- Composition: Framing: Flower takes up the right hand side of the pic to intentionally bring it forward
- Narrow depth of field
- Edge tension
- Framing: Framed fountain with the corridor behind
- Foreground, Middle ground, Background
- Repeating Shapes and Lines/ Leading lines
- Frozen movement of the woman walking
- Composition: Leading Lines
- Composition: Foreground/Middleground/Background
- Repeating Shapes and Lines along the arch of the building
- Natural light - Outside and Cloudy
- Great Depth of field
- Composition: Leading Lines along the leaf
- Narrow depth of field
- Composition: Rule of Thirds
- Inspiration from a social issue or topic of concern: Reuse and recycle old candles by giving a new handcrafted candle a life.
- Narrow depth of field
- Composition: Foreground/Middleground/Background
- Inspiration from a social issue or topic of concern: Women's rights to be more than socially expected
- Edge tension
- Framing: Enamel pins centered in a magnifying glass
- Composition: Perspective was low and close
- Narrow depth of field
- Editing: Cropping in an application
- Composition: Leading Lines
- Great Depth of field
- Natural light - outside/Sunny
- Narrow depth of field
- Repeating Shapes and Lines
- Composition: Rule of Thirds
Completing this project challenged me to hone my skills of framing and seeing patterns in the spaces I go to on a daily basis. Previous to this class, I enjoyed up close narrow depth of field photos. In completing this assignment, I looked for ways to amplify close-up pictures by framing, looking for shadows, or using artificial light. I chose to present photos of my home, my plants, my job, and social topics such as feminism and sustainability. I felt that a black-and-white theme throughout helped narrow down the message or techniques. Many of these were taken at Stanford where I recently got an internship at their Nano Lab aka the Allen Building. Most days I hurry through the corridors making sure I get there on time and leave right after. This past week I was able to take a moment and enjoy the architecture and landscaping done. There is symmetry everywhere which was almost an overload of options. This leads me to the next point of empowering women in jobs, especially in STEM fields. Many times women are hinted to be taken care of, to be princesses. While that may sound great, it results in women staying at home more, and deciding to forego an education. This to me feels like suppressing a gender that is very capable. It felt very similar to a princess being locked away. This social issue and sustainability are important and therefore need to be shared. Photography is a way of communication that can be quick yet effective. I share my own candle project by showing five new candles that were repurposed from about 10 old candles. Using dried flowers and real flowers helped bring life to them. My favorite and most challenging were the roses in the second row yet they turned out great and serve as a Christmas present.