For this prompt, I chose to go simple and take a picture of this dying rose. It tells the story of something beautiful that has started to rot around the edges. It serves as a reminder that all physical beauty is fleeting and subject to be undone by age and death. I think this photo …
This prompt was a challenge to come up with an idea of what to do. We were supposed to take a photo telling a compelling story, but only using shadow. I took inspiration from a few different things I’ve seen using shadow to show an interaction between two characters. I opted to only lightly edit …
For this prompt, we were supposed to tell a story of new beginnings. Although it’s still January, in California the flowers have started to bloom and I took this photo of a bougainvillea, one of my favorite of our plants. I wanted flowers to be the subject of my photo because they are a great …
I took this photo to capture the story of a gift. I chose to take a more melancholy angle on this prompt, and tell the story of a discarded gift. Here, the teddy bear is lying a bit forlornly among the ripped-up remains of wrapping paper from Christmas morning. The story it tells is that …
This prompt asked us to tell a love story in one image. I chose this photo because it tells a simple but sweet story of the love between a dog and its owner. A dog is a symbol of loyalty and they are known for their characteristic undying love for their owner. This photo shows …
This week, we were supposed to take a photo telling a story that makes you feel warm inside. When I took this photo, I was warming up by the fire with a blanket. After a long chilly day, I gathered with my family around the fire. That scene makes me feel warm and happy. To …
For this prompt, the goal was to take a picture that shows who you are, without showing your face. I find it difficult to define myself in a small amount of words or images, so I found this challenging. I eventually settled on this photo because I think the varying colors of the pens show …