This is a picture I took over the summer at Ringling Precollege, which was a Precollege course for the college I am going to next year. It was taken at Selby Botanical Gardens in Florida. I took this picture at a low angle, since I really like the colorful plants…
Category: Inspiration
Food
I took this picture earlier this school year during Ganesh Chaturthi. We had these fruit in a bowl as an offering during the puja, and we had put them on a table near the window while we set up. I thought they looked really pretty in the sun, so I…
Current Events
This picture is about the current spike in AI art technology. This has caused a lot of fear for me as someone looking for a career in the arts. I’ve spent years building my digital art skills, and it’s really scary that it might become obsolete. I wanted to show…
Musical
My mom is learning how to play the cello, and I took this picture as she was practicing in front of a large window. I chose a low angle and a close-up view in order to really bring focus to the light shining through the leaves outside onto the cello….
Small vs Large
For this picture, I found a small model guitar and I wanted to contrast it with a regular-sized guitar. the goal was to make the model guitar look normal-sized, and make the regular guitar look huge. I think it would have been more successful if the model guitar was also…
The Elements
The element I chose was “spirit”, since plants are living things. These are leaves from a plant in my backyard, and every time I see them, they always look so beautiful with the light shining through them. It was hard to find an angle where I could capture that light;…
Gratitude
I set up this scene using a collection of objects from my childhood, to show that I am grateful for the safe and loving environment I grew up in. I included a toy car that me and my brother used to play with, a toy nutcracker my parents gave me,…
Who Inspires You
I chose my brother as my subject matter because he inspires me to improve my art and maintain my grades so that I don’t let him down. He also provides a lot of insight on my art in particular, and I go to him often for advice. He’s 10, but…
Reflections
For this, I started by picking a rose. I originally wanted to photograph the rose with a reflection in water, but I couldn’t find any water that was reflective enough in the given lighting conditions. So, I used a small mirror that I have that is specifically curved so that…