Photography- Object Shot/Black & White

This B&W object was also for my photography class. The purpose of the shot was to utilize light/shadows, light/dark spots in the B&W photo. I choose an old WWII ammo box and placed in the woods and tried to make it almost like its on a battlefield in Europe.

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Through photoshop I was able to convert the photo to B&W. I highlighted areas and darkened area to add      depth and bring out certain features, like the lettering, it was a little faded so I brought it back to life and a darkened some of the ground and the box itself. I highlighted and darkened the grass to bring contrast and bring out box. I also blurred the background a bit to make it darker and almost create a old wartime photo feel and to bring depth to the photo.