1. What is texture?

The Oxford Dictionary defines texture as ‘the way a surface, substance or piece of cloth feels when you touch it, for example how rough, smooth, hard or soft it is’.

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

As photographers we constantly strive to capture what we see in our pictures. Shooting textures takes the challenge one step further: conveying to the viewer not only how something looks, but also how it feels to the touch. A great texture shot reaches out and grabs you.

3. What is the bonus of photographing bricks?

ricks are everywhere in town and country alike, from smooth and flat to misshapen and crumbling, they form the boundaries of our daily lives.

4. Name one plant texture you can photograph,explain why the texture is interesting.

There are plenty of great textural opportunities in nature. 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?

Again, it’s hard to go far without coming across a painted surface, inside or out. Used to protect, prettify and portray, it sadly doesn’t last forever, but this creates some good opportunities for the budding texture photographer.

6. Why does stone lend itself to texture studies?

Cold, hard, smooth, chipped: stone lends itself well to the study of texture, both in nature and in more urban settings. A pebbly beach may not seem as tempting a prospect as its sandy counterpart, but the range of shapes and sizes of the stones underfoot can’t help but fascinate the interested observe

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

So recognisable to us thanks to its many uses in life, 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.

A huge part of our daily lives, fabrics and furnishing materials can be some of the most enjoyable textures to touch, but are sometimes the most difficult to capture. Wonderfully soft velvet, itchy but warm wool, a deep shag pile carpet, rough sisal matting, smooth silk, fresh crisp cotton – the opportunities are endless, just take a quick look at what you’re wearing today and the furnishings around you.

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

Perhaps a less commonly-seen subject for many, rope has plenty of scope in the texture department. Rough and fraying or smoothly waxed, the many different sizes of rope offer the photographer the chance to move in close and grab that macro texture shot

10. Why is metal a good material to photograph?

Smooth, cool and reflective, rusty, tarnished and dull, metal easily gives up its age and provides the photographer with another great texture to work on.

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