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November 24, 2019November 25, 2019 x Inspiration

Photo Blog: Black and White

It shows a messy windowsill with cards, chapstick, a wallet, a bracelet, and other objects. There is no color in the image. — This week, we were told to take a shot in black and white. I took a picture of this messy windowsill, which I had hoped would bring a lot of eclectic oddities together with the lack of coloring. I also wanted to use this shot for that many different shades of grey that come out when it is desaturated.

November 17, 2019November 25, 2019 x Composition

Photo Blog: Leading Lines

A series of rectangles in a box go in a line from the bottom toward the top and the left. — This week’s prompt was leading lines, so I used a large capacity oboe reed case to show all the parallel lines (explicit and implicit) leading off the frame, as opposed to toward a subject. Though, this photo lacks interest and questions how worthwhile it was.

November 10, 2019November 25, 2019 x Story Telling

Photo Blog: Love Story

Paper crane with a ripped wing on the ground watches another crane on top of a tower of coins. — This week’s prompt was to tell a love story, which I tried to show between two cranes. One is in focus, poor and crippled, who watches another atop a tower of coins. That being said, the exposure and focus of this shot is completely off- there is almost no detail that isn’t swallowed up, and I would love to redo this shot in an environment with more light so more detail and subtlety could come through.

October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 x Inspiration

Photo Blog: Weight/Mass

Image shows a dandelion with all of the seeds attached, the seeds are thin and fluffy, almost like cotton. — This week we were shooting to show weight or mass. I chose to shoot a dandelion, as the seeds are often a defining image of something being “lightweight.”

October 13, 2019October 14, 2019 x Composition

Photo Blog: Symmetry/Landscape

Blurry street with palm trees on the sides, with various lights throughout. — This is a photo of a large open walking road at SJSU. I wanted to use a lack of focus to get a nice effect out of the various lights, but I think the lack of those lights made the effect very underwhelming- there is also no focal point that is very obvious.

October 6, 2019October 7, 2019 x Story Telling

Photo Blog : Warmth

There is a girl sitting on a university bench, with flowers and other nature behind her. — This week’s topic was “warmth,” so I wanted to use this candid that I took of Victoria Lam doing homework outside in San Jose State University- as she worked despite the cold outside, in a warm long sleeved sweater.

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 x Inspiration

Photo Blog: Mood

Image of a glass owl with very large eyes. Flowers in the background.

This week we took photos of something that showed our mood- I decided on this whimsical looking glass owl, as there was nothing terrible happening for me. This week just sort of floated by.

September 15, 2019September 21, 2019 x Composition

Photo Blog: Motion in Rule of Thirds

Shows a ghosting image of a boy, walking into the street at night. The street has no cars in it.

This shot was meant to capture motion, while using the rule of thirds. I tried to show this in afterimages of myself, while approaching a point which is a third in from the left- I did this by leaving my camera on a tripod, and cranking the shutter-speed pretty far down.

September 8, 2019September 21, 2019 x Story Telling

Photo Blog: Self Portrait

Picture of a musical instrument, with low light.

This photo was to take a shot that shows a depiction of myself, without showing my face. I chose to take a picture of my oboe, which plays a large role in my life and also parallels with it as well.