I decided to do some experimentation with my images on photoshop to see if I could change how

spacious an image feels. To create this image I started by opening my preferred image twice. I then
flipped them to be opposite directions so that they would face each other when put on the same
image. I then dragged one layer onto the other layer and positioned it how I wanted it. Once both
images were positioned dhow I wanted, I noticed how there was a large space in the middle and I
didn’t really like it. This space made the image feel spacious but I wanted to see if I could mirror the
buildings opposite each other. So I decided to extend each of the layers so they were almost touching
at the top of the buildings. Once I did this, they were overlapping each other and so I used the eraser
tool and selected each layer to erase parts of the sky so that they merged together. This was the
finished image and to be honest I think it turned out quite well. Its exactly what I had in mind when I
first started to think about this experimentation which is good. I think the image doesn’t feel as
spacious as my unedited images but this is quite interesting because it suggests that space can be
manipulated by humans to makes us feel either confined/trapped or free to live and do whatever we
want. overall, I am very pleased with how this turned out and I think it could be quite an interesting
technique to explore further.



This is a similar image to the previous one, and in fact it uses the same starting image, however this time
I flipped it to vertical instead of horizontal to see if this would affect the space in a different way. I started
in the same way as previously, where I had my two layers open on photoshop. I then rotated my images
so they were the vertical opposite of each other. Next, I dragged one of my layers onto the other layer
and moved it around until I was happy with the positioning again. These buildings were already basically
touching so I had less removing to do with the eraser tool in order for them to merge together but then
the image was done. This image feels a lot less spacious than my experimentation with the previous
image because with this image it fees as though your looking directly, straight ahead into the small
space. However, with the previous image it’s still like you're looking up at the space between the
buildings and this makes it feel super spacious. I think I prefer the previous image to this one as this one
just seems a bit too confining and isolating which could turn the audience away from this image.
Regardless, I am proud of how this turned out and am glad I edited it in this way because now I know
for the future that I don’t like it this way.



This image is my favourite out of the ones I have done in this
experimentation process. I started by duplicating my starting image four
times and then positioning them into equal sections on the image. I then
rotated each of them so that they created this formation where there is a
whole in the centre. I could only figure out how to rotate them correctly on
one side so I ended up duplicating this section and then flipping it vertically
on the other side to create this interesting pattern. I really love how it turns
out and I think it fits super well with my project because the space in the
centre makes the image feel really open and spacious which is the look I
am trying to create in this project. All of these images came from my shoot
of the blade in Reading and I think that they work really well in these
experimental techniques because I took them on a clear day with a bright
blue sky and the architecture itself takes a very modern approach, fitting for
the whole meaning I am trying to convey. I also really enjoy how these
experimental techniques have created a new perspective/viewpoint for my
viewer, different to anything I have done in this project so far.