- My photo essay focuses on nature, but more specifically flowers and the way light hits the flowers. The subject of my photo essay is flowers, and these photos were taken in the school courtyard. I selected this place because the sun was shining and reflecting perfectly on the flowers, it was also a very relaxing place which is why I choose to take my photos here. The concept I'm trying to portray is the beauty in nature, and how beautiful and raw our environment around us is. Visually my images, flow because of both the color scheme but as well as the way the light is hitting the flower, leading it to look like my photo essay is telling a story. The colors unify this piece as well as the fact that they are all flowers. The colors of all the flowers are similar making it look uniform together. The strongest photo to me is the first flower in the second row due to the way the light is captured by the flower in the photo. The composition of this photo was taken at an interesting view point from down below, making it visually appealing. This photo also was at a low aperture in order to create a blurred background, which is another reason why this was one of my strongest photo.