Author: stellac
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29 | Reflection
“Capture a reflection” Well, simple enough. This photo was taken at a small stream in South Lake Tahoe while I was visiting family who lives up there. This stream isn’t particularly interesting or grand– it’s small, frigid, and deceptively deep. There was also a massive crayfish carcass right out of frame. In a way, I…
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28 | Your Culture
“Take a photo that shows us the story of your culture.” My family’s time in New York City may be a small blip in our ancestors’ chronology, but it means a lot to me. It was where I was born, where I spent the first eight years of my life, and where I hope to…
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27 | Exit
“Every exit is an entry to somewhere else. Be inspired by your exit this week.” Welp, it’s the final photo blog for this year. However, not my last photo blog at Freestyle! For my exit photo, I decided to try and follow the train tracks near my house until I could find some sort of…
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26 | Geometry
“We live in a world surrounded by geometry. Use it in your photo.” Well what better to portray geometry than a whole lot of crates. Cubic, boxy, and sharp. This photo is originally from September of last year when I went apple picking with my family. While not necessarily a new photo, I think this…
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25 | Flowers
“Tell the story of stunning flowers.” When you hear the word “Gruyere,” many would immediately think of the cheese (which is delicious, by the way). However what many in America don’t know is that the cheese is actually named after the medieval Swiss town of Gruyères. It’s not a little known secret that the nobles…
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24 | Tell a Lie
“It is said that the camera never lies. Prove that wrong.” The other day, after my sister left for school, I decided to get creative and set up her favorite stuffed animals on her bed to look as if they were laying face to face and having a conversation so she’d be surprised when she…
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23 | Angles
“Use creative angles to compose your shot.” This is somewhat of an older shot, and yet another party shot that I took for one of my mom’s parties. This time, it was a car themed party at a VERY cool vintage hot rod garage in San Carlos. Now usually with bouquets, you try to capture…
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22 | Stranger
“Tell the story of a stranger.“ How about many. I was born in New York City and spent half of my life so far living there. As a result, I’m very fond of public transportation and I find myself drawn to large metro areas. Depicted above is the Munich central station in Munich, Germany. I…
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21 | Serenity
“What does serenity mean to you?“ Well, it’s easy to show a nature scene and connect it to the feeling of serenity. Many people tend to attribute said feeling to an image like the one above, which is absolutely fair. There is definitely a calming feeling attached to nature. This is a “macro shot” I…
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20 | Rule of Odds
“Why is 3 and 5 so useful?” Recently, I helped my mom set up for a HUGE bar mitzvah. She’s a party planner– and along with helping her set her parties up, I also help do some of the pre-party photography. This one in particular was a sports-themed party for a boy named Arlo who…