Low Angles

This photo depicts a glowing, inflatable alligator. My little sister is standing at the entrance to the alligator’s mouth, posing for me. I wanted to really capture the scale of the alligator, so I chose a really low angle directly below the overhanging teeth. This captured the extreme size, and Read more

Silhouettes

This photograph was taken at the Oakland Zoo festival of lights. There were countless light attractions throughout the zoo, including the small room depicted in this photo. The room was fully reflective, and at the far side there were multicolored patterns being projected onto the rest of the room. I Read more

Gratitude

Gratitude

This picture depicts my little sister holding a present she received. While the composition is simple, I wanted to tell a story of her gratefulness for the gift she received. To do so, I focused the image on her face and blurred both the background and foreground. This is meant Read more

Fill the Frame

Fill the Frame

This photograph is about the lighthouse. It’s aging exterior is covered with stains and rust, and patches where it’s decaying structure has been reinforced. Yet it also stands with a poise and fortitude, and is majestic despite the many imperfections. I sought to capture these aspects of its visuals in Read more

Reflection Image

Reflection

For this photograph, I tried to create the most interesting image I could using reflections. I found a reflective window that revealed a beautiful night-time cityscape below. I then chose an angle to capture the table scene in front of the window, and set up my camera so that only Read more

Symmetrical Face

Facial Symmetry

For this photo blog, I studied facial symmetry. This was meant to be an informative experiment into how my brothers face’s left and right sides are different. By reflecting these sides to create a new face, you can see how each side has different features and almost an entirely different Read more