Speaking of Hawaii…this photo was taken on a walk around our condo district as we slowly made our way down to the beach at the bottom of the cliffs. The weather is almost always gorgeous there, and even when it rains you never feel as miserable as you might when it rains in California. I…
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Lighting
Alright, I’ll be the first to say it: the lighting of this photo is terrible. All of the houses on the hill are totally in shadow and the sunset is totally blown out. I definitely thought so when I took it. But, out of all the failed attempts to photograph the sunset, I kept this…
Aging
I came across this dumpster full of old desks and chairs outside of my Forensics class on Friday and knew I wouldn’t have to worry about this week’s photo challenge prompt: this image, I feel, captures it perfectly. As we get older and move on to new projects and interests, we often forget that we…
#NoFilter
For this week’s prompt, #NoFilter, I decided to submit a photo of my friends Lia and Izzy with their long Furbies. I’m always blown away by the talent and creativity of the friends that I’ve met at Freestyle, and the culture of school supports and encourages that. As of writing this, we’re two weeks into…
Negative Space
I’m very proud of this photo that I took while in Yosemite a few years ago. The dark shadows of the trees contrasted with the intense, shocking purples and pinks of the sky are just gorgeous and, in my opinion, a good example of negative space. After all, the trees only take up about 1/3…
Shadow
Another older photo, this time from back over holiday break. My cousin and I did a photoshoot at my uncle’s house by their giant bay windows. I really like the way the lighting in this shot is set up: my face is totally visible, but the light source is coming from behind me. It’s an…
Anonymous
I was thinking a lot about Internet security and privacy around the time of this photo challenge. As such, when I found an old selfie of my dad and I from a few months ago, I was reminded of this week’s prompt. The main point I thought of was my impact on the digital world,…
Center Frame Portrait
The prompt for this week, “Center Frame Portrait”, mentioned how one might use center frame composition in order to isolate their subject. While I assume the use of the word “subject” in this sentence was meant to be in reference to a human, I thought I could convey the same effect with a green glass…
New Beginnings
I woke up yesterday morning with my blinds open as usual. However, as I looked out the window, I marveled at the clear gray sky, spotted sparsely with little clouds. It reminded me of the new year, how we’ve sort of restarted our lives. I pretty much stayed at home for most of the break,…
Trash
As the first semester draws to a close, I find myself strangely confused by what I’m supposed to do with the information I’ve learned these six months. We’re technically supposed to recall everything so far, but I still feel like I have to “throw away” all the stuff that I’ve learned so far. It’s a…