To gather some better and more rounded ideas, I walked around my house. I collected images to try and develop a feel for taking still-life photographs. I tried to capture images of flowers before I take them into the studio to ensure I think they’re the correct objects because I wouldn’t want to pick or damage the flowers/plants if I wasn’t to use them.

Although this defeats my concept of colour and nature coinciding but in this series of images, I thought it was best to alter the saturation each image to a black and white effect.

From this collection of images, this is my favourite. The black and white effect reflects the melancholy and somber feeling of the tree following segments being cut off and also the natural hardship of autumn. This struggle against the colder months of the year are reiterated within the image by the repetition of trees in the background that are without leaves. The reflection of the tree against the brook signifies nature has more than one dimension and establishes the struggle the tree is facing. The ends of trees have been stumped, showing how the structure has been cut short by man kind, acting as a prevention for allowing the tree to reach its full potential. If I was to pursue this image further, I’d edit a healthy version of this tree in the reflection and colour splash the water to play on this concept of the varied dimensions of nature.

After school, I walked into town and decided to take pictures of natural structures to stimulate some ideas and create an in depth concept of my task. The outcome was quite beneficial for understanding what I wanted to aim towards and strengthen my concept.