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.

Wildlife Photography

I got very low to the ground when I took this picture. I noticed how colorful the peacock was so, in Photoshop, I increased the saturation and also the image's sharpness. I like this picture because I use the peacock's surroundings (the bushes, plants, the tree trunk) as a frame to place around the animal.

Zoo: Portrait

After observing this picture for a while, I noticed how unique the eyes of flamingos were. In order to emphasize this unique aspect, I added saturation, brightness, and contrast to the eye. Also, this picture was originally taken as a body shot which I easily changed by cropping the image.

Zoo: Choice

I took this image of a lion behind glass that was tinted green. In order to overcome this color difference, I Photoshopped the image. I like how the lion is almost posing for the camera as it looks deep within the lens.