Author: jacobc

The Future

Post author By jacobc
Post date May 23, 2022

The future is a scary prospect. It is the unknown and is scary. But I always look forward to the future because its a chance for something new and beautiful. For instance, I can craft my own future and mold it to what I want. I am scared for the future especially as a senior but I cannot wait to experience it with my friends and loved ones. This photo I took was during the evening and was of a construction site. The machinery are making something, it maybe scary, frightening or just annoying but it can also be the start of something amazing.

Inspiration

Current Events

Post author By jacobc
Post date March 28, 2022

This theme is pretty self explanatory. I went to a museum and most of the exhibits were related to art pieces from the past. But one exhibit was to highlight more contemporary issues such as LGBT+ rights and current policing issues.

Composition

Creative Staging and Depth of Field

Post author By jacobc
Post date March 21, 2022

Here I chose to stage the photo of a knife. To isolate the knife against the wooden board, I modified the depth of field.

Story Telling

7 Deadly Sins

Post author By jacobc
Post date March 14, 2022

To display one of the seven deadly sins I reexamined a photo I took of my friend’s dog. The dog’s name was Minnie and she is displaying the sin of Sloth. She was lounging around all over the house and decided to just sit and sleep. I would like to think that in her dream she would be lounging as well.

Inspiration

Musical

Post author By jacobc
Post date February 28, 2022

This picture I took was something that reminded me of a musical. The crossroad and the people with the cars reminded me of a smaller version of ‘La La Land’. I can just imagine the music going off and the people dancing.

Composition

Viewpoint

Post author By jacobc
Post date February 14, 2022

For this photo challenge, it was viewpoint. I think viewpoints can mean a variety of things. But this photo was from my viewpoint, looking down at the houses and trees. The cool part was that there are mountains taller than the one I was on that were looking down at me from there viewpoint. All from different perspectives.

Story Telling

Film Noir

Post author By jacobc
Post date February 7, 2022

Film Noir was the challenge for this week. Here a photo of my friend helping another of my friends who had a splinter. The setting is not noir but I feel that the composition and setup is similar to how film noir is done. The BW color helps with that.

Inspiration

Work

Post author By jacobc
Post date January 31, 2022

We had to interpret work. I decided to interpret the lack of work, as these animals are relaxing free to do whatever they wish. A feeling I sometimes wish I had.

Composition

Color Theory

Post author By jacobc
Post date January 24, 2022

For this photo challenge, we were assigned to try and make a photo look like a still from a movie. I chose to make the water more blue in terms of lighting. I also darkened some shadows on the right side.

Story Telling

Storms

Post author By jacobc
Post date January 10, 2022

Storms. A force of nature that we do not experience often in California. This photo was a very quick snap from my phone during a particularity cold day. I think in California, we often see more interesting cloud formations that may signal storms than storms themselves. I imagine a scenario where these clouds were at war amongst each other to see who would be more destructive.