These are outdoor furniture cushions. The black and white pattern caught my attention, and I liked the haphazard way they sat on the shelf. If the cushions had been neatly stacked, I might never have noticed them at all. I used my fisheye lens attachment because I thought the added distortion to the shelving made the image more interesting. It also echoed the curved lines of the pattern.

A lot of processing went into the final photo. I had to straighten the edges a little, emphasizing the curves, and then center the image within the frame. I also boosted the color a bit so the shelf would stand out from the black and white pattern.

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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.