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  • Future

    This week’s prompt was, “What is inspiring to you about the future?” The thing that is currently most inspiring to me about my future is that I managed to achieve my dream of being admitted to and in the future attending Chapman University for Animation and Visual Effects. I recently visited the area, and was

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  • Frame within a Frame

    This week’s prompt was, “Using only natural elements, frame your subject. No actual picture frames allowed.” For this prompt, I decided to go for a walk at Questa park (a local park that is pretty close to my house) to see if I could find some elements of nature to frame my subject with. Recently,

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  • Food

    This week’s prompt was, “Be Inspired by Food. Yes, it really is that easy this week. You made it this far – you deserve the break. A sweet, delicious break.” For this prompt, I decided to take a picture of some gnocchi (essentially potato pasta) my mom had made for dinner and left out for

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  • Using Props

    This week’s prompt was “Trick Photography can be easy with props. Create an interesting effect with simple props.” For this photo, I actually recruited my sister to help me. We took a walk to the park and tried to get photos with several different types of props. We attempted throwing leaves and flowers like cherry

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  • Current Events

    This week’s prompt was “What is happening in the world today? Be inspired by current events.” When i first saw this prompt, my mind immediately went to all of the depressing things you see on the news. For example, currently, the Ukraine-Russia war rages while President Trump has raised tariffs and supported Elon Musk in

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  • Deadly Sins: Sloth

    This week’s prompt was, “The deadly sins are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth. Tell us a compelling story about one of the deadly sins.” After some consideration, I decided to focus on one of the sins that has plagued me more than the others throughout my life: sloth. I am a person

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  • Viewpoint

    This week’s prompt was, “Viewpoint: Changing your viewpoint creates a different perspective and is often used by photographers to create interest. Shoot this from the viewpoint of another person.” For this prompt, my thinking got a little abstract. The lantern shown in the picture is found about 10 feet in the air on a path

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  • Film Noir

    This week’s prompt was, “Film Noir is a dark and moody type of photography well suited to storytelling. Tell us a story using Film Noir.” Since we have been having some foggy mornings recently, I decided to bring my camera on an early morning foggy walk. I got quite a few good shots, but I

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  • Small vs. Large

    Our prompt for this week was “Juxtapose the small and large.” When going on a walk though a slat marsh with my family, I brought my camera in hopes that the scenery would inspire me. And inspire me it did! There was a lot of wildlife and the beautiful woodlands made for some great shots.

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  • Color Theory

    This week’s prompt was “Color Theory is a huge part of composition that most photographers don’t explore. So it is time to explore it. Use Color Grading to create an image that looks like it is a still from a movie.” For this assignment, I decided to use a photo I had taken on a

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