"Tying up Loose Laces"

This is a picture of my two friends, in a fashion shoot i set up in my photography class.

This is a photo from my first attempt at using a digital SLR (Canon EOS), and one of my all time favourites. I believe here I have really captured a special moment between the pair. I love thier serene, expectant faces. Unlike several of my photos, this photo doesn't look posed, and I really love the natural peace and truth of it all.

I added sepia toning to bring out the pictures' rich terracotta tones and also to make the photo seem more aged. I also chose to add a very slight vignette to finish the picture off with framing.

"Waiting For my Curtain"

This photo was taken in Prague, in a wooden toy shop. The subject is a small play theatre, with puppets. I chose to use a small depth of field and focus, in contrast to that in the background, rather than the foreground. I wanted this to symbolise how the handles of the puppets blur reality, like my choice of focus, making the little wooden figures appear alive.

I edited this picture quite a lot, bleeding in sepia, adding a vignette effect, and also chosing to add a zoom effect from the devil character's face. This, I like to believe, adds a certain discomfort to the picture, and makes the viewer uneasy.

"Come to me Liesel"

This photograph is part of my 'peel' collection for my exam work. The subject is simply leaves. I really loved the way they curled, and beckon to the viewer. I am also really pleased with the vibrant colours and the contrast of the plant's red stalks and lime leaves.

In editing, I decided to crop the photo down to focus on the smaller details, such as the tiny under hairs and the veins on each leaf. I also decided to set the picture to view cinema style, which I believe gives it a more aged, classic style.

"Deliver Her"

For this photoshoot I created a present labelled 'Pandora's Box'. I chose to decorate it with flowers, ribbons and hearts in order to give the box an ironic harmless appearance.

This picture is a close up of my sister's hands unwrapping the present. I love the gesture of her fingers and the dark shadows that creep over them, casting shadows of mystery. I also chose to saturate the picture to give it a more aged, film noir appearance.

"Easy Little Fawn"

This is a portrait of my sister, taken in woodland near ny house. This is one of my favourite pictures I have taken, I love her curious expression and the saturated tones and dark shadows. I also chose to add a slight vignette effect which also adds depth and darkness to the picture.

I am very lucky to have such a photogenic sister who enjoys modelling!

"A Colourful Past Life"

Here I have a panoramic photomontage of a beautiful old house in the middle of a cavannah homes estate where I live. I think this house is a particularly haunting and mysterious as it is surrounded by so much modern architecture, and almost appears like a time warp. Over the past few months, Cavannah have been filing suits for it's demolition in order to create space for more flats!

The picture was taken using a tripod and timed capture. I layered each image (in total 27) together using photoshop to create this picture, which gives a close up, wide view of the whole house.

Spin Me:

Here I have another photograph from

Berlin trip, taken in the back yard of a

student flat. My friend and I decided to

leave our hostel to explore and found this

amazing location, full of broken caravans,

statues, lights and brick a brack.

I really love this photo, it was very difficult

to take due to low lighting conditions, which

forced me to use flash. I later removed

this in editing, and chose to saturate the image

slightly and add a smudged effect, to make

the viewer feel uncomfotable and dizzy.

I think this image is really haunting, and

like to believe the head looks as if it is crying.

Urban Monet:

This photo is one of my favourites from a recent trip to Berlin. The subject is a dead thistle near the Berlin Wall. I deliberately used a small depth of field in order to create the smudged 'wall of colours' in the background, which i believe makes the image look like an oil painting.

I also chose to edit the photograph on Flickr to bring out the rich colours and play with exposure.

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