Texture Definition

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. Hard light can be achieved when shadows are present on the
object and spot light can be achieved when no shadows are present.

This image relates to texture because the image is bright and we can see the marks in the wood. By looking at this image we can tell that the texture of the tree is rough because of the cracks, of there was less cracks in the wood we would interpret this as being smooth.

The photographer Patrice de Villiers has captured the texture in this image by using the light because the image is bright and we can see the spikes of the fruit also the texture inside of it. She has captured texture very well as we can see all the details of the fruit. By looking at this image we can tell that the outside of the fruit is sharp or rough, from the inside of the fruit we can tell that it is smooth.

This image relates to texture because we can see the detail of this leaf, although there are lines in the leaves that could be seen as rough the photographer has taken the image at an angle where we see the lines as smooth. By focusing on a section of the image we are instantly drawn to it and the different elements of light. The photographer had used darker light on the unfocused parts but lighter light on the more focused parts to make the texture more visible.

This image relates to texture because of the detail of the surface we can see. By looking at this image we can tell that the surface is going to be rough because the lines on the surfaces are coming out. The image is bright which helps us focus on the texture and we are able to establish how this would feel.