Warmth

This week, we were supposed to take a photo telling a story that makes you feel warm inside. When I took this photo, I was warming up by the fire with a blanket. After a long chilly day, I gathered with my family around the fire. That scene makes me feel warm and happy. To …

Mood

For this prompt, we were asked to photograph the essence of a mood that we were feeling. The best way I can think to describe the mood here is “sparkly.” When I took this photo, I had been feeling happier than usual, almost bubbly. I was able to have joy in the smaller things in …

Rule of Thirds: Motion

This is a photo I took in a neighborhood for the prompt “Rule of Thirds: Motion.” I was experimenting with night photography with long exposure, focusing on the headlights from cars as they drove by. I set the camera up on a tripod to keep it steady for the long exposure. The balance between the …

Self-Portrait

For this prompt, the goal was to take a picture that shows who you are, without showing your face. I find it difficult to define myself in a small amount of words or images, so I found this challenging. I eventually settled on this photo because I think the varying colors of the pens show …