Rough Draft Photograph

For this photo, it took me awhile to position the objects in a way that flowed well. I also wanted the light and dark values to be well distributed. After I got them where I wanted, I changed the filter to black and white and turned up the contrast. I toned down the highlights as well to let the shadows stand out equally. Lastly, I cropped the top half of the photo to bring more emphasis on the objects pictured.