Author: christopherg

Low Angle

This was taken outside the Hoover Tower at Stanford. The tallest point on campus and one of the oldest. It was so tall that I could only capture the very peak of the tower so I thought it was best to present this as my “Low Angle” photo blog.

Elements

This is the gravel that I travel over often. But when I stopped to take a photo, I noticed the texture of each individual rock that made up the whole of the gravel walkway. Each rock unique to themselves while also blending together is a conflicting concept of sad and inspirational. While they maintain their
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Color Without Color

This photo captures the holiday of downtown MV without the need of the colors from the lights. Giving a strong sense of the feeling, without directly telling what it is.

Rule of Thirds with Emotion

I tried to represent a stoic and calming emotion when capturing this photo, but I feel like this is more somber bordering on gothic. I liked how this turned out and it captured a really moody atmosphere.

Who Inspires You?

I chose this man, Scott, a close family friend whom I got to know very well and found his story very inspiring. He has been working in the same industry for years and found his passion early and think that is a fantastic journey and now works at Stanford overseeing projects to maintain and restore
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Fill the Frame

This photo takes up the entire frame with the use of a Christmas tree. I shot this at night to get the glow of the lights.

Culture

Art is a part of my culture. As half asian and half white, I take on lots of different views of art from different sides of the family through relatives or close family friends. I now have stepped into that culture and this photo is an expression of my shaking hand of uncertainty, but relaxed
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Facial Symmetry

This is a painting of a self portrait I did. I thought that this would be an interesting and fun way to see the symmetry effect used on a painting. Since flipping a canvas is typically a strategy used to identify strange spots in a painting, it would be just as interesting to see a
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Geometry

A nice trip to Stanford University’s campus allowed for some interesting interactions with the decor. As I found these amazing sphere sculptures around the engineering quad and I thought to take some photos.

Flowers

When given this assignment, I thought I had to go and travel for this photo, but a closer look and found myself in the backyard, finding flowers just as amazing as those in professional gardens.