Rough Textures in photography refer to images that capture depth, coarseness, detail and bring emotion or feeling to something basic like a pile of gravel that I photographed below. I shot different angles from my subjects and would aim my lens with the sun hitting on different sides. I realized that the direction of my light source played a big part on how my photos turned out. Being the direct light gave me more detail in my rough textured photos.
Smooth Textures are captured to show soft and smooth details in subjects. Having my subjects not directly in the light and angled helped me capture the smoothness in my photos below.
Facial texture is captured by adjusting lighting and aperture to capture the fine lines, bright eyes, and details in skin down to each strand on a person’s eyebrow. I played around with shining a light in front of my daughter’s face to get her eyes to brighten. I also adjusted the exposure and shadows on my son’s face to bring out any little bump or line he has on his face.
In the Beginning 