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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

My final goodbyes...

This picture resembles the final sunset of my time in San Diego (even though I have all of summer to say goodbye). I'll be going to Los Angeles for college and I get really emotional thinking about how I'm going to be leaving the place that I've called home for my entire life.

In this picture, the sun is setting in Downtown and I love every little thing about this picture even though I photoshopped it a bit. The sky is the most perfect color and I love that it isn't just blue. There are a few colors mixed into there and you can tell that the sun is setting. You can also actually see the sun peeking behind a little building there too! There are also little gassy clouds of white in the sky which makes it look mystical (is that the word for it? Whatever, it looks beautiful!) I also love that there is a silhouette of the buildings and the picture is mostly black. It makes them all look uniform and you can't discriminate between the ones that you think look pretty and new since they all look the same!

With this being my last blog post ever, I just want to say that it's been a long and winding road and it took FOREVER to get to where I'm at right now. I'm super proud of myself that I finished on my senior ex and I know that I did an amazing job. Til next time SCPA!

Lillypads

This picture was taken at the Jewish cemetery that I visited when I was with my friend Ashley. She was visiting her loved ones and I decided to take a few pictures at the beautiful lilly pads. I love how the imperfections of this photo make them perfect. The reflection of the trees in the water give this feeling to this picture and allows us to visualize what is outside of this photo with our own imaginations. There are also lilly pads in the background. I don't know how I felt about that at first because you can't really tell what it is, but I learned to accept it because as I said, I love the imperfections of this photo. The building located on the top right of the picture is a part of the cemetery. I would prefer that the building not be there because it kind of confuses the audience as to where this is at. The lighting was perfect because the sun was setting which is pretty much my theme for my final two pictures in this class. The sun setting in San Diego symbolizes me leaving this town and how this chapter in my life at San Diego is ending.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Breakfast for Dinner

Chocolate chip banana pancakes topped with hershey's chocolate syrup, maple syrup, and whipped cream.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Nature Series 5/5

There was a lot of beauty to this plant and knew that I had to have it part of my nature series. I didn't do much to edit it. It already had the most perfect pattern to it. With all the leaves sticking out and overall just having such a beautiful pattern and structure to it. I love that the plant is green, but shows the brown on the edges. I didn't do much to edit this picture only because I didn't want to do too much with the color that would take away from the true focus of the picture, which is the pattern and structure of it. I simply changed the saturation along with the contrast. I believe I succeeded in my goals of keeping the colors from being too vibrant, but also making sure that they weren't too bland. Ultimately, I wanted to focus solely on the plant and I did just that with how I edited the picture.

Nature Series 4/5

This is my favorite picture out of my nature series. I didn't really see anything special about the leaves, but I took a picture of it anyway with the thought in mind that I could somehow make it interesting. I succeeded in that and I really don't care what anyone else says because I believe that this picture is beautiful! I transformed the photo from a bland picture to one with an autumn sort of feel. Everything that I have done to this picture makes me all the more interested in the photo itself. I did this through changing the hue and saturation as well as the contrast. This was the end result and I'm more than satisfied with it.

Nature Series 3/5

This picture is my second favorite out of my nature series. I'm still shocked at how amazing photoshop is and how it can change the entire look of the picture. The camera that I was using captured the look of the plant entirely as it was and there wasn't that much beauty to it, but after I had edited the photo, I got this as an end result. The plant has a warm green feel to it and is much better compared to the yellowish color that it was before I used photoshop. The plant also looks smooth and I love the shape of the plant. It has all these spikes coming out of it which is interesting to look it. There are also shadows in the picture that are on the plant from its own leaves. At first, I had trouble liking it, but in the end I thought it contributed to the overall beauty of the picture.