I was inspired for this prompt by the National Geographic Kids magazines I used to read when I was younger. They would have a page that showed various extreme close-up shots of different things–such as a sponge, a rock, or a peacock feather–and the reader was supposed to guess what the object was. This photo …
This week, our photography was supposed to show leading lines in food photography. I realized that leading lines don’t always have to be leading to a vanishing point—instead, the leading lines can lead towards the focal point. For this photo, I decided to go simple, with a raspberry on the end of a fork. I …
I think this photo tells a very distinct story of a stranger. I took this photo when we went to visit a farm. The shining eyes of the dog and the sheep shearer and wool give a glimpse into the life of someone’s life who is very different from what we usually see. They tell …
This week we were asked, “What does serenity mean to you?” To me, serenity is when I can be separated from the cares of the world for a little while, such as in nature or another safe space. When we visited the Oakland Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I felt …
This week, we were challenged to use the rule of odds in photography, meaning threes and fives. It was a challenge to find this in nature, but I think these three flowers, nicely framed in the rule of thirds, use this rule well. I especially like the background of white flowers, which makes for some …
For this prompt, I chose to go simple and take a picture of this dying rose. It tells the story of something beautiful that has started to rot around the edges. It serves as a reminder that all physical beauty is fleeting and subject to be undone by age and death. I think this photo …
This is a photo from the archives, originally taken when I visited Connecticut during the peak of fall leaves. I loved seeing all the colorful leaves everywhere. I took this photo of a leaf I found against a backdrop of colorful fall leaves. I adjusted the aperture on the camera to change depth of field …
This week we were supposed to photograph a landscape using negative space. I wanted to do this in a more creative way, and when I saw this group of old gnarly trees, I thought that they would be perfect to create some interesting shapes with negative space. I took this photo from below the tree, …
This prompt was a challenge to come up with an idea of what to do. We were supposed to take a photo telling a compelling story, but only using shadow. I took inspiration from a few different things I’ve seen using shadow to show an interaction between two characters. I opted to only lightly edit …
This was an interesting prompt because we were given a little more freedom with what we wanted to photograph. The prompt was simply “anonymous,” and we were to interpret it however we wanted to. I experimented with a few different ideas before settling on this view of the subject silhouetted in front of a piano. …