Image Bank - Texture


This picture shows new fallen snow and shows how texture is caught in photography using the sunlight as it hits an object and creates shadows that rectify its texture.

This picture shows another simple method of looking at texture in photography; an in-focus, close up picture can be taken of an object with a very defined structure/texture.

This is another good example of how the sun can be caught on an object to expose its craters and texture. It is very easy to use this method to capture the texture of rough surfaces.

This shows how texture is most easily seen in photography; the grain in wood is a very good example of where texture can be seen in pictures, the craters and crevices are very clear and very defined; they create deep, dark shadows that really highlight its texture.

Image Bank - Reflection

This picture shows how mirrors can be used in reflection photography in a way that is not simply a self portrait shot. A mirror hs been used cleverly in this photograph to remove the girl's body and replace it with legs. I like the use of mirrors in this photo.

This photograph and the one below it each show a very clear reflection of a beautiful setting around a lake. I like this idea very much and  would love to be able to use it, though it would be difficult to find anywhere nearly this magnificent to shoot.

This picture also shows something quite magnificent being reflected in a large body of water. This nighttime shot from the Thames shows Westminster reflected in the river and makes for a beautiful photograph.

This picture is far more simple and shows a couple on a beach. The picture is neither magnificent nor particularly happy but id a good example of how reflection can be used in photography to create a more interesting photograph.

 Image Bank - Tone


This photograph uses a black and white effect to show similar tones in many different colours on a beach and in the sky. Many of the colours look very similar now as colour is lost but the tones of each colour still remains.











This photograph shows a wilting flower and does not use black and white, the tone of the flower itself is changing throughout the petals.

This photograph shows a country road near a farm and represents tone very well. Like the black and white photos, a lot of the colour has been removed so that only the shades/tones of the different greens, browns, golds and blues can be seen. I prefer this effect to the black and white, I think it looks more antique and natural than the black and white.

The last three photographs share many characteristics of the first three. Colour is removed from all of them to show the tone of the colour rather than it's actual colour. The Eiffel Tower photo and the photo of the rusting car have been edited in a similar way, perhaps using duotone rather than just a black and white effect. 

Image Bank - Pattern

These photographs are all examples of the visual element pattern. They all show a repeated shape or set of shapes/lines. Three of the photos show such pattern in man-made objects and three show pattern in natural objects. Pattern is very common in construction, such as patterns in bricks and windows and in work places, like the photo of the stools arranged in rows. Patterns are also very common in nature, like on the zebra, animals are often patterned with stripes or spots for camouflage and such, while pattern is also present in the structure of most pieces of nature such as the feathers and construction of the flower.

Image Bank - Colour

All of the above photographs use intensely bright colours that catch the eye and lift the mood of each picture, should the pictures be entirely grey, or black or white etc. they would have an entirely different feel to them. The pictures of the flower, the rug and the houses highlight the use of bright colours by using dull colours such as grey and sun-bleached white for everything but the main, colourful focus of the picture. The first photograph shows many sheets of different colours and is a clear representation of this visual element while the last two photos are just bursting with bright yellows, blues and vibrant greens all over, without a dull colour in sight.

Lines - Image Bank

These are all good examples of lines, some natural and some manufactured lines.  Most of these pictures show lines that are symmetrical, though the first picture shows curved lines and though they follow a pattern, they are not entirely symmetrical. Both the photograph of the bridge or pier going out to sea and of the violin are examples of parallel converging lines. These lines give the photographs depth.

Image Bank - Shape

This photograph shows the silhouette of a robin or some other bird. The photo represents shape in photography very well, as do most silhouettes as they show only the detail of the outline of an object.

This photograph is again of birds but rather than using a silhouette to show the shape of the birds this photographer has used the birds to show a different shape; the birds necks are used to create what can be seen as a love hear between the two swans.

This photograph is again a silhouette and shows a small boy standing in a window. I believe this is a very good photograph as it not only shows shape very well, it also gives a very distinct mood. The child standing alone in the dark, looking outside for something gives off a very lonely feeling.

This photograph is again a silhouette. I am particularly fond of the use of silhouettes in photography, especially isn this visual element. This is a simple silhouette of a flower and I think it represents shape very well.

 Image bank - Blurring

All of these photographs are examples of movement blurring. Blurring represents movement in the picture and is special as it shows something that cannot be seen by the eye. The concepts of most of these photographs are the same, most show focus on one object and represent it's movement, though the photo of the people using swings shows the background in focus and the people blurred. This also shows movement in the people.