i might try and make prints of these for commercial purposes, placing them facing each other

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a similar thing can be said for these photo edits, however with this sign it obscures the informative text making us think about the forgotten ideals of man and their need to over analysis, i also really like the depth of field on this photo, shot at f/5.6 it offers a sharp focal point for us to look at while a large major of the photo is near unreadable echoing these thoughts that are provided by the grit

looking into landscape a but more, this photo over looks the A38 which main highroad through Plymouth linking Cornwall and most of Devon together, and in the distance is the chimney stack of the royal hospital here, this overlooking prospective showing the distance i travel to get these shots, conveying this disenchantment from our man made society, while seeking this alternative reality. i’ve also chosen to crop this image to a square format as this compressed boarder focuses our eye more on the subject at hand as i didnt like the huge skyline detracting from the interlocking spurs in this valley.

i like these paths that lead to a higher elevation as they takes us on this trail of adventure around the corner, offering a new perspective and way of seeing the landscape, the way the steps wind through the photo leading towards the background offer a dynamic photo and conveys and idea of motion through this landscape going from left to right. its also at this time, i notice my images are loosing a slight be of quality, this might be because of the jpeg compression from a RAW file but also might link to the saturation alteration

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looking more at the knots in the trees, i like these ones however they appear very flat with their front on perspective, i want to try and make these images more dynamic and interesting, as these are very simple and clearly state what im looking at, they are very aware of whats happening and so is the audience, i feel less is more and the stubbly of my images could be improved upon