I took this photo at the At Home store in Chesapeake, Virginia. It shows a shelf full of pillows with fringe around the edges. But it’s not just any fringe—this fringe is gigantic, and the colors are eye-popping.

I didn’t have to do much to the image; I cropped it a little and darkened the edges. That’s it. I’m not sure where you would use these, but I believe in “less is more” and there’s nothing “less” about these. Fun? Absolutely! Subtle? Not a chance.

This is a photo of a wall and the floor inside the casemate at Fort Monroe. I like how distressed it is, and the brickwork. It’s rough, decrepit, and interesting.

I processed it like the other Fort Monroe photos: black and white conversion, straightening the verticals and horizontals as necessary, cropping a little. Then I boosted the contrast to make the details and textures pop. It has a full range of shades from black to white which you really need in a lot of photos.

This photo is another that I shot at Fort Monroe. It shows the view from one chamber into the next. The width of the chambers are narrow since they are built within the fort’s walls.

I processed the image to bring out the texture of the walls. First, I converted it to black and white since the colors inside the casemate are too muted to add anything to the photo. Then I lightened the shadows a bit and increased the contrast. I believe that black and white photography, properly processed, is much more dramatic than the average color photo. This photo is more dramatic than the actual casemate with it’s muted colors and lack of light.