For this photo I had a metal box and piled books into it. I edited and got rid of the highlights and added extra shadows for an older look. The original photo was a lot brighter and less vibrant so I added clarity into the photo which made the photo and the reflection clearer. I added texture and shadows in the photo because I think it looks much better dark.

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For this photo of a violin and books I changed the colour to black and white to change the aura of the photo. This created a clearer image of the violin and books to make you focus on them more than the colour of the original photo. I cropped out the edges of the original photo as it looked messy and straightened it out as evenly as I could to make the photo look clean.

These photo of books are both edited but I prefer the second one as it is less dull and has a mystical feel to it as the books are glowing. I added texture to the second photo to give it a vintage vibe and added less clarity compared to the first photo for a less sharper image. the second photo gives a warm hue while the first photo has cold hue making it look crisp and sharp.