Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Triptych

Original Photo
Edited in Camera Raw
Final: Don't Turn Around

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Photo Story MCW

A Day In the Life of a Student During MC Week
Everybody Rushing to the Horseshoe Where the Food is Being Sold
The Students Use Their Money to Buy Tickets
Buying Tickets to Trade them for Food
Buying Food With the Tickets
Enjoying the Food









Thursday, April 16, 2015

Story With a Photo - Cloudy with a Chance of Culture

I took this photo of the sky today, Thursday, April 16th. Today is Europe day, and everybody is supposed to wear blue. The sky is blue, and the clouds show commotion and freedom which is what the students experience this week. Lunch lasts for more than one hour, and the horseshoe at the front of the school is packed with students. Multicultural Week is so fun, but it is coming to an end.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

MSJMCW Story

  At Mission San Jose High, we devote a week to celebrating the cultures of the world. For the first four days of Multicultural Week, different foods are available at stands in the horseshoe. Students can buy chow mein, samosas, popcorn chicken, burgers, burritos, tea, and so much more.
  Besides the food, many students also get excited about the school assembly on Fridays. Students themselves perform for their peers, whether it's Bollywood dancing, taekwondo, ballet, tinikling, or something else. On Thursday night, all of the groups meet at the gym for one last run-through before the big day. Nobody is seated in the audience, but the vibe created by the students and leadership crew feels so real.
  Friday has come, and all the performers are anxious to begin. They wait in the gym quad and sneak peeks at the performances prior to their own. They are full in our costume and makeup and are ready to run onto the dance floor. They all spent countless hours preparing for the next five minutes of their lives.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Shutter Speed and Everything After

My partner is Khushbu Patel.
Lens Blog Photo
1. The shutter speed of the photo is fast, because the trucks on the freeway are in focus, and vehicles on the freeway are always moving pretty fast.
2. One rule of composition you can see in this photo is the Rule of Depth. The viewer can see all the way down the guardrail. Khushbu noticed the rule of leading lines, because of the lines drawn on the freeway and of the guardrail leading the viewer's eyes down the road.
3. You can see the element of color in this photo. There are the colors blue, green, white, and red on the three trucks, and there is green on either side of the road in the grass.
4. This photo accurately captures the principle of repetition. The structures of the guardrail repeat in an orderly pattern, and the lines on the truck on the left create a pattern of blue and white. The is also repetition in the wheels of the truck on the right and the lines of the freeway.


Tuesday With Farley's Kids
On Camera Raw, I decreased the contrast by 60, shadows by 100, and the saturation of yellow, green, and orange by 75 each.
The shutter speed was 1/1200s.