This week, my sister and her boyfriend drove three hours home from college and three hours back on the same day for dinner with our family. So naturally, mom went all out cooking up a feast. Some of these dishes are not traditional meals in America, such as eggplant, duck, poke bowls, and homemade pickles. In this image, the aperture is F 1.6, shutter speed is 1/60, and ISO 400.
Post Malone, a modern hip-hop/rap singer, has made news recently with his remarkable voice as a guest singer. He is coming out with new music with both Taylor Swift and Beyonce. On top of that, about a month ago, Post Malone sang at Super Bowl LVIII. If you’ve ever seen Post Malone, you know he is covered in tattoos. I drew his face tattoos on my face while biting into my money chain taking this selfie. When he came to the Bay Area, I saw him at Shoreline with my family! His voice is truly a gift. In this image, the aperture is F2.8, shutter speed is 1/60, and ISO 80.
In this residential neighborhood, I drove past this street sign and abruptly got out of my car so I could take a photo of it. The street is named Fleetwood Dr, which makes me think of my favorite musical band, Fleetwood Mac. It was raining on this day so there is a rainbow in the left corner, which corresponds to the happiness and enlightenment their music brings to peoples souls. In this image, the aperture is F 5.6, shutter speed is 1/256, and ISO 100.
This image conveys the idea of small vs large because the stuffed elephant is playing a guitar that is three times his size. What is interesting about this is how the roles of small vs large would shift if it were a real elephant playing the guitar. In this photo, the aperture is F1.6, shutter speed 1/30, and ISO 640.
This image shows three of the five elements: water, earth & wind. This photo was taken in the Trinity Alps, where these girls acted as monsters coming out of the water. The grass was high in the back which means the wind was moving it around. In this image, the aperture is F4.9, shutter speed is 1/225, and ISO 80.
I’m grateful for my bunny, Bubbles. Since receiving her as a baby, I’ve learned a lot about having to take care of someone. I feel like a mother figure to my bunny and I always want to be sure she is safe. In this image, the aperture is F5, the shutter speed is 1/195, and ISO 200.
My mom is the person I look up to the most. She is so strong willed and independent, it is very inspiring. She moved to America with no money and spoke no English, and now she’s in the medical field and owns 6 homes, while she’s always in the middle of remodeling one of them. In this image, the aperture is F4, shutter speed is 1/10, and ISO 1600.
Over the summer, I went on a backpacking trip to a beautiful lake out in the Trinity Alps. As the sun was going down beyond the mountains, there was a beautiful glare and trees reflected nicely. This lake has very happy memories because we had a campfire and sang songs as the sun was setting. In this photo, the aperture is F 2.8, shutter speed is 1/100, and ISO 200.
My sister is currently studying for a semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain. While she’s having the time of her life, she misses her boyfriend a lot. He came over to our house early in the morning so we could drive him to the airport. He was beyond excited because he’s never been out of the country before. I captured this moment of him exiting out of our house, one of his last moments in the United States for a while! In this image, the aperture is F7.1, shutter speed is 1/100, and ISO 100.
You may be tempted to open up those pieces of candy and take a bite out of them, but they are actually handmade colored glass shaped candies made in Venice, Italy. When we visited Venice, we went to a glass blowing store where we saw so many cute trinkets, my mom absolutely loved the candies the best. This photo is telling a lie because on the surface, it’s really easy to make fake things look real, but often times they use realistic fake props because they last longer. If these candies weren’t glass, they would’ve been eaten already. In this image, the aperture is 4.5, shutter speed is 1/50, and ISO 200.