Barcelona Hotel (12^thJuly):

I had read through to the end of the chapter in the AoP workbook and knew what was required for the first formal assignment in terms of contrasting pairs. I was staying in Barcelona for a conference and had taken my camera so I could carry on with the exercises. My hotel room was long, thin and quite dark but it had an extraordinary bathroom. I was captivated by the arrangement of the toiletries, their colours, shapes and the play of light across the glass washbasin. This is the first image I took in the pairs set as I thought it might serve as the image for two contrasts in one – thick and thin. I think this set the scene for me wanting to create a set of images that are perhaps tongue in cheek and not what might be expected. There was a lot of light reflection so I was pleased to be able to get an image that had some clarity. It also served as a good warm up for thinking about and spotting contrasts in other contexts. I was feeling quite motivated about tackling the assignment.