Author: dariusm

For this photograph, I wanted to appear that I am magically floating sideways over a scene with a chair and some clutter. To make this, I stacked a chair sideways on top of two boxes next to a wall, and taped some random objects to that same wall to make the wall appear like a floor. Then, I sat down on the actual floor holding a measuring tape, giving the illusion that I am unaffected by gravity. Bright light sources some distance behind me provide illumination from “above” toward the “floor”, creating highlights and shadows that add to the illusion.

This meditative tranquil scene was taken at Redwood Grove Nature Reserve in Los Altos while I was taking a walk. The scene induces a sense of serenity when looking at it.

For this photo, I wanted to take a picture of my eye with some sort of glint inside. I tried my best to keep the photo as unblurry as possible, and I went through photoshop to touch up some of the edges to make the image sharper. Unfortunately, some of the reflection details inside of the eye got lost, but luckily the white circle coming from the light overhead is still there. Overall, while I wish I did a better job at making a reflection in my eye, the photo not being that blurry makes it good enough for me.