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I chose this picture as one which inspired me because I like how the photographer has taken the whole idea of 'framing' to another level, however is the most simplistic idea. They have literally just taken a frame and placed it within a picturesque setting. This idea is so simple but clever. It creates an illusion because it makes us question how the frame could just be hanging there - is the frame actually hanging on a wall and the scene is the background? The frame divides the picture into two parts - the part presented within the frame and the rest of the scene. It makes us think about how the picture would differ to this is the frame had not been placed there, or even placed in that specific position - what would look different is the photographer had placed the frame to the right or left rather than directly in the middle? 

I chose this picture as one which inspired me because I really like how a happy, ideal autumn setting is presenting through the gap within the tree. It gives us a glimpse of life on the other side of the tree. I find this interesting because the photographer has just come across this specific tree that has grow to form a hole in the middle and they have taken the unique opportunity to use it to frame a peaceful setting. I could use this idea when thinking about framing photography. 

I chose this image as one which inspired me because I like how the picture has been positioned and the frame of the plane window has been used cleverly to outline the skyline. The small, rounded window gives us a small glimpse of the outside world on the other side. There is no other objects in the picture that we can see but sky which reminds us that this is actually a picture that someone has taken thousands of feet up in the air. 

Reflection Image Bank

  I chose this picture as one which inspired me because the photographer has consciously thought about the position of his body before taking the picture. I like how the feet and shoes can be seen in the picture and their body is reflected in the puddle. It is intriguing how the rain has formed a perfect puddle which is crystal clear and lies in a position which shows the city in the reflection, including the buildings and even an airplane in the sky. This is a interesting way of reflecting everyday life within a city. For example, this individual is probably just walking down a road in a busy city and has recognised an opportunity to photograph city life. This is more interesting than photographing a reflection within an rural area.

    I really like this photograph because I find the use of a mirror to represent refection is interesting and has potential to show a lot. The trees behind the person look different to the one pictured in the mirror which is eye catching. It is an unusual picture because we would not think that there would be another tree in front of the person but instead another person (maybe the photographer). The white winter setting contrasts with the all black clothing that the person is wearing because they are two opposites however, for a split second, it looks as if the mirror fits into the background along with the other trees. I could use this idea when looking at shape photography because I think that is an interesting take on this topic.

I chose this image as one which inspired me because I like the rainy autumn effect that I take from it. The rainbow coloured umbrella adds a sense of variety to the picture where the other colours are quite dull. The large puddle of water reflects the man's body and makes it look like he is integrated within the sky and clouds. This picture creates a sense of confusion because it is originally hard to work out why the objects are positioned like that but we quickly work out that in fact it is a reflection. The fact that we cannot see the man's body anywhere else other than in the reflection adds further to the illusion. 

I really like the idea of photographing a reflection using bubbles. This is an interesting take on reflection photography and I can imagine, that it would be difficult to capture this due to the limited time you have to photograph a bubble before it bursts - this is why it is intriguing to me. The reflection within the bubble is distorted due to the round shape the bubble holds - this makes the buildings look stretched. This picture links together a sense of childhood with man made objects (possibly within a city). I really like this idea however, it would be difficult to capture something to this standard due to the limited time I would have.

I chose this picture because it creates calm and sensual feelings. The smooth skyline and sand looks as if they roll into one and all we are really left to focus on is the reflection of the horses onto the water and the shape which they create. The outline of the horses is faded in the reflection and the shape does not look solid. 

Shape Image Bank

     I chose this picture as one which inspired me because I like how the shape of the chilli has been presented. The chilli has been cut into segments, all in which are positioned to create the shape that the chilli would originally hold. Furthermore, this pictures consists of two different ways of presenting shape through photography - each individual segment of the pepper holds it's own shape and secondly, the shape of the 'original' chilli which is created by the pieces. The segments are different sizes and shapes which therefore, presents shape photography in a more intriguing way and the photographer has used their imagination to create something that may be unusual to see within the shape photography topic. The saturated red colour of the pepper is contrasted against the muted grey background, which causes us to focus solely on the object and the shapes that it creates.







   I really like this photograph. The shape sticks out against the background and creates an illusion. The shape looks two dimensional, but is probably not due to the image of a child sitting inside of it. The object is pink and orange which contrasts against the bland background (dull whites, blues and browns). The background looks 'pure' which provides us with calm and sensual feelings, however we get a sense of panic once we look at the triangle shape which looks abnormal within this setting and looks 'out of place'. The child sitting inside of the shape looks trapped which makes us feel uncomfortable. The photographer has consciously positioned the shape against a background such as this one, to create a great contrast between the natural world and objects which have been put into place. This picture almost makes me feel uncomfortable. However, I would really like to use the idea of placing an object in a obscene setting, to create confusion and to break up the background. For example, placing a red apple in the middle of long grass.




  I like this photograph because I like how objects within the picture are shown as two dimensional, even though we recognise that they're not.  I like how only the silhouette of the trees and the bird and little or no details can be seen. This works best with shape photography because it means that we look at the different shapes within the photo, rather than what the object is etc. The tree is bare which creates a more vivid and definite shape in comparison to if the tree had all of it's leaves. The sunset in the background contrast against the black silhouettes and I like how the bird's body is split into two halves between different backgrounds - half of the body is incorporated into the moon and the other half has the sky as a background. I could use this idea of photographing silhouettes of objects with distorted shapes and I could also use the idea of photographing objects against different backgrounds such as different times of the day (sunset, nightime etc).




  This is another example of how a background can be broken up by placing a shape somewhere within the picture, The coffee beans make a continuous irregular pattern until we reach the star shape which has been consciously placed to create an eye-catching effect. The wooden effect that the star presents, contrasts with the brown, smooth look of the coffee beans. I like this idea because it is simple, yet has a big effect. I could again, use this idea in future projects or within shape photography.