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This is an image that I have taken and then used photoshop to add soft focus. I think this is effective because it covers up all of the imperfections, on my image I have left the opacity quite high so her face contrasts very strongly with her eyes and lips. Her skin looks very airbrushed and I think this is good because it makes her skin look clear and without imperfections. Her eyes and lips stand out very well because they are the only things in the image which are not blurred. I think this image is very effective because the background is very dark which means that you cannot see how this is blurred. 

This is a soft focus image that I found on the internet, this would have been produced on photoshop to cover up the imperfections of the women's face. The blur on this image is very weak which means the features do not stand out very well however there is a slight blur. The fact that the women's eyes are naturally very dark from her make-up also makes this image look very effective. This image was taken against a black background however there is a light area on the background near the women which makes her stand out and her skin appear very vibrant.

These two images are very similar because they are both showing soft focus and they are both also photographed against a black background, the difference between the backgrounds is that I have kept my image very dark however in the internet image it is slightly lighter with a more grey tone directly behind the model. The soft focus in my image is also much stronger than in the internet image as this is a very weak soft focus. In my image Ellie also has a very serious expression and seems slightly sincere however in the internet image the model appears to be pulling a pose and also smiling. The model in the  internet image also has blonde hair and in my opinion this makes her skin look a very bright colour as it of a similar tone however Ellie's hair contrasts with her skin because it is dark. 

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This is my photo joiner image, to produce this I took lots of close-up, detailed images and then used a blank canvas on photoshop to overlap and merge the images. I like this image because it is slightly similar to his face as most of the images line up quite well however it does not fit together perfectly. I think this image looks very good as a photo joiner as although his face is very similar and almost fits together, the bricks in the background do not match up and I think this looks better. I have taken all of these image front on however if I was to produce this again I would maybe take some different images from different angles to vary it a little. The formal elements which are in this image are line because of the bricks in the background and also pattern as the bricks make up a pattern. 

This is David Hockney's  photo joiner of a face, he has produced this in the same method I used to complete mine. I like this image because he has used multiple viewpoints and constructed the image using the varied viewpoints. I think the use of the different viewpoints and angles is effective because it helps us imagine how the object would look as a 3D object. 

These two images are similar because they are both photojoiner's of people faces. Within both of these photos it includes the head and neck however in Hockney's image we can also see the woman's shoulders. I think it looks better with the shoulders because you can show all the different viewpoints in this image. These images are different because in my photo joiner I have taken all of the images from directly in front of him however David Hockney has has taken his from different angles and viewpoints. Hockney may also have taken these images from different distances from the model. 

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This is an image of a drain cover which I found on the internet, this image shows texture very well because we can see exactly how this drain cover would feel. This image is not very good because it was taken directly above the drain so we cannot see the depth within the image. This also isn't very good because the image is not very good quality as there is no variation in the colour. If this image was taken at a different angle it may improve the image because we would see shadows and a variety of colours slightly better. I think this image would also be much better if it was slightly closer up as this is very zoomed out. The entire composition is full in this image because the whole composition is taken up by the drain however as this was taken quite far away, the shapes are too small and this makes the composition less effective. 

This is my own image of a drain cover, I took this whilst looking at texture and think this portrays texture very well because I have taken this so that you can see the depth of the raised areas. This also shows texture because we can see the shadows on the different shapes. I like this image because I have taken it from an unusual angle and I have also taken this very close up which makes the image look better. I also think this picture is very effective because it is blurred in some areas however clear in others. I like how in this image the composition is full and this makes the picture more effective. 

These images are slightly similar because they are both taken of the same object however there are some differences between the two images. The internet image was taken from directly above the drain however I took my image from a low angle and in my opinion my photo is slightly better as it shows texture easier due to being able to see all of the shadows and also the difference between the colours. My image was also taken much closer to the drain and this means that my image has more depth because the shapes re bigger within the image. These are also similar however because in both of the images the whole composition is full. 

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This is an image I have taken of some leaves in the grass. I took this image on one of our walks and it was taken to show autumn colours. I like this image because it is very colourful from the different coloured leaves and then the green grass. I also like the angle at which I took this photo, I took this from the ground so this image would be different from others. The formal elements which are very evident from this image are colour and form. Colour is very important within this image because we have the variety of shades of oranges and yellows from the leaves and there is also the green of the grass which contrasts slightly with the yellows. Form is shown by the shades on the leaves, this is very important because it makes something appear 3D and this helps us to understand the shape of the leaves. I think this image is very effective because it was taken on a sunny and that means that the colours of the leaves are very vibrant and in my opinion this is a very good representation of autumn colours.

This is an image I have collected off of the internet. This is an image taken from above of a pile of autumn leaves. The main formal element within this image is colour, this is because all of the leaves are slightly different shades of orange and browns. All of the colours are very similar and this makes the composition fit very well together. Line is also used in this image within the marks of the leaves, this is effective because again it uses similar colours and makes the leaves more detailed. I like this image because the entire composition is full and the image is very detailed. I also think this image works well to show autumn colours.

These images are very similar because they are both showing autumn colours by the use of the leaves fallen off of the trees. Both of the compositions are also full which makes the image more interesting as there is no wasted space. These images however are slightly different by the angle they were taken because the internet image was taken from above the leaves and my image was taken along the ground. I like both of these images because they are very colourful and effectively show autumn colours.

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This is an image of a wooden bench that I have collected off of the internet. This image is good because it is a very close-up image and this means that we can see the grain of the wood very clearly. In my opinion this image shows texture because very well, I think this because we can see all the small markings and engravings in the wood and this makes us imagine how it would feel. This image could also shoe depth because as the bench gets further away from the camera we can see that it gets smaller. I think this image would be very easy to replicate because it is quite simple however not too simple as it includes all the detail of the texture of the wood. I like this as an image because although it only includes one object, being the wood, the entire composition is full and there is no wasted space. There is a strong use of line within this image, for example all of the marking in the wood are made of small lines and this creates the majority of the photo, tone is also used in this to show the texture.

This is an image I have taken of myself, this image is a very close-up image of a bench and I have taken this to show texture. Although whilst taking this image I was focusing on texture this image also shows depth. I like this image because at the bottom and the top of the image it is slightly blurred however towards the middle it is very clear and we can see all the detail. I think this Is effective because we generally focus on the centre of a photo and in this photo it is very clear however I like how it is blurred at the top and bottom because it shows how the bench is very close to the camera at the bottom and at the top it is slightly too far. I also like this image because I have used the macro setting and this has made the small detail within the wood stand out. The most important formal element within this image would be like because all of the groves are shown by lines and this has also shown us the texture of the wood.

These two images are very similar because they are both very close-up images of a wooden bench, to produce this photo I have used the macro setting on my camera and also assume that the photographer of the internet image has also used the setting as I feel that it would be very difficult to get such detail using a different setting. Both of these images show texture very well due to the strong use of line within them both and this is very effective because it makes the image detailed. These images both also show depth as we can see that the object is getting further away from the camera due to it getting smaller towards the top of the image, this is very effective because it makes it easier to see that this image is long and narrow. The composition of these images is also very similar because the bench fills the entire image and there is very little wasted space.