For this assignment, we were challenged to “be creative about capturing a sunset.” It was a cloudy day today, but there would still be a sunset, just not the picturesque sunset that comes to mind. I took this photo just before the sun started to set so that I could still have enough light to …
This photo represents visual weight and mass as the viewer’s eye is drawn toward the bright pink flower. The vibrant colorful flower captures the eye of the audience as it deeply contrasts with the dark green background. When exploring different options for photos, I realized that in nature, you can find infinite examples of visual …
During this fall, we visited my dad’s side of the family in Ohio to celebrate my oldest cousin’s wedding. This was the first time I had been back to see the autumn leaves since I lived there in 2012. This specific photo was taken from the driveway, capturing the different colored leaves that we rarely …
I took a picture of my basketball hoop in Ohio, where I lived for three years during preschool. The wear and tear on the hoop, plus a missing net, shows the age and abandonment of the hoop that slowly worsened its condition. This photo of a basketball hoop is able to capture our move back …
This picture represents the mood I was feeling on a late afternoon on a Sunday: tired. And what better way to display the emotion of being tired than using a blanket and pillow. In this shot, I experimented with the use of light, comparing how the image looked using my ceiling lights that lit up …
I decided to take a picture of billiards because it was a way to show motion in my picture using the rule of thirds. I aligned the cue ball, or the white ball, and the stick with one of the intersections of the grid, and aligned the other balls in the background with another intersection …
This self-portrait tells a story about me without showing my face. The basketball represents my love for sports. I am facing towards the hills in the background because looking at and being in nature makes me happy. The shirt I am wearing says “Caamp” which is one of my favorite bands. Lastly, the position I …