Ten Years

Myself in Ten Years

In my collage, I incorporated everything I hope to be involved with and hope to accomplish in ten years. I changed the background to space because even though I don't know what I want to major or minor in college one of my option is studying Astronomy and possibly Astrophotography. I most likely won't actually study Astrophotography in college, but it's a hobby I do wish to have within the next ten years. 

I included the logo for the Peace Corps inside the lens of a camera. I love photography and I hope I will continue with it for the rest of my life; I also hope to join the Peace Corps after I finish with college and hopefully I'll be a returning volunteer throughout my life. The reason the logo is inside the lens of a camera is because I hope that while I'm volunteering with the Peace Corps I can also use photography to really emphasize the struggles of the people and animal I'll be helping. I hope that I'll bring very moving photos home after those two years and still make a difference even when I'm not overseas.

I included a dog because who doesn't love dogs? There's an engagement ring which doesn't actually mean I want to be engaged but I at least want to be in a serious relationship. I included a house I hope that I'll have a house or at least my own apartment within two years. I put in money because I hope to at least have a job or two and am almost or close to being financially stable. The DNA double helix and atom symbols because they go with my other options of what I'll hope to study in college. Those two options would be Genetics or helping with Stem Cell research. The atom symbols are for with Microbiology or Neurobiology.

This is my ideal future in ten years.

My Food Photography

Food Photography

In both photos the photographer did a very good job at capturing the element of th food in a way that makes you want to eat it as soon as possible. in both photos, the food that's being focused on in obvious. The photos aren't crowded with other items or foods. The food being photographed is the main focus. An interesting way the photographers did this way by not having the food in the actual center of the photo, they're actually off to the side which makes it more refreshing and not as bland.

Article Paragraph

I actually learned quite a bit when reading the food photography articles. I learned that it is extremely important to have a really amazing chef in your corner and it's not just about going to a fancy restaurant and taking pictures of what you ordered. Details are extremely important! Obviously with any photo you have to focus on the detail, but with food photography it's literally the most important thing. What I didn't realize that was so important was using natural lighting. I never really imagined how important natural lighting was, I assumed that synthetic lighting isn't as good. A shallow depth of field is something I've never heard of someone using. It's where the main thing is very close to the front of the lens, not the farthest. All in all the main point of food photography was just to have fun with it and be creative.

Weekend Work #11: Time

Take a Vacation

Spring Break Photos (5+)

Weekend Work #10: Hands

Weekend Work #9: Picture Within a Picture

Kinoptic (Make-up Project)

Pictures Used (both mine)

Final Product

Weekend Work #8: Eyes

Put Yourself in History

Sally Ride

I chose Sally Ride for my project. I chose her because she was the first American woman to go into space. She beat out over 1,000 applicants for a spot in NASA's astronaut program. In the same year, she earned a PhD. She started her own company, Sally Ride Science, in 2001 to inspire young girls to pursue science and math. She was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame. After a 17 month battle with pancreotic cancer, she died in 2012 at the age of 61.

Making Memories

Essential Questions:

What are the key images that represent the most important people, places, and things in your life? Mainly, the first photo of each set are most important , especially the photo of Starry Night.

How can photography be used to preserve or remind us of memories? They capture a particular and certain moment that can be filled with memories and emotion.

How does the way an image is shot and printed affect tone, mood, and meaning of that image? If the picture has a lot of bright colors and light, it should be a happy picture. The same goes for dark lighting and little color with a sad and angry mood. 

What power do photographic images have to tell a personal story? What is not viable in images? Photos have the power to tell a story with one picture. In that one picture you can imagine what the subject is thinking about or doing or even feeling. The thing that isn't viable in photos are context because you only see one part of the story. If there's a picture of someone laughing, you would normally think that they're happy about something good that happened, but they could be smiling because someone they don't like is experiencing unfortunate things. You can really only assume context, but if it's an exceptionally good photo, you can have more evidence for specific context and story.

How do words (titles, captions, and descriptions) enhance or take away from the meaning of a photographic image? I think they can take away from an image because it takes away a little mystery of what's going on in the photo and not leaving stuff to the imagination. Words can also add the the photo because then there is context to the photo and you have some explanation for what's going on and the context. There's less mystery but you also then know why a little kid is laughing or why someone sitting on the sidewalk is crying.

People Who Matter Most (2+)

Places That Mean Most (2+)

Things That Mean Most (2+)

A Person, Place, or Thing That Will Disappear in 3 Years or Never be the Same

READ Posters

Friend:

Celebrity:

Celebrity READ Posters

What are 3 things that make these posters appealing?

1. They have well-known celebrities holding good books.
2. Seeing your favorite celebrity will make you want to read too.
3. Some of them look overly serious and it makes it funny, in a good way. The funnier it is, they closer you can relate to it.

Photoshop Makeup

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3 Winter Break Photos