#5 urban decay

I found this image here while researching for my photography project on 'urban decay'. I really liked this image because of the contrast between the orange of the rust and the white of the door. I also thought that it was cleverly taken, as the door is the main focus even though it's not in the center. I thought that the fact that the image hasn't been taken straight, adds a sense of confusion about the urban decay, and maybe gives it a dream-like quality.

#4 misery

This is an image that was taken by a friend at school, you can find the image on her Flickr here. The thing I loved about this image is the contrast between the light, soft colours of the female's face, and the dark, harder colours of her eyes, hair and the ground on which she is laying. I love the fact that the model's mascara has been smudged around her eyes, and how the rain drops create a tear effect on her face. 

You really should check out the rest of her photographs, they're truly stunning.

#3 sunrise in Daytona, Florida

Another of my photographs. This was taken on my holiday to America on Daytona beach. The sunrise happened to be particularly beautiful that morning, and so I snapped a few shots of it over the water. This was my favourite shot as the ripples and waves of the sea are clearly visible, and so is the reflection of the sun. I also liked the way that the colours of the sun blended in to the whole of the sky and created a soft change from light to dark.

#2 rose

This is another of my photographs; it's a rose that my mum was growing in her garden and I saw a certain beauty in it because of the apparent perfection of the center petals and the lack of perfection of the outside ones. To take this photograph I shone a small torch on the center of the rose in order to highlight this and have not edited the image at all, as I felt that by using the torch, this was not needed.

#1 urban decay

I thought I'd start this blog by posting one of my own images. This particular one was taken for my photography development of the theme 'urban decay' and has had no editing whatever. The contrast between the colours makes this image one of my favourites, as the door clearly stands out again the white walls, creating a center-point for the eye to be diverted to. The way the image has been composed is effective, as the door is parallel to the framing, and also the fence directly in front of the camera creates sort of a border for the photograph. The only problem I have with this image, is that I think it could be more interesting; maybe by editing the contrast, the image would have a bigger impact on the audience.