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Summer Transport: A Junior Conceptual Transport Project by Fiona Householder (2017)

I took a photo of the back wheel of a grocery cart, which I placed it in a sunny space on a bed of grass. I decided to place the camera especially close to the back wheel, because it was the biggest one, as well as the most interesting in my opinion, because of the holes and ridges. The reason I used grass as my background is because it has an interesting texture and color, but it is consistent enough so as not to distract from the main focus of the photo, the wheel. I chose to shoot with the most sunlight possible, because while the dark wheel absorbed the light, the already lightly colored grass was made a more vibrant shade of green by the lighting. This made the wheel pop, due to the contrast. As well, the wheel had several ridges on it to increase its structural integrity, so the sunlight beating down on it created some interesting shadows. The overall effect of the photo is very summery, which is appropriate, due to the fact the only reason we have the cart is to carry our fruit from the farmers’ market during summer, when everything is in season. The main association I have with our grocery cart is fresh apples, so I wanted to take a photo that looked sunny and natural to fit that story.

In Photoshop, I increased the contrast, in order to make the wheel appear darker, to make the shadows appear more defined and clear, and make the grass look brighter. I also increased the saturation slightly to make the grass look slightly greener. I also removed some distracting blemishes from the center cog, to make the composition look cleaner.
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