Film Noir

This week’s category was Story Telling and the topic was to film noir. Film noir is a dark mood in cinema. To best capture film noir in a photo, I chose to make the photo black and white to emphasize the dark feeling. Since this topic is typically used in cinema to describe crime drama,… Continue reading Film Noir

Storms

This week’s topic was Story Telling and showing the weather. After basketball practice, I would always look up and see all the different colors in the sky. I am grateful to live in California as there is always good weather and beautiful clouds at any time of the day.

Color without Color

This week’s topic was storytelling without color. I took an image of the courtyard in my apartment complex showing a paisley-like shape leaf in front of the different apartment units and water fountain. This was the place that I always went to during my free time, and this was the place that I grew up… Continue reading Color without Color

Friends and Family

This week’s challenge was to capture a moment with friends and family. This year, I was a part of the school basketball team, and we all started to bond on and off the court. Everyone has a different story on how they got to be the person they are today. Still, we were all able… Continue reading Friends and Family

Your Culture

This week’s challenge was storytelling of my culture. This photo displays the Chinese calligraphy brush 毛笔 (Máo bǐ). This brush was specially made for me during my summer trip in 2016 to Taiwan. Calligraphy is a form of art and I often practice it with my mom as a way of meditation. In the beginning,… Continue reading Your Culture