Photo Blog #8

Composition: Rule of Thirds Emotion 1/125 f5.6 ISO 6400 For this photo blog I took a picture of my dad to use the rule of thirds to show emotion. I told my dad to look sad and stare into the distance (he’s just acting for the picture). This picture isn’t exactly rule of thirds however. …

Photo Blog #7

Storytelling: Color without Color 1/125 f5.6 ISO 2000 This is a picture of some flowers in my backyard. The flowers are bright pink and yellow. It rained yesterday so water droplets can be spotted on the petals. These flowers are not in season. It is winter so some of the petals are wilting, and the …

Photo Blog #6

Inspiration: Who Inspires You 1/100 f4.0 ISO 6400 This is a picture of my Mom playing the piano. In my family, everyone plays an instrument (except my dad). Becca and Sarah play the violin, Brooke plays the harp, Sam plays the cello, and I play the guitar. My Mom had all of us start taking …

Photo Blog #5

Composition: Fill the Frame 1/4 f2.8 ISO 100 This is a bookshelf at my house. The shelf is full of children’s books from when I was a toddler. My parents used to read these books to me before bed. The book in focus is called Pickle-Chiffon Pie. It was one of my favorites to read …

Photo Blog #4

Storytelling: Friends and Family 1/125 f5.6 ISO 6400 This is my cat Georgia. She is very loud. Georgia spends about half of every day sitting by the backdoor meowing at us to let her go outside. The only problem is that she is an indoor cat. My dad built a “cat fence” on top of …

Photo Blog #3

Inspiration: Reflection Image 1/125 f5.6 ISO 6400 This is a picture of my cat Oslo. He is the strangest cat I have ever seen. Oslo is a mama’s boy and likes to spend most of the day sitting by my Mom’s pillow. When he sits there he doesn’t sleep very much. He just stares at …

Photo Blog #2

Composition: Facial Symmetry 1/125 f5.6 ISO 6400 This is a picture of my cat Georgia. She is a really pretty cat and is very photogenic (except when she is wreaking havoc on our furniture). After I took this photo I used Photoshop to split the photo in two and then reflect one side onto the …

Photo Blog #1

Storytelling: Your Culture 1/125 f5.6 ISO 5000 This is a miniature replica of the Christus statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen. The actual statue is in the Lutheran Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, Denmark. I got the opportunity to see that church on a trip my family took there a couple years ago. My family and …