Silhouettes
For silhouettes, I decided to put a pillow in front of my lamp to get a silhouette. I interpreted it to mean that even in the darkness, there is always light.
Story Telling
Category: Story Telling
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Color Without Color
I thought the black and white color palette of my makeup mirror starkly contrasted the idea of painting your face with colorful makeup.
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Friends and Family
For family and friends, I chose to take a picture of my friends in the studio. I really like my friends and they never fail to make me smile.
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Your Culture
For culture, I decided to show my Croatian side. My mom is Croatian so I was always very comfortable with my Croatian heritage and I wanted to show that here. To me, culture means family and traditions which is why I chose this since it’s not really something to wear now but rather a Croatian tradition.
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Flowers
For “Flowers”, I decided to take a picture of flowers on my desk. My boyfriend got these for me for my birthday and I still kept them months later. These flowers mean a lot to me and that’s why I’ve kept them for so long. Flowers can hold a lot of meaning for people and can be very important.
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Stranger
For “Stranger”, I decided to take a picture of my dad’s beehive. He’s always trying to get me to do bee stuff with him but I feel like I don’t really know them. I spent today observing the bees and I feel like I understand them more. Although they’re just bees, in some ways, I felt like we went from strangers to friends.
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Aging
I took this picture of this old radio/alarm clock I have because I think it fits the category very well. Not only is it from the 1980s, but it also has dust on it from not being used for a while. It’s important that we remember the technology that came before us to truly appreciate the technology we have now.
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New beginnings
When I think of new beginnings, I think of traveling to a new place and I thought that a passing buss would be a perfect picture to signify that. I used a lower shutter speed to give a more fast paced feel. The blurriness of the bus also adds to a sort of nostalgic feeling of leaving the past and trudging into new beginnings.
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Gift stories
This is a gift I wrapped for my friend Evelyn. It used to have a bow on the top of it but I wasn’t careful handling it and it ripped off. When I gave her the present, I explained what had happened to the bow but she didn’t care. She was just grateful for the gift and I’m lucky to have a friend like her.