Color Without Color
This photo was taken by me and edited in Photoshop to be black and white. I think it conveys color despite not showing it from the strong contrast in the mountains, sand, and sky. The leading lines from the truck tracks draw the viewer’s eye to the mountains. Overall I love this image and I…
Who Inspires Me
My mom inspires me everyday! I took this photo as she was driving in Kauai this summer. The sunset was absolutely breathtaking and moments after this photo we pulled over to fully experience the moment. I cannot believe how well this photo captures the colors of the sunset and the emotion of my mom looking…
Fill the Frame
This week we were challenged to fill the frame with only one color in order to isolate our subject and create interest in our photo. I took this photo when I visited the Beyond Van Gogh exhibit in San Jose, California with my family. This exhibit takes Van Gogh’s work and creates an immersive, walk-through…
Friends and Family
Although it may not look like it at first glance, this photo reminds me of my family because the shadows are my dad and I watching the sunset at Polihale beach in Kauai, Hawaii. This photo takes a unique angle on a sunset as it shows the light and shadows that the sunset casts instead…
Habits
A habit I have, while inconvenient, is bringing my camera everywhere with me. But the best part of this habit is that I end up with awesome photos like this. This photo was taken at our neon-themed Homecoming rally. I was up in the sound booth working all the technical aspects of the rally (playing…
Facial Symmetry
This week’s challenge was to experiment with facial symmetry in Photoshop. I took a portrait of my mom and edited it to have three versions shown: the original photo, left facial symmetry, and right facial symmetry. Although it was interesting to learn how to create facial symmetry like this in Photoshop, I will probably stick…
My Culture
This picture embodies the culture of summer camp. I took this photo of a fellow Counselor-In-Training, Dory, teaching our campers how to make a campfire from tinder, kindling, and fuel. I love the mentorship and love for passing on knowledge and outdoor skills that is shown here.
Exit
As I reflect on my year at Freestyle, I am so grateful for everything I have learned and the experiences I was able to have, despite spending the year in distance learning. This photo represents my exit from junior year as I took it on the last day of school and the path forward represents…
Geometry
During the summer of 2020 the only time I was able to see my friends was when we would socially distance at our elementary school. We would often bring chalk with us and leave cute, colorful doodles to brighten people’s day during the pandemic. This picture shows our workspace and how we used many different…
Freedom
Freedom to me is being able to explore new places and have new experiences. The way that the landscape outside of the car is completely different than anything you would see driving in California represents freedom. Additionally, the car itself represents freedom because it is a vehicle to new places.