Texture

1.What is texture?

A great texture shot reaches out and grabs you.

2.How does shooting texture take photography one step further?

Conveying to the viewer not only how something look but also how it feel to to touch.

3.What is the bonus of photography bricks?

Bricks often have the bonus of creating patterns and symmetrical shapes.

4.Name on plant texture you can photograph explain why the texture is interesting?

Tree bark may be glossily smooth or dry peeling and rough leaves can be veined spiky succulent.

5.What is one touchable quality of paint?

A shiny new coat of paint on a windowsill an old peeling fence or a thickly layered oil painting all invite the lens forward to reproduce their touchable qualities.

6.Why does stone lead itself to texture studies?

Stone lends itself well to the study of texture both in nature and more urban settings.

7.What are some aspects of wood that are inspiring?

Wood is another classic textural subject every stage from forest to finished product presents a new opportunity.

8.List 3 fabrics you can photograph here at school?

1Fabrics and furnishing materials can be some of the most enjoyable textures to touch but are sometimes the most difficult to capture.

2 Wonderfully soft velvet itchy but warm wool a deep shag pile carpet rough sisal matting smooth silk fresh crisp cotton.

3The opportunities are endless just take a quick look at what you’re wearing today and the furnishing around you.

9.List 1 quality that rope has. Where can rope be found in the school?

1 Rope has plenty of scope in the texture department.

If you can get to a fishing port yo will surely see some great rope action.