This week we were asked, “What does serenity mean to you?” To me, serenity is when I can be separated from the cares of the world for a little while, such as in nature or another safe space. When we visited the Oakland Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I felt …
This is a photo from the archives, originally taken when I visited Connecticut during the peak of fall leaves. I loved seeing all the colorful leaves everywhere. I took this photo of a leaf I found against a backdrop of colorful fall leaves. I adjusted the aperture on the camera to change depth of field …
This was an interesting prompt because we were given a little more freedom with what we wanted to photograph. The prompt was simply “anonymous,” and we were to interpret it however we wanted to. I experimented with a few different ideas before settling on this view of the subject silhouetted in front of a piano. …
This week, we were supposed to use trash as our inspiration to tell a story or create something beautiful. I took this photo at a farm, where off to the side of the apple orchards there was a pile of raked leaves, discarded apples and broken pumpkins. It was the compost pile, left to decay. …
For this prompt, we experimented with the white balance function. I was in New England for the peak of the colorful fall leaves, but while photographing them I was always dissatisfied with the way that the colors turned out on the camera, sort of muted and dull. I was playing with the white balance to …
For this prompt, our inspiration was “weight or mass.” In this photo, I chose to focus on the conceptual contrast between the bird and the boulder–the bird being light and delicate, one of the lightest animals on earth, and the boulder being a massive and immovable rock. In this image, these two concepts come together. …
For this prompt, we were asked to photograph the essence of a mood that we were feeling. The best way I can think to describe the mood here is “sparkly.” When I took this photo, I had been feeling happier than usual, almost bubbly. I was able to have joy in the smaller things in …