Depth

   In these three photos I chose to explore the depth of the photos and where in the photo I could put the plant. In the first photo, the plant is in the background. The cross formed by the lines is in the immediate foreground, making the plant seem so far away. In the second photo the plant is in the mid-ground, which doesn't really catch your eye, but  it doesn't get ignored, either. The third photo shows the plant in the foreground. It looks big and is clearly the focus of the image and draws your eye toward it. The location within which an object is located has an effect on whether the object is noticed or not and how far or close the object appears to be.

Lines

    For these three photos, I chose to explore the use of lines to focus on the plant. In the first photo the line on the wall come together right where the plant is sitting, causing the viewer's eye to wonder over to the plant on the other side of the frame. The second photo is similar to the first, but the lines on the floor also lead the viewer's eye to the plant, which is sitting in the center of the frame. The third picture has the plant set directly in the center of where many lines converge. This image, I think, draws the viewer to the plant the strongest because of the number of lines and how they are all traveling toward the plant. The use of lines in these photos directs the viewer's eye toward the plant, even thought it is not necessarily in the center of the frame.

Texture

   I chose to explore the idea of texture with these three photos. The top photo is of the new leaves growing in the center of the plant. These leaves are "ruffley" and wavy. The second picture is of one of the smaller leaves on the inside of the plant. It is very fuzzy and covered in little hairs. The third photo is of a couple of the outside leaves. They are broad, flat, and very smooth. I thought it would be interesting to explore the different textures of the leaves because they are all so diverse, yet they are all on the same plant. The different textures really do bring a different atmosphere to each photo.

Lighting

   For these photos I chose to explore the element of lighting. The first photo was taken using the overhead light in the room. The second photo was taken with the overhead lighting and my camera's flash. In the third photo, I turned off the ceiling light and turned on my florescent terrarium light off to the right of the plant. With the plain overhead lighting in the first photo, all of the colors look about the same and no item truly "pops out" at you. The camera's flash highlights everything in the foreground and makes the face of the plant the focus of the whole photo. The florescent lighting hitting the plant at an angle casts a shadow and highlights only some of the features of the African Violets, which gives the photo mystery and character in my opinion. Lighting can definately affect the mood of a photograph.

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