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Texture as a photographic concept is defined as the quality of an object, referring to the variances in tone, depth, colour and shape.

James Welling is a photographer who did a selection of photos of crumpled paper. The images have a strange heavenly effect to them because the highlights are glowing and slightly blown out. The paper looks simultaneously flat and textured – a contrast. They also have a high amount of contrast which creates more texture in the paper. The photos almost look like they could be a birds eye view of an alien landscape.

These are my images on a contact sheet
One photo I edited, I liked how it was off centre so I cropped it and made it a bit more extreme – then I added contrast and texture so the image was more exaggerated. I did this in order to show as much texture as possible – the images should be as contrasted as possible – because contrast helps showcase texture.
This one is really cool as well – most of it is out focus which brings your eyes to the one in focus section. The blacks are very black and there isn’t much white – mainly grey.
These are some more final images. In the top right, the paper had a purple glow for some reason, and I used this and exaggerated it in post-processing to create quite a cool effect. Personally I think these photos do a good job of showcasing the interesting, contrasted texture present in this paper. They are simultaneously clean and quite grungy.

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  1. Effective imagery being produced…but a wider range would help you score higher.
    Remember to add more description, explanation and justification for your creative decisions as you progress and make connections with the key artists too.
    Include key vocab where possible.
    Aim to develop the paper experiments now and follow the guidance on the blog…
    You are clearly working hard, so keep it up!

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