Photo Blog: Color without Color

The edited photo looks like a shot from a Film Noir. Removing the color turns a festive cheery photo, into a serious and dramatic image.In Photoshop I accentuated the blacks and white on the reds and greens of the photo. I also sharpened the pumpkins. ISO: 200, Aperture: 2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/160

Photo Blog: Fill the Frame

A three level dessert stand was filled with macaroons. While preparing for a party handling the dishes and walking around the kitchen I saw the mouthwatering stand as rays of sun fell on the macaroons. I knew I had to snap a picture before the sun disappeared. ISO: 100, Aperture: 9, Shutter Speed: 1/100

Photo Blog: Friends and Family

During Senior Sunrise one of my friends brought a burrito blanket. She wrapped herself in it and we all began laughing because it truly does look like she had been wrapped in a tortilla. ISO: 50, Aperture: 1.8, Shutter Speed: 1/120

Photo Blog: Reflections

The pavement had a water-resistant coating on it so the morning rain stayed clumped in small droplets. I love how inside each droplet we can see the reflection of my backyard. Aperture: 2.2, ISO: 200, Shutter speed: 1/125

Photo Blog: Facial Symmetry

I took an image after my dad put up the lights for Diwali. I was so proud of how nice the house looked.I hope he forgives me for symmetric faces 🙂 I used Photoshop to create the left and right symmetry images.Original Photo – ISO: 250, Aperture: 2.5, Shutter Speed: 1/80

Photo Blog: Your Culture

My family and I love to hike. During the summer, we visited Norway and did some amazing hikes. This was a fun small hike called Kossdalsvingane in Osterøy, Norway. We started the hike by going down to the lake through 17 hairpin bends (I counted them with my brother on the way down) walked around …

Photo Blog: Exit

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, it is faint but you know for a fact that it is there. There is a light behind the silhouette of the door. Do you go through it? Do you dare exit your dark tunnel or comfort, a tunnel in which you can hide from …

Photo Blog: Geometry

The squares of the chess board are exact and precise, the rook in the middle of the image has a sliver of light shinning down on it. I felt like the colors and the shift between the squares to chess pieces nicely contrasted one another. ISO: 800, Shutter Speed: 1/60, Aperture: 5.6

Photo Blog: Flower

I was walking my dog and passed by a house with beautiful flowers that were blooming. The flowers seem eager to meet the sunlight, the tips of their petals are a firey red and as you move to the center of the flower you are met with a vibrant orange. ISO: 250, Shutter Speed: 1/512, …