Photo Blog #16

Storytelling: Film Noir 1/500 sec f/3.5 ISO 6400 Film noir was a film style from the 1940s that featured darkness, shadows, and harsh contrast with light. Film noir movies were often mysteries where the protagonist didn’t know who he could trust. In this photo my goal was to play with shadows and darkness (as well …

Photo Blog #13

Storytelling: Long Shutter Speed Exposure 1/5 sec f/2 ISO 6400 This is the constellation little dipper. When I was taking this picture I was reminded of an experience I had back when I was a Boy Scout. One of my goals as an eleven year old scout was to get as many merit badges as …

Photo Blog #10

Storytelling: Silhouettes 1.3 sec f/22 ISO 4000 This picture is the silhouette of a nativity scene. The nativity scene shows the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ. On the left is the shepherds and on the right are the Wisemen. In the middle is an angel, Mary and Joseph, and the baby Christ. …

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 #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 #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 …