While thinking of what kind of photo to take for this prompt, I watched raindrops fall against my bedroom window. That inspired me to play with water droplets for this photo. To get the rainbow effect, I splattered the water on a holographic paper plate from a set we’d purchased…
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Balance in Holiday Traditions
This photo is of my sister holding an unlit, handmade deepam (earthen oil lamp) that I created as a child. I utilized symmetrical balance with both her hands and opted for a darker photo to emphasize how this hasn’t been a typical, cheery holiday season for my family. I chose…
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Speedlite Shots
This week, I took a few photos of the same subject while using my Speedlite in different ways. In the first photo, I used no flash. The photo turned out super dark and you can’t see the subject at all. In the second photo, I used the flash and a…
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White Balance
This week, I took photos of the string lights on my bedroom wall. I used the Auto White Balance setting in my DSLR camera in the first photo. Even though the lights were bright, the rest of the photo was dark and plain. I then changed the White Balance setting…
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Leading Lines
This photo’s prompt tasked me with capturing leading lines to show the concept of infinity. I did this by photographing two doors in a hallway at my house. The doorways are not connected and are spaced apart. I angled the two doors so that the “lines” on them would appear…
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Sunsets
I took this photo of the sunset while walking home from school. It was a very cloudy day so the sky wasn’t as orange and pink as it usually would be during a sunset, but I liked the pastel oranges and yellows nonetheless. My favorite part about it was how…
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Weight or Mass
This week, I utilized color contrast and symmetrical balance in my photograph to create a focal point and visual weight. The white book is a stark contrast to the black objects on either side of it and the dark surface beneath it. The black writing on the spine of the…
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Symmetry Landscape
I took this photo at a school nearby. I was instantly drawn to the symmetry of the mural itself, and I liked how the flowers were painted at the same heights on both sides of the tree. The two doors are also facing each other, creating even more of a…
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Sports Stories
In all honesty, I know absolutely nothing about sports and have never found joy in them. I took this photograph of a kids soccer game that I stumbled across at the park, and the most I understood was that the ball is meant to go into the goal. However, while…
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Mood
This week’s prompt asked me to capture a photo that was inspired by my current mood. I chose to photograph these roses because they’re slightly wilting and not standing as tall as usual, mirroring my inner feelings as I try to keep my head up despite running on little sleep…