Texture and Pattern

Texture and Pattern

Texture - refers to the tactile qualities of the physical surface of the object.

       The challenge of seeing and capturing texture is mostly based on one element - light. Texture can      be accentuated by the side light of early sunny mornings or early evenings, or by overhead light when the sun is vertical and high in the sky. Light us important for photography because it has the ability to accentuate certain aspects.

Pattern - is an underlying structure that organises surfaces or structures in a consistent, regular manner. Can be described as a repeating unit of shape or form, but it can also be thought of as the "skeleton" that organises the parts of a composition. There is often the presumption that a pattern has to involve straight lines to produce something recognisable as a pattern, but this is not the case. In the natural world, patterns can be found in irregular formations and, in direct contrast to regular formations.

Research - Texture

    

Research - Pattern

Research - (of Artists and techniques)  

A photographer that I chose to research was Adrienne Adam, a fine art photographer from the United States of America. She tries to photograph the intimate landscapes of patter and texture in nature, or this reason I have chosen to study her work and let it influence my own.

In these photographs Adrienne Adam has used parts of nature such as trees, rocks and plants to create her pictures. She has positioned her camera in a way that captures the  image making sure that she uses all the available light to it's true potential and to enhance the patterns and textures in which she is photographing.

Image bank

The above collection of photographs (pictures by other photographers/artists) represent some images that I felt I could capture myself by highlighting the bold textures and patterns in the natural landscape. 

My contact sheets - shot in Harlow Town Centre

In reference to the photographs above, I was partially experimenting with the camera at different angles, creating different depths within the photo then looking back at what the photo had come out like. In some cases, the photos containing interesting textures and patterns turned out good. But in others it did not work so well.

My best images

I feel that, using my photo research as well as the artist research I have produced some good unedited images. Some, like the picture of a bread roll above, do not link to the artist research that I conducted, however, whilst I was out on my shoot I was looking for texture and pattern, this is what I found and I think that it made a good photo with a lot of depth to it. 

Photographs that require improvement

In all the photos included below I feel that the photos are either slightly out of focus or need to be edited in photoshop. Some need to be lightened, darkened, more contrasted or need the exposure increased/decreased. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

I feel that the artist research was helpful in this study as I realised that the theory on pattern and texture meant that I was able to tackle the subject from a range of perspectives. My research on Adrienne Adams was also helpful because originally, I thought that finding pattern within nature would be difficult, however her work showed me that pattern if in everything, you just have to have they eye to see it. This, I feel is shown in the edited photo above, the repeating pattern of the delicate petals of a white rose.

I gained some inspiration from Adam's work and through producing my own images, I kept Adrienne's nature theme and photographed in my garden and around my daily life which is mostly spent outdoors. I did also look at patterns on clothing, however I feel that the setting was to rushed so the photos did not come out how I would have wanted.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My idea for recording lines was to photograph the finer details in nature and in gardens, and how texture and patterns can present themselves such as curves, horizontal, vertical and leading lines. I was inspired by Adrienne Adams work, by boths her method of taking photos, and  by what she had tried to capture within the photo.

     
      With reference to my best selected images: I feel that these images link to both the topic and the artist that I studied. I also feel like the work I have produced is focus on the topic Texture and Pattern and that I have shown it in many forms. 

      My first shoot, in Harlow Town Centre was not as sucsessful as the other shoots and I feel this is mainly because of my photography style. I have come to realise that when taking photos in a setting of bright, artificial light the photos are just not right! I feel as though in time, once I have learned how to fully ecploit my camera, this will come more easily to me, however at the minute my best photos come from when I am outside.
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AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

To take my photos I used a Canon E10 1000D, with multiple lenses. With these images, I did not use a tripod as we were walking around. however, in hindsight I wish I had as I would have got better quality pictures as the camera would have been kept steady and I could have experimented with the settings in order to get the best photo.

In reference to my best images in which I have selected, these are the camera settings that I used. 

Photo 1
Lens : TAMRON 70-300 mm F/4.5-6
Exposure : 1/60 sec
F/ : 5.6
ISO : 400

Photo 2
Lens : TAMRON 70-300 mm F/4.5-6
Exposure : 1/200 sec
F/ : 5.0
ISO : 1600

Photo 3
Lens : EF-S18-250mm F/3.5-5.6
Exposure : 1/125 sec
F/ : 5.6
ISO :1600

Photo 4
Lens : TAMRON 70-300 mm F/4.5-6
Exposure : 1/125 sec
F/ : 5.6
ISO : 1600

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

I believe that I have produced a strong series of images inspired by my research of Pattern, Texture and the images of Adrienne Adam.  The final images produced were refined by developing the photo in photoshop using a range of techniques.