Student at Freestyle Academy
In this challenge, we were asked to take a photograph of the people who inspire us. I chose an image that I took of my cousins and my brother while we were in Santa Cruz, on the beach. I feel that this represents my family, and they inspire me and motivate me to create things I’m passionate about.
The challenge corresponding to this photograph was composition, and we were tasked with using lighting as an element in the image. I decided to just take an empty soda can I had lying around, and placed it in a dark room. I used flash and took pictures in several different angles to experiment the way the light fell on it, ultimately deciding on the image above. I feel the lighting and the shadows work to focus attention on the can, tying into the composition.
For this challenge, we were supposed to develop our storytelling skills, and we were asked to take a picture in which would tell the story of one of the people we know, friends or family. I chose to represent my younger brother. He studies a lot, which is why I had a notebook and a pencil to represent his scholarly side, and how he works hard. He wears his glasses constantly, so I felt it necessary to include a pair of glasses, even though they are mine, I wanted to have it in the image. Then there is a video game controller since my brother is a huge fan of video games and plays them all the time, along with balancing the schoolwork. I feel I kind of represented that balance in the image, relating to the element of storytelling.