This shoot was an experimental shoot that I hadn’t planned. It was done at night time in my garden. I wanted to capture nature at time time. I used the flash for the shoot because I liked the way it revealed the details with the dark background. I found that simply using the flash was too boring of an effect so I used my hand to cover the flash to what would happen. I really liked the effects it created because it made interesting shapes and shadows that made the image a lot better. By using my hand to cover the flash it also created a reddish tone over the scene which I really liked.

I edited the images using Photoshop. I didn’t change the original image dramatically, I simply added more colour and more contrast. I selected my favorite images and for each one I edited a colored and black and white version. This was because I wanted to the contrast and I really like the shadow and shadings of the black and white version.