Category Inspiration

Next week, I graduate high school. Next year, I’m headed off to college. A year ago, college was something that terrified me. Since then, I’ve had a lot of positive experiences happen to me: I solidified my passion for writing, found myself while attending a summer program, and…

Since I work at a Chinese restaurant, I end up eating a lot of Chinese takeout. Free food is by far the best perk of the job, so I thought I’d photograph the iconic takeout box that seems universal to all Chinese restaurants. Not only is this from…

At the end of February, a war broke out between the US and Iran. In turn, gas prices have soared. The Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for oil exports, is blocked off by this increased combat in the Middle East, causing this increase in prices. I photographed…

For the music prompt this month, I knew that photographing my guitar would fit perfectly. I learned to play the guitar thanks to Freestyle Academy. For a music recording project last year, my friend taught me to play so we could play a song together. My parents helped…

For a small vs. large photo this month, I juxtaposed a small and a large penguin together. One is a penguin figurine, a little bigger than an inch tall, and the other is a penguin plush about a foot and a half tall. I thought it would be…

For the elements prompt, I photographed some of the rocks, fossils, and crystals I have on my bookshelf. I thought the variety properly represented the element of Earth as a whole, from plain rocks, to preserved fossils and shiny crystals. It was fun to rearrange my collection to…

I’m a very sentimental person. Because of this, I end up pinning almost every card or note from a friend onto a bulletin board in my room. This is just one of them that has a variety of different keepsakes, from photographs, to notes, to receipts and train…

For the prompt this month, I took a photo of my dog’s reflection in my phone screen. I didn’t want to take a typical photo of something in the reflection of a mirror, so I instead used my phone’s dark screen. Normally, I use that to take my…

I was inspired by the exit prompt and decided to photograph a plant that almost looked as though it was trying to escape the confines of our house to be outside. The original photo turned out very dark, so I edited to make sure the plant was light…

The photo depicts a small bouquet of carnations with ambiguous flowers farther in the background. What the viewer probably doesn’t realize is that those ambiguous flowers are the remains of tulips that used to be alive and well alongside the carnations. This was my attempt at getting the…