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Color Theory

To create a more cinematic photograph for the color theory prompt, I used Photoshop on the photo to shift the mood of the photo. The original photo (top) I thought had a very airy and light feeling, given the brighter white lighting and cooler colors present. When taking…

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Low Angles

For the low angles prompt, I decided to take a photo of my dog. A lot of the times, I sit on the floor doing work while he sits on my bed. Or sometimes he likes to stare at me from the top of the stairs. So, I…

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Emotion in Thirds

To add emotion to the rule of thirds, I photographed a shelf of paint organized by color. I thought each color could represent a different emotion; red for anger, yellow for happiness, blue for sadness, and so on. The different sections align with each third of the frame,…

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Filling the Frame

I “filled the frame” will all the red supplies I used for a project of mine. It was odd collecting a plethora of red beads, sequins, paint, and thread to add embellishments to a shirt of mine, a color I don’t usually use, and one that’s so bright.…

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Angles

For the angles prompt this month, I photographed the stairs in my house. I feel that the presence of the shoes on the stairs and the lines of the banister are all emphasized when taking the photo from a lower angle than if I were to take the…

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Negative Space

While my parents were out of town for the weekend, I thought it would be funny to hid 100 tiny flamingos around the house. I put them everywhere. So for the negative space prompt, I decided to capture the flamingo’s small size, and photograph one of them with…

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Loneliness

I decided to capture this portrait of a lonely fire hydrant for one of this month’s photo blogs. It stands out a lot against the dark background, and is the only man-made object in photo. I think that’s what makes it to appear lonely; there’s light around it…

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Holiday Balance

In light of Christmas, I took this photo of a little Santa figure in front of other small holiday decorations. My mom always sets up a small village of mini Christmas-themed houses, trees, and other colorful decor on our mantle or a shelf. I decided to photograph this,…

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The Power of Lines

Leading lines to “infinity” was sort of hard to find a subject for, but ultimately I was able to come away with this photo. It’s the structure outside of the library, and i think the shape and the lines of the pavement help lead your eye along the…

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Symme-tree

This month, we were supposed to photograph a symmetrical landscape. For this, I walked to small nearby orchard, and tried to capture the symmetrical rows the trees were in. I decided to shoot it through a rectangular wooden stricture, and used that as to frame it and add…

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