Gift Stories

A closeup picture of a vinyl record of Straight Outta Compton by NWA. The vinyl reads, Ruthless Records, NWA Straight Outta Compton.
1/80 f2.5 ISO400

This is the story of the first vinyl record I got for my birthday. My parents got me Straight Outta Compton on vinyl, which was the album that introduced me to hip hop and it’s one of my favorite albums of all time. The photo represents my love for music and the gift of my first vinyl record.

In this project I think I improved with the focus because most of my other weekly photo challenges had problems with focus. I also adjusted the white balance to an unnatural color to give it a blue tint. Then, I edited it in photoshop by adding a screen layer and an overlay that brings out the contrast.