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    Alex Ballantyne chose 10 subjects for photography: abstract, action, architecture, candid, flora, fauna, landscape, night light, seaside, and water. For each subject, he provided a brief explanation of why he chose it and what he hopes to capture through his photos. Many of the subjects appeal to him because they allow for interesting colors, shapes, textures and atmospheres. Some relate to areas he wants to challenge or expand his skills in, or hold personal significance due to where he is from. Overall, the document outlines Alex's 10 photography subjects and his motivations for selecting each one.

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    Alex Ballantyne chose 10 subjects for photography: abstract, action, architecture, candid, flora, fauna, landscape, night light, seaside, and water. For each subject, he provided a brief explanation of why he chose it and what he hopes to capture through his photos. Many of the subjects appeal to him because they allow for interesting colors, shapes, textures and atmospheres. Some relate to areas he wants to challenge or expand his skills in, or hold personal significance due to where he is from. Overall, the document outlines Alex's 10 photography subjects and his motivations for selecting each one.

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    Alex Ballantyne chose 10 subjects for photography: abstract, action, architecture, candid, flora, fauna, landscape, night light, seaside, and water. For each subject, he provided a brief explanation of why he chose it and what he hopes to capture through his photos. Many of the subjects appeal to him because they allow for interesting colors, shapes, textures and atmospheres. Some relate to areas he wants to challenge or expand his skills in, or hold personal significance due to where he is from. Overall, the document outlines Alex's 10 photography subjects and his motivations for selecting each one.

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    My Ten Chosen Subjects: Action

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    Alex Ballantyne chose 10 subjects for photography: abstract, action, architecture, candid, flora, fauna, landscape, night light, seaside, and water. For each subject, he provided a brief explanation of why he chose it and what he hopes to capture through his photos. Many of the subjects appeal to him because they allow for interesting colors, shapes, textures and atmospheres. Some relate to areas he wants to challenge or expand his skills in, or hold personal significance due to where he is from. Overall, the document outlines Alex's 10 photography subjects and his motivations for selecting each one.

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    Alex Ballantyne

    My ten chosen subjects

    Abstract
    Abstract photography leaves more to the imagination and helps you concentrate on texture, form and colour
    rather than the whole subject.

    “This subject was chosen because this is an area that I do not feel totally comfortable with doing and will
    challenge me. Also I feel that this subject will allow me to have some heavy image manipulation and editing
    which I enjoy.”

    Action
    Action photography is all about timing. It’s about reacting. It’s about being in the right place at the right time
    and it’s about executing the shot. Sport is a synonym of action.

    “I think that this will be an interesting subject for me, I like and participate in some sports and have a love for
    extreme sports photography, which will heavily influence my photos.”

    Architecture
    Architectural photography can be broadly considered to encompass views of the exteriors and interiors of
    domestic, commercial, religious, institutional, and engineering structures, as well as records of the evolution of
    towns and cities

    “This subject has appealed to me because of the popularity of the subject as well as the great various shapes,
    tones, colours and detail that can be incorporated in the individual photograph. In this I do feel that
    architecture and abstract photographs can cross paths, I must have a clear distinction between the two
    categories”

    Candid
    Candid photography is photography that focuses on spontaneity rather than technique, on the immersion of a
    camera within events rather than focusing on setting up a staged situation or on preparing a lengthy camera
    setup.

    “I picked this subject one as I prefer to take the photograph instantly, if I see something that catches my eye
    then it will be photographed. I prefer this method of photography rather than staging a scene.”

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    Flora
    “Photographs within this section appeal to me in the sense that there will be lots of differing and various
    colours and shapes within the photographs. It is probably one of the best times of the year to get photos of the
    subject with plants and flowers.”

    Fauna
    “I have a great love for all living things and animals and this is a big reason for me choosing this category. I feel
    that animals and all living things are great to photograph if done properly.”

    Landscape
    Landscape Photography is a subject that shows little or no human activity in their photos, using instead
    subjects such as strongly defined landforms, weather, and ambient light. Despite this, there is no pure or
    absolute definition of what makes a landscape in photography, as such it has become very broad term,
    encompassing urban, industrial, macro and nature photography.

    “For this one I want to have landscape photographs that are minimal and very different to each other, I want
    the photos to have lots of atmosphere within them”

    Night Light
    Night photography refers to photographs taken outdoors between dusk and dawn. Night photographers
    generally have a choice between using artificial light or using a long exposure, exposing the scene for seconds
    or even minutes, in order to give the film enough time to capture a usable image.

    “This subject appeals to me because of the great contrast of colors that can be in night time photographs,
    especially with artificial light and neon light. This type of photography is something that I want to explore more
    and attempt to take good photographs.”

    Seaside
    Seaside photography must represent the feeling of summer by the sea.

    “For me this was an easy choice as I have lived on the south coast and in a seaside town for all my life. So for
    me this one will represent were I am from and a specific location and hopefully can be seen in the photos.
    Although I may not just gain the photographs from Portsmouth as there are many different locations close by
    i.e. Brighton, Bournemouth that equally represents seaside towns if not more”

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    Water
    “I feel that you are able to gain a lot from shooting water whether its still water of moving water. Reflections
    can be picked up in lights or shapes as well as the texture of the water itself can create an interesting appeal.”

    Now that I have selected the core subjects that I want to take photographs for I will heavily researching each individual
    category.

    Some of these subjects may cross over each other between two or more different subjects; if this does happen then I will
    place the photograph within the category that is most fitting

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