Matthew Merret

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This photograph uses the black and white effect to capture the decay within the room. This colour effect allows the photographer to concentrate on capturing the decay and prevent them from being distracted by the colour. This allows the photograph to contain a variety of tonal values in order to capture the decay, highlighting different parts of the photograph, thus making some parts further enhanced than others. As well as this, it also highlights the contour of the different elements especially the doors and the supporting stacks. The photograph also makes use of the geometric shapes such as the rectangles and the squares which can be found throughout the photograph. The decay found within the photograph is mainly captured on the ground as this shows the pieces of rubble and debris which have occurred over time, thus suggesting that this is an old building.

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The purpose of this photograph is to capture the range of decay which is located within the room, creating various different textures. The textures within the photograph appear very sharp due to the rigid edges due to the content of the walls being worn away as well as the paint peeling off. The light within the room suggests that the photograph was captured during early hours of the morning, as very little light would appear through the blocked window, thus giving this impression. The colour palette is limited and this is due to the subject matter, often repeating the colours. The photograph also contains a range of geometrical shapes, often being rectangular which is evidenced within the window, radiator and part of the wall on the left.

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This photograph contains a minimalistic colour palette due to the subject matter, using very naturalistic colours. The photograph is very  dark especially within the foreground as the light source is located near the back therefore making the background lighter compared to the foreground. The photographer has also considered composition as the have captured the photograph within the centre in order to capture the vanishing point, showing a sense of direction as this gets narrow towards the end of the photograph (background). The photograph captures a range of different decay elements, these are found on the ground, walls and the ceiling. The decay on the ground is limited as this shows the cracks and the rubble from the building whereas the decay found on the walls and ceiling shows damp and the paint being peeled away. The shadows created within the photograph helps further enhance the contour of the different aspects of the photograph especially the walls, highlighting the edges.