For my final outcomes, I wanted to group together certain images that were following the same photographical theme. 8 of my images link together as I put all 8 of these images into black and white – i felt this was more appropriate because of the style I was photographing in. Additionally, these 8 black and white images are involving shadows, (which is a big factor as to why I put these images into black and white). Therefore, this means they follow my light and darkness theme of the exam title ‘Variation and Similarity’ through my technique of capturing interesting shadows to portray light and darkness. My other 3 images I chose for my final choices were 3 images that I kept in colour. 2 of these 3 images are still involving shadows within their images, whereas the other 1 colour image has no shadows within its image; it is an image of several coloured glow-sticks that I captured in a dark room. I wanted to include some of my other dark room pictures in my final prints but a lot of these dark room shots included a model and I felt that having people in my final prints would take away the theme I was trying to follow as there is no people in any of my final choices of images. Overall, my theme for my final prints shows that I was interested in capturing shadows to show light and darkness in different areas and scenes. I kept my final prints more towards architecture, which included images from my beach shoot, my boat shoot, my architecture shoot of buildings, 1 image from my home shoot and 1 image from my dark room shoot. However, I experimented with different styles of photography to reflect light and darkness, such as seascapes, sand images, studio flower shoots and more dark room shots using long exposure to capture a moving person. After taking all these shoots, I realised my shadow images crated a more formal photographic look and matched my light and darkness title the best; this is why the 11 images I have chosen below have been picked.

I chose this image as one of my final choices for my final prints because it is an image that clearly links to my interpretation of the exam title. I captured this photo from a face on perspective which really helped the image display its light and dark tones. I took it on a sunny day hence the shadows being reflected from the balconies of the building. I like how there is a clear structure to the image as there is a lot of repeated shapes included in this photo. The multiple straight lines and objects creates a sense of repetition which also fits in nicely with how the shadows are repeated at each balcony level. I thought this image looked best in black and white because the tonal range of the photo is varied and so, having a black and white effect made the photo more standard. Again, this links to the repetition aspect of this photo because all the tones in the image are linked together without any bright or out of place colours taking charge.

I chose this image as one of my final prints because the shadows the stair handles made is really structural and organised. I like how the shadows are straight lines but how they also go in a zig zag direction. It also links in well with the first image I chose, due to the way the photo has levels to it; the stairs in this photo have a great amount of texture in them which makes the photo have more light and dark tones to it.

I chose this image for one of my final prints because the architecture of this large boat brought a lot of details and texture to it, due to the rust and various scratches and marks on the steel parts of the boat. Again, there is a few strong parts that have caused shadows onto the boat which really help build this image to become a strong factor into my light and darkness project for this exam.

I chose this photo for one of my final choices because the shadows are really vivid and bold. I like how the you can tell there is a different tone in the shadow on the cobblestoned floor compared to the floor on its own without the shadows because of the glass pane. This fits in well with the first 2 images I have chosen above as there is a clear structure to the architecture as well as the shadows. With the straight lines, this again creates a repetition effect.

I chose this picture for one my final images because there is a bold completion of shadows that portray the structure of the bus stop surrounding it. I like how the floor is tarmac with stones on top. This makes the shadows more obvious as the stones in the floor differentiates itself from the shadows.

I chose this image for one of my final choices as it really shows the variation of light and dark tones. It is an image of the blinds on my garden doors – this is such a simple photo yet the sun from outside creates this interesting, unique effect of how easily light and darkness can be shown onto objects. I like how there is a repetition of the rectangular shapes of the blinds. Additionally, each section of the blind has a thin line of dark toned shadows which outlines how there are strong shadows in this photo. The thicker dark toned shadows almost border the image and give it this bold vibe.

I chose this image for one of my final choices because the object I captured is unique and different to every other object and scene I have photographed. I like how I zoomed in on in the top half of this large steel pipe; this makes my photo more close up and shows how I focused on only one area of this object. I like how you can see the rust marks on the pipe – this creates a fine detail to it, similar to my 3rd image I displayed above from my boat shoot. There is a slight shadow to the far left and far right of the pipe. Yet, because the pipe is silver steel, the reflection of other objects onto it create darker tones on the pipe which means the main shadows didn’t need to be as big as the other shadows I have captured because overall, this image has a varied amount of light and dark tones within it.

I chose this picture as one of my final prints because the shadow of the palm trees creates an intriguing shape on the floor. This image is so simple yet the big shadow with an interesting structure to it makes the photo different. It links in well with my other images I have chosen as it has a big shadow in the image which is the main focus of this particular photo.

I have chosen this picture for one of my final prints because the architecture of this image is really full and clustered together with the palm trees. I chose to keep this image in colour because there was not many bold, strong shadows displayed and so the colourful tones of this photo was the main focus to what makes this image powerful. The reflection of the trees and cars in the windows and on the marble building create a sense of light and darkness within different aspects of the photo.

I chose this image as one of my final prints because it has an interesting focus; the way I captured this photo is so that there is no background around the frame of the image. I have clearly photographed just what is inside this boat – which could make it hard to tell what this object is. I like how there is strong shadows on the floor of the boat. Additionally, the bright blue colour of the boat is such a vivid colour which is why I thought that keeping this image in colour was best for this photo. The shadows were dark and bold enough that keeping the image in colour would still be effective to show this shadow effect, although I did adjust the contrast and shadows slightly to make the shadows stronger.

Finally, I chose this image for one my final choices because the bright colours of the glow sticks portray a strong contrast of the light and darkness of this photo. There is a sharp outline between colour and darkness due to how I used a dark room for this image. I like how the glow sticks are displayed as straight; this gives the image more of a structure to how the repetition of the straight glow sticks appear. I also like how you can see the detail of the dark tones in each glow stick as this gives the photo more balance between light and dark tones.