texture
According to Kirkebye (2016), texture refers to how something feels or looks like it would feel if you could touch it. In photography, texture has to be implied because you can’t actually feel the item by touching the photograph. When finding items to photograph to represent texture, I really wanted to find items that my phone camera could capture close-up so that viewers could truly see the texture. The header photo in this section comes from a piece of furniture at my house. You can tell by looking at it that it would be bumpy under your fingers as you touch it. The first showcase image is a photo of my cubicle wall close-up so that you can see the texture of the fabric. There is also a photograph of a wooden fence close-up. You can see that the wood is old and probably damaged by the sun and the weather elements. You can see cracks in it and rough spots, and you could probably imagine that if you actually ran your fingers across it, you might get a splinter! I also showcase an image of some gravel to show the texture of the rocks. And lastly, there is an image of my dog’s paw, which shows the texture of her fur as well as the texture of the pads on the bottom of her feet. You can also see the texture of the fabric upon which her paw is laying.
References
Kirkebye, A. (2016). The 7 elements of art. Retrieved from:
http://www.greececsd.org/webpages/akirkebye/index.cfm?subpage=29493
Kirkebye, A. (2016). The 7 elements of art. Retrieved from:
http://www.greececsd.org/webpages/akirkebye/index.cfm?subpage=29493