- Macro
First of all, I love macro photography. It is my favourite and choice of photography every time I use my camera. For my coursework, I used a range of different subjects as a basis for my macro photography including flowers, peanuts and a french dictionary. The picture of the word 'amour' taken from a french dictionary is a favourite of mine as it represents the word love. I like the black and white effect used on my camera, which adds a more rustic, traditional effect and directly draws your attention to it rather than focusing on the colours. I like taking photos of flowers up-close as the immense detail is massively enhanced by macro photography. The pollen grains in the daffodil stand out in the very bright picture, which gives a nice feel of Spring as this is when the flowers are in full blossom. 
- Texture
After experimenting with lots of different textures, I found it quite interesting how many varieties of materials and surfaces there are. From brick walls, wooden tables and cloth boards, my ideas and pictures have come from. What I like the most about my brick pictures is that the grains are very clear and in focus which makes them stand out and give the bricks a huge character. I used black and white in my pictures once again, to fade the natural colour of the brick out and tone it down a lot. I feel that it gives a traditional feel and that it has been affected by weathering perhaps.
Dirt and mud give a similar effect as they also have hundreds and thousands of tiny parts that make it up as a whole. The various clumps of mud along with the big stone give a very 'dirty' and 'enclosed' effect as it feels like the picture was taken from inside a cave.
Portrait
I feel that portrait was a weakness of mine as it didn't interest me as much as the other subjects. I used two friends of mine as the basis of my pictures and I also made an appearance. I focused on capturing facial expressions of the people as this says a lot about moods, emotions and character. In the picture using the flash kits, I asked my friend to pose for me in front of the lights as this enhances the picture, creating shadows and areas of bright light. In the picture of myself, the flash kits were placed in a different position so that my face was covered in darkness, focusing the light on my neck. I think that this gives quite a sinister look and a strong portrait image.
- Movement
For movement, I used a variety of different objects in which to force movement upon them. In all of my pictures I used a slow shutter speed so that I could show the path of movement and capture a trail from the objects. The book and can both show a blur as they move, showing that the movement is quite fast and has left behind a smooth action. Also in the picture of the CD this can be seen, and it has been captured during a spin forced upon it by a friend whilst I took the picture. The picture of the horse and rider gives a very strong and heavy sort of movement as I capture it in mid-jump, throwing itself over the poles. Movement is a very wide subject subject, ranging from creatures smaller than the eye can see, to cloud forms and animals that are huge in size.
Urban Landscape
The final subject in my coursework was very interesting and producing very pleasing and strong images. Black and white effects were used again as I thought that it matched the urban landscape subject. I feel that it gives an old, yet modern effect as the litter and young people in the picture are an example of today's society. Backstreets, young people, streets, brick walls and litter all represent an urban landscape and the feel of a very busy city, created in the small town of Wem, Shropshire. I feel that this theme has been portrayed very well in my pictures and have given a strong image of urban 'hustle and bustle' in a very quiet sort of way through images. I very much enjoyed following this theme and creating new, and different ideas from each of my pictures.
