Round Zipper

Photo by Cisco G.


I took this picture with a shutter speed of 25 seconds for this photo and ISO of 500. It took about 4 times to get the right picture. Although I took many pictures at the fair I like this one because the ride was long and skinny, but when I finished the picture it was circler. What some of the tangs I should of tested was to make the ISO grater to lighten the background up and to check too see if the photo is in the frame and part of it not cut out. I like that you can see a ride in the lower right hand corner, it adds to the picture.

Shootin Hoops

Kayla K.


I took this picture in my back yard for my close up assignment. Normally when you see a basketball hoop you see the back board and that’s about it, but I wanted a different perspective. I wanted to show the sky in the background to show more than just the basketball hoop. This shot only took me two times before I liked what the camera took. The hoop and chains were kind of dirty but I thought that added to the picture. I didn’t add any more lighting or fixtures to the picture. Everything all kind of played out.

Flower

Photo: By Audrey Labriola


I took this picture about a year ago of one of the flowers I had in my front yard. I really liked the pollen that was on the pedals. I got as close as I could & zoomed in, I like how well the details of the flower stands out. I did a little editing but nothing more than brightening.

Up, Up, & Away

Photo by: Amber V


This picture I look for our “Circles” theme assignment in my Photo 2 class. I found some balloons on the side of the road and took them to photograph them. I had just been at sonic and had my cup left over. It was tricky for me to catch the balloons and the cup in focus while pointing it up into the sky. I got lucky with this picture I feel because everything is in focus and it is not too bright or too dark. The one thing I do not like about this picture is it almost looks photo shopped and unreal. All in all I am proud of this photo and happy with the idea and results.

DUI

Photo By: Caleb M.


I was driving home from water polo and my eyes were burning and I could barely see from the chlorine in my eyes and I wanted to capture it, so at a red light I tried my best to get a picture of what I saw. It reminded me of what they show drunk drivers seeing in movies so I named it DUI. It took a few tries going back to the light and taking the picture. It was night time, so I had to set a large aperture to capture all the light and used the dash to hold the camera still so I didn’t get any blur. I’m kind of glad how it turned out since this was the first time I shot at night.

Self Portrait

Photo by: Xavier N.

I had no specific technical intentions when I took this photo. It was very simple. I had very little space to work. I used some dark wool fabric as a back drop. The lighting was natural, coming from my window; I drew the blinds halfway so the shadows would be softened. I did not have a automatic remote for taking the photos so it was a constant cycle; get up, timer, press button, walk back, pose.

Fortunately, the timer is about 10 seconds giving me enough time to concentrate before each photo. Concentration is very important. Body awareness is also essential while taking self portraits, I was very careful to be sure the contours of my body corresponded to the way I placed my limbs and head. Enjoy!

Hey Kermit

Photo by: Amanda S.


I took this picture a few years ago when I first got a camera with macro settings and could take close-ups that were actually in focus. I was out in my grandma’s backyard and my sister discovered a few frogs hidden in some flowers, so I put one of them onto the yard and he happened to pose perfectly for me. It turned out to be one of my favorite shots.

These shoes were made for walkin’

Photo by: Leasa L. T.


I was sitting in front of my house absolutely annoyed because I couldn’t find any circles for our circles project. So I sat down and the circles on my shoes caught my eye. Picked up my camera, got in close, and adjusted the depth of field a bit to get the bottom of my shoe and part of the ground in focus.

Caramel Delight!

Photo by: Lauren H.


I took this picture at the Puyallup Fair this past month for our “circles” assignment in Photo 2 class. It was at a caramel apple stand and the M&M one looked the best. After many different shots I finally got the right one; just close enough. I was in the natural day light and it was cloudy out so I had to change the ISO a few different times but I’m happy with the end result.