Category: Inspiration

To me, serenity means being in a place that makes you feel safe and protected. Whether that is mentally or physically, I snapped this photo when I was back in Tokyo at my grandparents’ home. This was a moment in my life where there was a feeling of serenity – calm, safe, protected. Green is …

I snapped this photo because of how the colors of this neighborhood blends well with each other. I really love how the colors from the yellow house goes with the colors of the surroundings – the green plants, brown fences, yellow light, grey chimneys, orange moon. This photo was taken with ISO of 800, Aperture …

When I think of Anonymous, I think of a shadow figure with no face. Because of this interpretation, I shot this picture placing my lighting against my subject. This created a shadow on the wall from the light shining on the subject’s right side. It was perfect the way my subject covered the elements of …

I snapped this picture at the Santa Cruz beach where the ocean was washing away many micro-plastics, litters, and rocks along the shore. I thought the big deep holes they were making in the shore looked very interesting, almost like it was making a little home or space for itself along with all the other …

When I saw the graffiti on these walls, I was inspired to make this photo look retro and like it was taken around 20 years ago. I thought adding warmth made photos look more retro so before snapping this picture, I changed my white balance by adding more warmth/yellow and a tint of green. This …

I was very inspired by how the contrast in color could illustrate that something was more heavy than other. I wanted to try this on my own to create a sense of tension. I decided to use my shower curtains to show the darken shadow of my hands comparing to the light shower fabric. I …

Purple was always a color that sparked nostalgia to me. This was the mood I was feeling when I captured this photo. I helped get the nostalgic mood through using a purple LED light that I placed faced up towards Laura’s face. I found the color contrast between her hair and body visually interesting. I …