Drive home

I took this photo of the street on my way home from Mercy. This photo was taken around 3:30. At this point in my drive home, I was at skyline. I took this picture by keeping my hand steady and trying to capture an interesting moment in my ride home. My reason behind doing this was not only because my assignment was to take pictures on my ride home, but also because I wanted to try to improve taking pictures from a car because it's harder than it looks so it doesnt always turn out nice. This photo displays assymetry because the silver car lies on a third line making it the focus of the image. The vertical lines of the road and trees lead the eye to the car.

Detail photo

I took these photos of lightbulbs that were for sale. I took this picture in the afternoon around 2:00. The photo was taken at a store in downtown SF. For the first image I used the macro setting on my camera in order to place emphasis on it. For the second image I used the regular setting but tilted my camera so that I would get the picture from a different viewpoint. I took this photo because we were assigned to take detailed photos. I wanted to get a detail picture of something unusal and cool at the same time. I went downtown with a few friends and ended up seeing these bulbs. It fit the exact description I was going for, so I took a picture of it! The first image shows emphasis because it is the biggest thing in the photo and is also place in the center. The second image shows line by the way that the poles all went vertically down thus leading the eye to the lightbulb.

Cathedral

I took this picture of a chandelier in the cathedral. This was taken at about 7:30 in the morning. I took this picture to show the details in the cathedral that would normally be overlooked. When we first walked into the cathedral, it was farely dark. Most of the lights were off, except for a few. I really liked how only some of them were one, so I decided to take a picture using one that is on and one that is off. In photoshop, I made the background slighly darker, and the chandelier slightly lighter by using the burn and dodge tools. Assymetry can be seen in the photo because the chandelier lies on a third line making it the focus of the photo. Space can also be seen in this photo because the chandelier is in front, colored, and in focus, making it positive space; while the background is in the back, dark, and blurred.

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.