In this task, I took six different images to form a collection that came together under a theme. I chose history as my theme as it is something I find very interesting and felt would make an engaging subject for images. In addition to this, York is a city with an extremely rich history, meaning I was able to find inspiration almost everywhere. Each image I took incorporated a different photography technique. The six images included: a reflection, a frame within a frame, forced perspective, ‘light painting’ using slow shutterspeed, shallow depth of field, and a silhouette. To achieve these styles, I had to learn how to use a camera to my advantage and use the optimum settings (Bull 2016). This is something that I found complicated at first, however grew to enjoy learning and therefore found it easier. For the reflection image, I noticed the Minster reflected on the wet flagstones, so used manual focus to focus on the details in the stonework that were reflected on the water. I felt this was my most effective image as it incorporated the modern flagstones and familiar ‘rainy day’ feel with the surreal history of the iconic Minster. For the frame within a frame image, I chose to use the Quad area of York St John, as I was able to enter the building and take photographs from the inside out. I used the historic window frame to frame the image of the Quad outside, thus creating a frame within the frame of the original image. The forced perspective technique uses positioning to ‘force’ the image to appear as though it is distorted. In this image, I utilised a historic statue in York and asked a friend to stand by it. In the image, the statue looks life-sized, whereas in reality it is quite large. This technique is intriguing to the viewer as it tricks the eye into seeing an illusion. Unfortunately gathering images during this shoot became difficult due to the weather, making it more difficult to safely use equipment. For my ‘light painting’ image I enlisted the help of a friend and asked them to write the word ‘history’ with a torch, while I took a photograph using a slow shutterspeed. This technique allows the light to move without being immediately captured and as a result creates an intriguing ‘painting’ appearance. However, I found this technique difficult to match to my theme, and it was not entirely effective as the word is not readable in the image, yet the effect generated is still interesting. Shallow depth of field refers to when the focus of an image is entirely on one aspect of the picture. I found this difficult to achieve due to still being quite inexperienced when using a camera and not having a full understanding of the different settings. However, I used the brick walls and windows of the Quad to create interesting texture and used the plants in the foreground to create depth and investigate the less obvious forms of historical interest that surround us. For my final shot, the silhouette image, I used an old ginnel on the Shambles to create a dark tunnel-like space, using the light at the other end to create a silhouetted image of my subject. I chose the Shambles as it is of huge historical significance, and it has a closed-off and almost secluded feel from the rest of the city, giving the feel that you have gone back in time. I felt this was the appropriate location to shoot my image.