<Use Geometry in this week’s photograph> For this assignment, I wanted to highlight symmetry geometry in my photograph. I took this photo in of Cape Cabrillo Lighthouse in Mendocino, CA during blue hour. The contrast of the blue and warm yellow light shining from within the house and from the lighthouse lens adds a color …
<Given that it’s finally spring, tell a story of a blossom> For this week’s assignment, I could not choose just one image of flowers because there’s so much life, color, and expression within flower buds and I wanted to find a way to display all that I could. The flowers in this gallery were photographed …
During my Junior year, I enrolled in AP studio, an advanced placement 2D studio art class offered at Mountain View High School. Coming into the class, I hadn’t done much technical art and mainly stuck to my sketchbook. Throughout the class, I learned all about the process of creating art you are proud of showing, …
< It’s easy to tell the story of someone you know – tell the story of someone you don’t > For this assignment I found it difficult to tell the story of a stranger, logistically I wasn’t confident in taking photos of people I don’t know or have the ability to work with, without getting …
< Cameras are used to tell the objective truth, use one to tell a lie> For this assignment, I thought about the concept of lying through photography and how you can only see the truth like shining a flashlight in a dark room. I took this photo in the Spring Str. station along the A …
<Use leading lines to create a visually interesting composition> For this assignment, I got inspiration from he architecture of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The building, originally designed and created by Frank Lloyd Wright, uses a spiral-ramp design that allows gallery viewers to seamlessly flow up and down the 7 levels of gallery space. …
<Show a concept of what serenity means to you> Serenity is essential to my overall well-being, as it helps to reduce stress, improve mood, and enhance my ability to cope with life’s challenges. When I am in a state of serenity, I feel more centered and balanced, and I am better able to approach life …
<Create a composition highlighting the concept of aging> For this assignment, I got inspiration from the signs of aging and decay around urban landscapes. The hundreds of staples in this telephone line show the local history of the community and the aging of infrastructure due to human instigation. My concept was to show the impact …
<Create a composition using the rule of odds (3rds and 5ths)> The inspiration for this assignment is to highlight the rule of thirds in a composition. In this image, the horizontal and vertical lines in the photo follow the rule of thirds and divide the picture into nine visual segments. This photo was taken the …
For this assignment, I photographed the stain-glass windows at the Isabella-Steward Gardner Museum in Boston, MA. On a trip with my friends to Cape Cod and the greater Boston Area, we spent a day at this museum, not only was the art and structure beautiful but part of the galleries were these 18th-century glass windows …