In this lesson we took a series of photographs of pieces of paper. We did this by folding, ripping and scrunching it up to create interesting lines, shadows, patterns and shapes. For this photoshoot we took the images in hard lighting, created by our phone torches, resulting in harsh shadows strongly contrasting with the white of the paper.

Edited Images

For these edited images in particular I rolled up two pieces of paper and carefully placed them on a scrunched up piece of paper to create an almost sculpturesque piece.

Light: In both these photographs the artificial light originates from the torch at an angle above, lighting up the top piece of rolled paper, casting a harsh shadow on the bottom one and the scrunched up paper.

Lines: The lines in these images are varied as, in the base layer of scrunched paper the lines are short, thick, jagged and interrupted, producing an almost chaotic energy in the images. I believe that these act as a guide that lead your eye towards the focal point, being the stacked rolls of paper. This differs completely from the long, curved, thin lines created by the rolled pieces of paper, resulting in a contrasting calming energy.

Repetition: As an aspect of repetition I chose to include two rolled pieces of paper.

Shape: The lines created by the scrunched paper could be said to create geometric like shapes.

Space: I believe the focal points of the rolled paper add depth to these images, drawing focus to them and slightly blurring out the background. However, as I took these with my phone it was more difficult to control the aperture than it would be with a camera, which would have added to the depth of field.

Texture: The scrunched paper would produce a rough texture to this photograph, although the rolled paper adds a smooth texture to this piece also.

Value/Tone: I think there is a range of dark to light tones in this photo, as there are areas in which there is little to no shadows at all, and then there are other areas which are completely darkened by the harsh shadows.

Colour: By editing these photographs in black and white I have created a monochrome images, although I think that the white tones dominate these images due to the white paper being in most of the frame.

Composition: I arranged each piece of paper in these photos carefully to showcase the curved paper as the focal point. In the first image I placed the rolled paper in the centre creating what I believe to be a balanced photograph.