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This image emphasizes movement. I took multiple photos and merged them into one using Photoshop. This was taken at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. The model in the picture is my friend Tyrell. He is doing what is called "freerunning."

Fast Shutter: Frozen in Motion

This photo was taken at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. My friend, Tyrell Bernardo, was doing backflips in the sand and I thought it would look cool if I caught him in mid-air. I especially like how the sand near his feet is frozen as well.

Still life: Grouped Objects

This is a still life photo of the off-camera flash triggers that I own. I lined them up diagonally and used an aperture of f/1.8. Also, I used an external flash pointed toward the ceiling to achieve this lighting.

Portrait: Candid

This candid portrait was taken at the Benihana restaurant in Burlingame. My chef was very focused on his cooking. I took advantage of the situation and snapped a shot of him while he was concentrating on cooking. After taking the photo, however, I edited some of the lighting and sharpening of the photo.

Still life: Single Object

I took this still life photo of one of my little brother's action figures. In this case, a wrestler in a WWF wrestling ring. I was surprised at how many toys my brother had. I took advantage of this and created a scene of this wrestler getting ready to rumble.

Slow Shutter: Movement Blurred

I took this photo while I was driving my car. This photo emphasizes a blurred motion because the foreground/positive space of the image is in focus while the background is blurred due to motion.

Principle of Design: Symmetry (Radial)

This picture makes great use of radial symmetry. I not only used redvines, which have a radial shape, to emphasize this symmetry, but I also arranged the in a circle to produce a spiral/spinning look.

Principle of Design: Movement

This is a Photoshop altered image created through multiple shots and combined into one image. The movement created by the multiple figures is what catches the viewers' eyes. There is also symmetry created by the two walls and staircase. This image was taken at Ocean Beach, San Fracisco in the mid-afternoon. Model: Tyrell Bernardo

Micro Lens/Zoom: Texture emphasized

This photo was taken with my camera zoomed at 50mm. To emphasize the rough texture of each brick I used the harsh lighting of the sun. Also, to further this emphasis I sharpened the photo in Photoshop in order to bring more attention to the image's details.

Great Depth of Field

This is a picture of my brother holding his PSP and is was part of my photo essay earlier in the year. The topic of this "essay" was a day in the life of a 9 year old. I used my brother as my main subject and followed him throughout a period of time, capturing the essence of what it is to be a child of his age. I used an aperture of f/1.8 which created a very shallow depth of field.

Element of Art: Lines

The Element of Art represented by this picture is the 'line.' Lines are found throughout the whole picture: the windows the left, the railing to the right, and the pathway in the center. These lines create movement, which is a principle of design, which leads the eye to the center of the image. This photo was taken at Mercy Burlingame in the morning (7-8 am).

Landscape Photograph in Black and White

This picture emulates the style of photographer Ansel Adams. This was taken in Brisbane, California during the late afternoon. It was taken in color but changed to black and white and also post-processed/editted in Photoshop to create a very dramatic image, which is very common in most Ansel Adams photos. Also, an element of art found is the line created by the path and a principle of design found is the movement created by the path.

Mercy Street: Photojournalism

This photojournalistic image tells of Mercy as it used to only serve as one's beautiful dwelling place. The black and white emphasizes the building's age while the crispness and quality of the photo conveys the building's grandeur. This image of Mercy high school consists of three different pictures of the same scene, but at different exposures, merged into one (this technique is known as High Dynamic Range). By using this technique, nearly every detail in the picture, such as the blades of glass or reflections on the windows, can be seen in greater detail.

Element of Art: Space

This photo shows the element of art known as space. The flower is in the image's positive space while the rest of the leaves are in its negative space. I used a very large aperture to create this very slim depth of field to show distinction between positive and negative space.

Autobiographical Photo/Narrative

This still life photo represents a narrative of a day at the beach. This photo was taken at Ocean beach in San Francisco. I like this image not only because it shows what I like to do in my free time, but also because of how I implemented the Rule of Thirds.