As Marco and I trekked along the roads of Los Altos Hills, we ran into some funky circular mirrors. As we glanced upon these mirrors we thought it would be perfect for this photo blog. By tilting the camera and looking at our reflections, we could create distorted photos based on where and how we …
Taking a walk, I struggled to find things that could represent the rule of odds. The goal of the rule of odds is to use a different composition, creating odd groups to allow the viewer’s eye to move freely around the image. I stumbled across four trash cans and decided to move one can away …
The top left photo is a picture of Marco’s grilled chicken Chick-Fil-A sandwich in front of beautiful scenery. This demonstrates the beauty of the sandwich as it coexists with nature’s beauty. The top right photo is Marco flaunting his power over his massive empire he has developed in California over multiple centuries. In the bottom …
For this center frame portrait, I took a Totoro stuffed animal from my desk and placed him amongst the trees. I did this because, in the film, Totoro lives in a giant tree, so I thought I could do the same with a stuffed animal. This image works best with Totoro in the center because …
For this holiday-themed photo, I took a picture of our Christmas display near our front door. The blocks are a staple of this table year round, however, right now they say “holidays together” which my dad assembled since our family is reunited for Christmas break. The knitted trees on the right are products of my …
In this image, I used the compositional technique “leading lines” to help direct the focus of the image towards my subject. For this image, I used the lines on my walls in a way that the middle line brings attention to the snowman in the middle. This photo demonstrates more of a direct way to …
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 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 …