photo essay

I took these photos of my cousin and her new husband at her wedding. The wedding festivities took place at a hall in santa clara. The images were taken throughout the day. I took these photos because I wanted to capture different moments at her wedding. I took these photos by constantly moving around, I had to find the perfect angle and fast because people are always moving. I tried to get a variety of picture to show everything that was going on. Some shots required macro so as to not lose data. Some required flash because the lights were off in the hall. Others required a fast shutter speed so that I would not miss the action. Value can be seen in th cake image because the cake is white and the backgorund is black. Symmetry and asymmetry can be seen because my cousin is either in the center or on a third line. Texture and color can be seen by her gown.

Story Photos

I took these photos at my friend's house in Daly City. These were taken around 11:00 am. My friend and I had threw our other friend a surprise wedding shower. The theme was tea party! After setting the table, I decided to take pictures of it as my story photos because it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. For the first image I used the indoor setting so that the image would turn out as clean as possible. For the seecond image is used the macro setting so as to not lose detail on the tea cup. Line is represented by the way that the tea cups and food are vertical. Color is shown by the pink and white elements in the photo. Variety is shown by the food.

Street Photography

This Picture is also at Mercy. I took this picture of two paths, one leading to the creek and the other leading back to Mercy. I took this photo probably around 7:35ish. In english class we were reading poetry, so when I was walking around Mercy trying to take street photos, I stumbled across these two paths and instantly thought of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." I took this photo by using the landscape setting. I had to crouch down so that I could get more of the path than the trees. Lines are evident in the photo through the trees. Texture is also by the dirt's roughness and the cement's smoothness.

Panaramic Photo

I took this photo of my neighborhood in Pacifica. This photo consists of 10 individual photos. I used my camera to pan a section in my neighborhood. I took this photo right before sunset. I created a panaramic photo of my neighborhood because it is the most familiar piece of architecture I have ever known. I have lived in this neighborhood my whole life! In photoshop, I was able to put each of the individual photos together in order to form one giant image. Asymmetry is shown by the way that the brown house is on a third line. Line is shown by the way that the cars lead to the houses. Space is created between the sky and the houses.

Mercy!

This is a picture of some trees and benches at Mercy High School. I took this photo on the path towards Russell. The photo was taken around 7:30 am. I thought it depicted Mercy pretty well because Mercy is a really hospitable place, kind of like benches. It welcomes all kinds of people and helps shape their character. Benches let all kinds of people sit on them and enables them to think about their lif and make decisions that wll eventually shape their charcter. I took this photo by using the landscape setting on my camera. I did not use flash because I wanted to get natural light in the photo.