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Manual Mode project
2/22/19
Project:Class assignment
Lens:50mm
Class:Digital Media
Objective:In this project we were tasked to demonstrate our comprehension of aperture, shutter speed and how they influence the final photograph. Our images had to reflect certain settings on the manual mode, and to showcase our creativity for how we portray them.
Artist statement: Typically in most of my photos I use manual mode to be able to control how the camera performs in certain areas and styles. I was really excited for this project because I know you can get really creative with the setting, especially with the long shutter speed and light. For my photos I wanted to showcase each type of mode on the manual mode and experiment with each setting.Being in manual mode adds its own challenges, with light changes, picture in focus, but in the end the results are really cool and I am excited about these photos!
Project:Class assignment
Lens:50mm
Class:Digital Media
Objective:In this project we were tasked to demonstrate our comprehension of aperture, shutter speed and how they influence the final photograph. Our images had to reflect certain settings on the manual mode, and to showcase our creativity for how we portray them.
Artist statement: Typically in most of my photos I use manual mode to be able to control how the camera performs in certain areas and styles. I was really excited for this project because I know you can get really creative with the setting, especially with the long shutter speed and light. For my photos I wanted to showcase each type of mode on the manual mode and experiment with each setting.Being in manual mode adds its own challenges, with light changes, picture in focus, but in the end the results are really cool and I am excited about these photos!
Aperture
This portion of the project was to showcase the different f/stops of aperture. We were tasked to create 6 images with 6 different f/stops, keeping a consistent exposure and lighting. This was to show how the lower f/stops create a blurry background while higher make the background more visible. The challenge was to keep the same exposure which was adjusted either through shutter speed or ISO.
f/1.8
f/5.6
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f/2.8
f/16
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f/4.0
f/22
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Shutter Speed/Stop motion
Second we were tasked to showcase shutter speed which allows for a freeze frame of fast movement. These photos were created with very fast shutter speeds like 1/125 of a second or faster. With that you have to adjust other settings of manual mode (ISO Aperture) because the faster you make the shutter the darker it gets.
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Shutter speed/Blurred action
Third we had to show shutter speed, but this time with some type of blurred action, typically as the background. This is achieved with either moving your camera with the subject so the background is motion blurred and subject is clear, or a longer shutter speed. For the first image I used a longer shutter speed making the rain drops be motion blurred, with the chain crisp and clear. The second photo I stood stationary and moved the camera with the runner. Both ways work great and create a cool bit of movement so you feel like you are going along with what is in the picture.
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Long Shutter Speed/Exposure
Fourth, my favorite is Long shutter light trail photography. This is achieved by having the camera shutter speed be 1 or more seconds to capture light trails made from decorative lights that you move around. My photos were taken at 2 seconds, meaning that it takes the camera 2 seconds to take the pictures. So while it is taking, you move the lights and allowing much creativity with how you move them! It is so much fun to photography and experiment with. With that, being dark photos from a long shutter, you have to adjust things like aperture and ISO to make sure the image comes in clear and sharp.
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Black History Month Assembly
2/13/19
Project:Event
Lens:50mm
Objective: Today CHS we had an incredible assembly ran/created by Cleveland’s Black Student Union. This assembly was to celebrate Black History month, with speakers and amazing performances from the students. Their hard work showed with creating such a powerful assembly that was so empowering. I was there to document the event because it was the first Black history month assembly at the school. I was so impressed with the hard work put into this event, and it was an amazing thing to celebrate BHM.
Project:Event
Lens:50mm
Objective: Today CHS we had an incredible assembly ran/created by Cleveland’s Black Student Union. This assembly was to celebrate Black History month, with speakers and amazing performances from the students. Their hard work showed with creating such a powerful assembly that was so empowering. I was there to document the event because it was the first Black history month assembly at the school. I was so impressed with the hard work put into this event, and it was an amazing thing to celebrate BHM.
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Images in color
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Snow in the park
2/5/19
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective: I was so excited to wake up to a snow day, so I set out in the morning to take some pictures of Mt.Tabor park freshly dusted with snow. This is the first snow day of the year, so there was a lot of people out enjoying it. The sun shined through the evergreen trees with the snow on them. It was so pretty out and I am thankful we got a snow day!
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective: I was so excited to wake up to a snow day, so I set out in the morning to take some pictures of Mt.Tabor park freshly dusted with snow. This is the first snow day of the year, so there was a lot of people out enjoying it. The sun shined through the evergreen trees with the snow on them. It was so pretty out and I am thankful we got a snow day!
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Snow day 2019
2/5/19
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective: It snowed today in Portland! With school cancelled, my dad and I went up to the park to take some pictures with the beautiful sunlight. It was so nice out and we had a good time in the snowy wonderland.
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective: It snowed today in Portland! With school cancelled, my dad and I went up to the park to take some pictures with the beautiful sunlight. It was so nice out and we had a good time in the snowy wonderland.
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Morning sun
2/5/19
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective:In the morning we have really nice sunlight come in our house. It comes through our front windows, and this time my mom was sitting in the perfect spot. So while she was drinking her morning coffee I got a few pictures. I then went outside and saw her looking though the window so took a picture from outside looking into our living room.
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective:In the morning we have really nice sunlight come in our house. It comes through our front windows, and this time my mom was sitting in the perfect spot. So while she was drinking her morning coffee I got a few pictures. I then went outside and saw her looking though the window so took a picture from outside looking into our living room.
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Cleveland High School logo reveal
1/31/19
Project:School event
Lens:50mm
Objective: Today at my high school was the grand reveal of our new logo created by designers at Nike. This event was for Nike to present this logo with a surprise at the end, giving everyone free t-shirts and to celebrate this new rebranding. Our school was created in 1916, going through a few different logos through the years. Our past logo had been ours for a long time and it time for an update. Designer Paul Sullivan from the Nike GIG team (Graphic Identity Group) presented the logo that he and his team created for the school. Phil Knight, co-creator of Nike, is an alumni from Cleveland High School so it was really special to have them present our new logo.
The logo is inspired from our schools long history, first being the Cleveland Commerce Stenographers, then evolving to the Cleveland Warriors. I was there to document this piece of school history and the celebrate of this new logo to be featured on all our sports jerseys and school merchandise.
Thank you to Nike and the Nike GIG team who created this logo and gifted us with the amazing t-shirts. I am so excited to see these at sporting events to unify our student body and to have for a long time. It was really fun to photograph this event at my school and capture this moment in Cleveland High school history. If you would like a certain image full resolution please contact me at [email protected].
Project:School event
Lens:50mm
Objective: Today at my high school was the grand reveal of our new logo created by designers at Nike. This event was for Nike to present this logo with a surprise at the end, giving everyone free t-shirts and to celebrate this new rebranding. Our school was created in 1916, going through a few different logos through the years. Our past logo had been ours for a long time and it time for an update. Designer Paul Sullivan from the Nike GIG team (Graphic Identity Group) presented the logo that he and his team created for the school. Phil Knight, co-creator of Nike, is an alumni from Cleveland High School so it was really special to have them present our new logo.
The logo is inspired from our schools long history, first being the Cleveland Commerce Stenographers, then evolving to the Cleveland Warriors. I was there to document this piece of school history and the celebrate of this new logo to be featured on all our sports jerseys and school merchandise.
Thank you to Nike and the Nike GIG team who created this logo and gifted us with the amazing t-shirts. I am so excited to see these at sporting events to unify our student body and to have for a long time. It was really fun to photograph this event at my school and capture this moment in Cleveland High school history. If you would like a certain image full resolution please contact me at [email protected].
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Running water
1/25/19
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective: While out on a drive, I found this really cool river-esk water flow. I thought that the ripples would look really interesting in Black and White so I set my camera to that mode and started to take pictures! I love the contrast in the images and the pattern the water created. It was really fun to experiment with this and play around with different light angles to see how the water would reflect.
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective: While out on a drive, I found this really cool river-esk water flow. I thought that the ripples would look really interesting in Black and White so I set my camera to that mode and started to take pictures! I love the contrast in the images and the pattern the water created. It was really fun to experiment with this and play around with different light angles to see how the water would reflect.
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Dogs on Mt.Tabor
1/12/19
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective:Today was a super sunny day in Portland,Oregon-which means everyone will be walking their dogs. Wanting to get to in the sunshine, I made it my goal to get a picture of every dog I saw at the park. I encountered 50 different dogs at the park today! Some I met and others I just saw walk by. Here are my favorites from today:
Project:Self run
Lens:55-250mm
Objective:Today was a super sunny day in Portland,Oregon-which means everyone will be walking their dogs. Wanting to get to in the sunshine, I made it my goal to get a picture of every dog I saw at the park. I encountered 50 different dogs at the park today! Some I met and others I just saw walk by. Here are my favorites from today:
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Tilikum Crossing
1/2/19
Project: Self Run
Lens:50mm
Objective: While doing a collaborative photo shoot with a friend named Jack, we stumbled upon an awesome area under Portland pedestrian bridge called the Tilikum Crossing where lights illuminate a tilled wall. The colors of the wall reflect the colors of the bridge in that moment. The bridge has color palettes reflecting the temperature of the water (The Willamette river it crosses over), so during the cold season it illuminates in pinks and blues. This was such an awesome find, I have known about this area for awhile now but hadn't taken pictures there! It was so cool to watch the wall change colors and take many pictures under a bridge. I will definitely be coming back again.
Project: Self Run
Lens:50mm
Objective: While doing a collaborative photo shoot with a friend named Jack, we stumbled upon an awesome area under Portland pedestrian bridge called the Tilikum Crossing where lights illuminate a tilled wall. The colors of the wall reflect the colors of the bridge in that moment. The bridge has color palettes reflecting the temperature of the water (The Willamette river it crosses over), so during the cold season it illuminates in pinks and blues. This was such an awesome find, I have known about this area for awhile now but hadn't taken pictures there! It was so cool to watch the wall change colors and take many pictures under a bridge. I will definitely be coming back again.
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Sunset Hair
12/30/18
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective:While driving out on Sauvies Island in Portland I wanted to capture a picture of my dads long hair while the sun was setting. One of the few clearer days we have had I was excited to see how the light would be against his hair. It was really pretty out, and a perfect backdrop for a good hair flip.
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective:While driving out on Sauvies Island in Portland I wanted to capture a picture of my dads long hair while the sun was setting. One of the few clearer days we have had I was excited to see how the light would be against his hair. It was really pretty out, and a perfect backdrop for a good hair flip.
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Wire lights
12/28/18
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective:Experimenting with the lower aperture on my 50mm lens, I grabbed my wire lights and experimented with the light. I wrapped the wired around my face, and put a grouping of the light in front of the lens to get an orb like appearance. It was really interesting how these orbs turned out, with the different f/stops used.
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective:Experimenting with the lower aperture on my 50mm lens, I grabbed my wire lights and experimented with the light. I wrapped the wired around my face, and put a grouping of the light in front of the lens to get an orb like appearance. It was really interesting how these orbs turned out, with the different f/stops used.
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Rainy day
12/28/18
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective:Playing around with my new 50mm lens, I went to my backyard to take some pictures of the rainy day we were having. We have a really cool chain that the water drips down to go to our drain when it rains, I took photos of that with also vegetation. I also used my new photography ball to take pictures of our bamboo which was really fun to experiment with.
Project:Self run
Lens:50mm
Objective:Playing around with my new 50mm lens, I went to my backyard to take some pictures of the rainy day we were having. We have a really cool chain that the water drips down to go to our drain when it rains, I took photos of that with also vegetation. I also used my new photography ball to take pictures of our bamboo which was really fun to experiment with.
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Fussball Spieler
12/27/18
Project: Self run
Lens: 55-250mm
Objective: Today I wanted to go out and do some sports photography. No better sport than soccer, a game I played for many years and love. I went out with my dad who played and took some pictures of the pick up games at a local soccer pitch. I had a lot of fun taking photos of the pick up players and capturing the moments of the beautiful game of soccer.
Project: Self run
Lens: 55-250mm
Objective: Today I wanted to go out and do some sports photography. No better sport than soccer, a game I played for many years and love. I went out with my dad who played and took some pictures of the pick up games at a local soccer pitch. I had a lot of fun taking photos of the pick up players and capturing the moments of the beautiful game of soccer.
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50mm portraits
12/26/18
Project: Self Run
Lens: 50mm
Objective:To further use my 50mm lens, I wanted to take it out today and take some more portraits! My dad and I went out and took many pictures. There was three main themes that came through with these pictures. First a softer blue/grey color theme, Black and white, and a vibrant color theme. I love how these turned out and the different color themes that I curated. Thank you dad for being my model!
Project: Self Run
Lens: 50mm
Objective:To further use my 50mm lens, I wanted to take it out today and take some more portraits! My dad and I went out and took many pictures. There was three main themes that came through with these pictures. First a softer blue/grey color theme, Black and white, and a vibrant color theme. I love how these turned out and the different color themes that I curated. Thank you dad for being my model!
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Backyard Bamboo
12/26/18
Project:Self run
Lens: 50mm
Objective: I was so excited to play around with my new portrait lens (50mm) today so I went in my backyard and took some self portraits! This lens is incredible and really helps me create clear, crisp images. I played around too with a badminton racket we have that was in our backyard.Overall I am loving the green colors from my area and this new portrait lens!
Project:Self run
Lens: 50mm
Objective: I was so excited to play around with my new portrait lens (50mm) today so I went in my backyard and took some self portraits! This lens is incredible and really helps me create clear, crisp images. I played around too with a badminton racket we have that was in our backyard.Overall I am loving the green colors from my area and this new portrait lens!
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Christmas day walk
12/25/18
Project: Self run
Lens: 55-250mm
Objective: As a tradition in my family, we always take a nice walk on Christmas day. It was especially perfect too to test out the new 55-250mm lens I got. I am so thankful to have received that new lens. I was able to get some really nice closeups of our local squirrels and the scenery around us. It makes me so excited for the future of taking pictures, and the new year filled with so many opportunities.
Project: Self run
Lens: 55-250mm
Objective: As a tradition in my family, we always take a nice walk on Christmas day. It was especially perfect too to test out the new 55-250mm lens I got. I am so thankful to have received that new lens. I was able to get some really nice closeups of our local squirrels and the scenery around us. It makes me so excited for the future of taking pictures, and the new year filled with so many opportunities.
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School assembly
12/13/18
Project:Class/Self run
Class:Yearbook/Leadership
Objective:At school throughout the year my leadership class houses 3 main assemblies brining the student body together. Our school has 1,800 students and fill up all sides of our gym. While taking pictures for Yearbook and the social media of our Leadership instagram I saw a really cool opportunity to take a picture of a sea of students from our Homecoming assembly.
Project:Class/Self run
Class:Yearbook/Leadership
Objective:At school throughout the year my leadership class houses 3 main assemblies brining the student body together. Our school has 1,800 students and fill up all sides of our gym. While taking pictures for Yearbook and the social media of our Leadership instagram I saw a really cool opportunity to take a picture of a sea of students from our Homecoming assembly.
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Seagulls and Pigeons
11/20/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: While out on a nice walk along the coastline of Santa Cruz, California I came across some very pretty Seagulls and Pigeons. They were flying around looking for fish and something to snack on. As I had to be very still so they wouldn't fly off, I really enjoyed taking their pictures with the deep blue of the sea behind them.
Project: Self Run
Objective: While out on a nice walk along the coastline of Santa Cruz, California I came across some very pretty Seagulls and Pigeons. They were flying around looking for fish and something to snack on. As I had to be very still so they wouldn't fly off, I really enjoyed taking their pictures with the deep blue of the sea behind them.
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Santa Cruz Board walk
11/20/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: Growing up always going down to Santa Cruz, California to visit family, it is time honored tradition to go and ride the rides at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Visiting in their off season, the rides are closed down but the amusement park is still open to walk through. Wanting to see the vacant boardwalk I went though with my camera and these are the images I gathered! It was super cool to just see the rides, but also a little creepy because it was very quiet and vacant. I am excited to come back when it is in season to ride the rollercoasters and such.
Project: Self Run
Objective: Growing up always going down to Santa Cruz, California to visit family, it is time honored tradition to go and ride the rides at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Visiting in their off season, the rides are closed down but the amusement park is still open to walk through. Wanting to see the vacant boardwalk I went though with my camera and these are the images I gathered! It was super cool to just see the rides, but also a little creepy because it was very quiet and vacant. I am excited to come back when it is in season to ride the rollercoasters and such.
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Boardwalk Black and Whites
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Hummingbirds
11/18/19
Project:Self Run
Objective: While in California, I was so excited to visit for the second time the Santa Cruz Arboretum. It is so beautiful there, but thing in particular always makes me want to visit and its the hummingbirds. I have never seen so many, they are flying around everywhere collecting the nectar of the sweet plants. When I was younger I would study about hummingbirds and learn everything about them. They never fail to amaze me. Their colors, how fast they fly and how they drink the nectar. It is so cool! I brought my camera along with me on this adventure and I am extremely excited on how these pictures turned out. I have taken pictures here before in the past here, and its super cool to see how my photos have improved since then.
Judging by the colors of the pictures of these birds, I can tell everyone of them in these photos are males. Males have the bright colors on the neck which can be seen with the beautiful pink color. Their colored feathers could be seen only in certain light angles which is also a very cool thing. Female hummingbirds don't typically have those colors. This is because over evolution females have chosen male birds with the brightest and prettiest colors because it is seen as "More healthy," so male birds have evolved to have these bright colors. These particular humming birds too are called Anna's Hummingbirds. They are so pretty and mesmerizing,
Project:Self Run
Objective: While in California, I was so excited to visit for the second time the Santa Cruz Arboretum. It is so beautiful there, but thing in particular always makes me want to visit and its the hummingbirds. I have never seen so many, they are flying around everywhere collecting the nectar of the sweet plants. When I was younger I would study about hummingbirds and learn everything about them. They never fail to amaze me. Their colors, how fast they fly and how they drink the nectar. It is so cool! I brought my camera along with me on this adventure and I am extremely excited on how these pictures turned out. I have taken pictures here before in the past here, and its super cool to see how my photos have improved since then.
Judging by the colors of the pictures of these birds, I can tell everyone of them in these photos are males. Males have the bright colors on the neck which can be seen with the beautiful pink color. Their colored feathers could be seen only in certain light angles which is also a very cool thing. Female hummingbirds don't typically have those colors. This is because over evolution females have chosen male birds with the brightest and prettiest colors because it is seen as "More healthy," so male birds have evolved to have these bright colors. These particular humming birds too are called Anna's Hummingbirds. They are so pretty and mesmerizing,
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Santa Cruz Arboretum
11/18/18
Project:Self Run
Objective: At the Santa Cruz Arboretum they have all types of plants from around the world. Many I haven't seen before and ones that definitely wouldn't grow where I live. I walked around seeing the amazing plants and their beauty. I had a blast visiting again and seeing some of the incredible nature from around the world.
Project:Self Run
Objective: At the Santa Cruz Arboretum they have all types of plants from around the world. Many I haven't seen before and ones that definitely wouldn't grow where I live. I walked around seeing the amazing plants and their beauty. I had a blast visiting again and seeing some of the incredible nature from around the world.
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Santa Cruz Sunset
11/17/18
Project:Self Run
Objective: It is my favorite thing to walk West cliff of Santa Cruz, California. The surfers are trying to get the final waves before the sun goes down, and the amazing colors reflect onto the ocean. It was a perfect night out, a little smokey from the fires but other than that it was so nice to be out enjoying the unique quality of California.
Project:Self Run
Objective: It is my favorite thing to walk West cliff of Santa Cruz, California. The surfers are trying to get the final waves before the sun goes down, and the amazing colors reflect onto the ocean. It was a perfect night out, a little smokey from the fires but other than that it was so nice to be out enjoying the unique quality of California.
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Portrait project
11/11/18
Project:Class assignment
Class:Digital Media
Objective: For this project we were tasked to create a series of portrait images, both in natural and artificial lighting conditions. I chose to take pictures of my close friend Nick. These portraits had to reflect the individual, including an interview pre-photos. This interview was to help curate the images and the capture Nick and his personality. I had so much fun taking pictures with Nick. We listened to music and had a great time experimenting in the artificial light portraits. Overall I am really proud of how these turned out. I feel like it really captured him, with his iconic car, being at the beach and his energetic personality. The interview for these portraits is down below the pictures.
Project:Class assignment
Class:Digital Media
Objective: For this project we were tasked to create a series of portrait images, both in natural and artificial lighting conditions. I chose to take pictures of my close friend Nick. These portraits had to reflect the individual, including an interview pre-photos. This interview was to help curate the images and the capture Nick and his personality. I had so much fun taking pictures with Nick. We listened to music and had a great time experimenting in the artificial light portraits. Overall I am really proud of how these turned out. I feel like it really captured him, with his iconic car, being at the beach and his energetic personality. The interview for these portraits is down below the pictures.
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Nick's Interview
Question #1
What inspires you?
Nick: The future of my generation. Over the last four years, I’ve seen students take a stand for what they believe in, work like crazy to foster change and make our world a better place. I’m convinced we are going to do amazing things for equality, climate, and overall respect of everyone.
Question #2
Where is your favorite place to go in Oregon?
Nick:Gearhart, OR on the coast. I find it so freeing to drive my truck down the sand with dunes on one side and the ocean crashing on the other. In the winter or the summer, you can have the windows open or shut tight and still smile. It’s like driving on another planet and I feel like I can go on forever.
Questions #3
If you were to write an Autobiography what would it be called?
Nick:STY HPY-A Nick Paesler Guide (Stay Happy-what I want to make my license plate one day)
Question #4
What is your favorite time of day?
Nick:Right after the sun sets, it’s not intense and everything around you seems to quiet down and chill out. It’s not dark, but light enough for another walk or chat outside.
Question #5
How would you describe yourself behind closed doors
Nick:I’m very outgoing and most of me exists outside of me, I’d say. Behind doors, I’d say I’m somewhat sensitive towards my actions and decisions. I always contradict everything I do and worry about it even though I might look confident on the outside. I’m always concerned I’ll say something wrong or do something wrong, and I consistently have to remind myself not to put myself down.
What inspires you?
Nick: The future of my generation. Over the last four years, I’ve seen students take a stand for what they believe in, work like crazy to foster change and make our world a better place. I’m convinced we are going to do amazing things for equality, climate, and overall respect of everyone.
Question #2
Where is your favorite place to go in Oregon?
Nick:Gearhart, OR on the coast. I find it so freeing to drive my truck down the sand with dunes on one side and the ocean crashing on the other. In the winter or the summer, you can have the windows open or shut tight and still smile. It’s like driving on another planet and I feel like I can go on forever.
Questions #3
If you were to write an Autobiography what would it be called?
Nick:STY HPY-A Nick Paesler Guide (Stay Happy-what I want to make my license plate one day)
Question #4
What is your favorite time of day?
Nick:Right after the sun sets, it’s not intense and everything around you seems to quiet down and chill out. It’s not dark, but light enough for another walk or chat outside.
Question #5
How would you describe yourself behind closed doors
Nick:I’m very outgoing and most of me exists outside of me, I’d say. Behind doors, I’d say I’m somewhat sensitive towards my actions and decisions. I always contradict everything I do and worry about it even though I might look confident on the outside. I’m always concerned I’ll say something wrong or do something wrong, and I consistently have to remind myself not to put myself down.
Camp Howard
9/28/18-10/2/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: A place I hold very dear to my heart is called Camp Howard. Located in the hills of Corbett, Oregon, Camp Howard is a place where thousands of kids come each year. The program that brings me up to Howard is Outdoor school. For a week long, I volunteer to be a student leader at the Howard campsite for Outdoor school. This program offers 6th graders the experience to learn about Animals, Plants, Water, and soil while learning about many other life skills. We sing camp songs and have nightly campfires.I work as a Student Leader. Student Leaders have a cabin group that you lead all through the week, and you teach Field study. We go by funny names for the entire week. My name I chose is Polaroid .I am apart of the Animals field study team. I teach 6th graders about Animals while also leading a cabin, which this session I was in Wolf Cabin with my amazing cabin partner Lunchbox. I have worked at Howard for about 4 weeks but in total have spent 5 weeks there. The beauty of the scenery never fails to amaze me. Seeing the stars raw and bright, with the sunlight coming through the evergreen trees each morning is something not to miss.
Outdoor school is such an important part to a Oregon students education and I am so proud to be apart of it. It gives students an opportunity to learn through a different way that typical school doesn't teach them, meet other students in the district and show them the nature Oregon is surrounded with. The staff and Student leaders at Howard inspire me to be a better leader. Being able to work with them is such an honor. I am already so excited to go back in the Spring and continue my journey with Outdoor school Camp Howard.
Project: Self Run
Objective: A place I hold very dear to my heart is called Camp Howard. Located in the hills of Corbett, Oregon, Camp Howard is a place where thousands of kids come each year. The program that brings me up to Howard is Outdoor school. For a week long, I volunteer to be a student leader at the Howard campsite for Outdoor school. This program offers 6th graders the experience to learn about Animals, Plants, Water, and soil while learning about many other life skills. We sing camp songs and have nightly campfires.I work as a Student Leader. Student Leaders have a cabin group that you lead all through the week, and you teach Field study. We go by funny names for the entire week. My name I chose is Polaroid .I am apart of the Animals field study team. I teach 6th graders about Animals while also leading a cabin, which this session I was in Wolf Cabin with my amazing cabin partner Lunchbox. I have worked at Howard for about 4 weeks but in total have spent 5 weeks there. The beauty of the scenery never fails to amaze me. Seeing the stars raw and bright, with the sunlight coming through the evergreen trees each morning is something not to miss.
Outdoor school is such an important part to a Oregon students education and I am so proud to be apart of it. It gives students an opportunity to learn through a different way that typical school doesn't teach them, meet other students in the district and show them the nature Oregon is surrounded with. The staff and Student leaders at Howard inspire me to be a better leader. Being able to work with them is such an honor. I am already so excited to go back in the Spring and continue my journey with Outdoor school Camp Howard.
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B+W Wire crown and mask
10/15/18
Project:Self run
Objective: For this project, I took pictures for two art projects I completed to have photos for my website/portfolio. To see the pieces more in depth visit my ART page. While taking those pictures I thought it would be really cool to take some Black and white images. I really liked how the wire of the crown really stood out against the background and the mask's layers really showed through. The images have more of a grunge vibe to them I really like with the art pieces and capture them in a different light without all the colors. Black and White images are always fun to take and I look forward to take more with the art pieces I create.
Project:Self run
Objective: For this project, I took pictures for two art projects I completed to have photos for my website/portfolio. To see the pieces more in depth visit my ART page. While taking those pictures I thought it would be really cool to take some Black and white images. I really liked how the wire of the crown really stood out against the background and the mask's layers really showed through. The images have more of a grunge vibe to them I really like with the art pieces and capture them in a different light without all the colors. Black and White images are always fun to take and I look forward to take more with the art pieces I create.
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Basic shooting assignment
9/10/18
Project:Class assignment
Class:Digital Media
Objective: In this project, we were assigned to take pictures based off of the basic shooting principles/language of photography. I went around creating images based off each word to represent them and their meaning.
Project:Class assignment
Class:Digital Media
Objective: In this project, we were assigned to take pictures based off of the basic shooting principles/language of photography. I went around creating images based off each word to represent them and their meaning.
Horizontal
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Vertical
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Macro
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Rule of Thirds
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Horizon Line
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Leading Lines
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Photography Don't(Lines through head)
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Natural Light Portrait
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Depth of field
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Choice photo:Illusion
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Word Scavenger hunt
9/4/18
Project: Class assignment
Artist statement: For this project, my class was assigned to do a photography word scavenger hunt. What that entails is that we select 5 words (Out of a group we were given), and create 5 images reflecting them in any way, literal or metaphorical. For me the words I chose were Shadows, Different,Blue, Familiar and Fear. I wanted to create images where I could represent these images to show their true meaning, but also providing a sense of story to them. I enjoyed coming up with ideas and thoughts for these images, going through the definition of each word and creating my own visual definition.
Project: Class assignment
Artist statement: For this project, my class was assigned to do a photography word scavenger hunt. What that entails is that we select 5 words (Out of a group we were given), and create 5 images reflecting them in any way, literal or metaphorical. For me the words I chose were Shadows, Different,Blue, Familiar and Fear. I wanted to create images where I could represent these images to show their true meaning, but also providing a sense of story to them. I enjoyed coming up with ideas and thoughts for these images, going through the definition of each word and creating my own visual definition.
Shadows
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While in my backyard, I noticed how the light was coming right through our tree that has a curl in the leaves, creating a very interesting shadow pattern. I grabbed my camera and started to take pictures messing around with different angles so the shadows would reflect different ways. This image really stood out to me because of the positioning of the shadows on my face and the contrast within the image. I feel it accurately communicates the word shadow.
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Different
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For the word Different I wanted to create an image, then change an aspect to make it different from the original. With this one, I chose to change the colors from the original (Green leaves, and blue watering bucket) to purple/pink leaves and a bright pink watering bucket. Changing the colors reminds me of a fiction world where the plants are all different types of colors, and styles different from Earth. But no matter what world they are from, they need some good H2O to keep them alive and well.
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Blue
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There are many crows in my neighborhood, always lingering on the power lines (Probably looking for some food) but this time, these crows really caught my eye. I saw them just chilling on the wire hanging out. I thought that with the bright blue sky, the contrast of them and the power line looked very nice. It was a interesting perspective taking it from below looking up. But I love the color the sky had and really makes the image pop.
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Familiar
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Continuing on my scavenger quest, I chose to portray my shoe for Familiar. I chose to do this because these are some of my favorite shoes I own and are a very familiar part of my style. I love wearing them, and have become so known to people around me because they are always on my feet. They are so familiar to me, and I wanted to capture them using some natural light coming through the trees.
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Fear
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Lately in my backyard, we have had a massive amount of garden spiders. As I don't have really a fear of spiders, I know many people who do and can hardly look at them. I have mixed feelings about them, but this one caught my eye.
I was taking a picture of a neighboring spider when a huge gust of wind came and destroyed most of its web. It was barley dangling on so I wanted to get a picture of it capturing the fear it could possibly have flying in the wind hanging on for dear life. It tried to go one the other spiders web, but was met with aggression for entering its territory so it retreated back. They truly have the fearful look, but can be quite interesting up close. |
Sunflower photos
8/13/18
Project:Self Run
Objective:In preparation for my senior portraits, I went out and got some lovely sunflowers. With that I took some sample pictures playing around with color and a little positioning. I had fun with the sunflowers and it was a great experience with using props in portrait pictures.
Project:Self Run
Objective:In preparation for my senior portraits, I went out and got some lovely sunflowers. With that I took some sample pictures playing around with color and a little positioning. I had fun with the sunflowers and it was a great experience with using props in portrait pictures.
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Reebok DMX Daytona and Aztrek campaign
8/3/18
Project: Product image job
Objective: For this task, I was asked by the original designer of the shoes Christian Tresser to take a series of product photos to advertise and promote the shoes. These are the newly remastered version of the original shoes that Reebok has been promoting. So I wanted to create my own style of product images. I used the paper the shoes normally come with inside and outside of the shoe to create texture in the background, then add an element where I could at a light source to draw the eye. I loved being able to work with these shoes and want to take more product camping pictures in the future.
Recognition: Two pictures (Of DMX Daytona and the soles of the Aztrek) were reposted on the official Reebok Classic France Instagram story.
Project: Product image job
Objective: For this task, I was asked by the original designer of the shoes Christian Tresser to take a series of product photos to advertise and promote the shoes. These are the newly remastered version of the original shoes that Reebok has been promoting. So I wanted to create my own style of product images. I used the paper the shoes normally come with inside and outside of the shoe to create texture in the background, then add an element where I could at a light source to draw the eye. I loved being able to work with these shoes and want to take more product camping pictures in the future.
Recognition: Two pictures (Of DMX Daytona and the soles of the Aztrek) were reposted on the official Reebok Classic France Instagram story.
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City Sunset
5/14/18
Project:Self run
Objective: Today I went out right when the sun was going down so I could get some pictures of the beautiful sunset in Portland,Oregon. When the weather starts to become warmer, the sunsets become more and more captivating. Many people were out enjoying the sunset and warm weather. I enjoyed capturing the color and city scape, while including the people there too.
Project:Self run
Objective: Today I went out right when the sun was going down so I could get some pictures of the beautiful sunset in Portland,Oregon. When the weather starts to become warmer, the sunsets become more and more captivating. Many people were out enjoying the sunset and warm weather. I enjoyed capturing the color and city scape, while including the people there too.
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Snail!
5/10/18
Project:Self run
Objective: Today I was out taking pictures for my passion project, and I saw a little snail on the ground. Of course I had to document with little escargot, so I got down on the ground and took some up close pictures of it.
Project:Self run
Objective: Today I was out taking pictures for my passion project, and I saw a little snail on the ground. Of course I had to document with little escargot, so I got down on the ground and took some up close pictures of it.
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Howard Outdoor School
4/29-5/4
Project: Self Run
Objective: For a week long, I volunteer to be a student leader at the Howard campsite for Outdoor school. This program offers 6th graders the experience to learn about Animals, Plants, Water, and soil while learning about many other life skills. As I student leader you have a cabin group that you lead all through the week, and you teach Field study, which I am apart of the Animals team. While at my week, I took some pictures of the beautiful scenery. This week was my third week at Camp Howard.
Project: Self Run
Objective: For a week long, I volunteer to be a student leader at the Howard campsite for Outdoor school. This program offers 6th graders the experience to learn about Animals, Plants, Water, and soil while learning about many other life skills. As I student leader you have a cabin group that you lead all through the week, and you teach Field study, which I am apart of the Animals team. While at my week, I took some pictures of the beautiful scenery. This week was my third week at Camp Howard.
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Olivia and Tiffany's advertisement pictures
4/27/18
Project:Self-run
Objective: My friends Olivia and Tiffany chose to run for Senior Class President at our school and asked if I could take their pictures for their posters. I took a few different kinds showing their fun personalities and excitement to be running for Senior Class President. Their poster I designed is located under the Art tab.
Project:Self-run
Objective: My friends Olivia and Tiffany chose to run for Senior Class President at our school and asked if I could take their pictures for their posters. I took a few different kinds showing their fun personalities and excitement to be running for Senior Class President. Their poster I designed is located under the Art tab.
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Flynn's Green glasses
4/20/18
Project:Self Run
Objective: Flynn, a close friend of mine has the coolest transparent green glasses. While we were out downtown, the sun was perfect so I decided to take some portrait pictures of her with the green glasses. I had a lot of fun playing around with editing highlighting the color of her glasses, and loved being able to experiment with these pictures.
Project:Self Run
Objective: Flynn, a close friend of mine has the coolest transparent green glasses. While we were out downtown, the sun was perfect so I decided to take some portrait pictures of her with the green glasses. I had a lot of fun playing around with editing highlighting the color of her glasses, and loved being able to experiment with these pictures.
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March for our lives protest
4/20/18
Project: Self run
Objective: With the continued debate over gun control in the United States of America, 2,000+ students located in Portland, Oregon walked out of their classrooms to assembly downtown in front of City Hall. Majority of the students assembled first to hear a series of speakers, talking about many different issues surrounding gun violence, then walked 2 miles to city hall where all elected officials reside.
I was amazed to see the number of kids who left their schools to share their voice and use their first amendment rights. Freedom to Assemble and Protest. Loud chants rang through the streets of Portland such as "This is what democracy looks like" and many others.Students walking down main roads blocking all traffic, and movement through the city. With the amount of commotion going on, this caused many locals to leave their businesses to see the loud commotion happening outside. Some even hanging outside of windows to get a picture. The students made sure to remain peaceful, and surrounding law enforcement did too. It was a very impactful thing to witness and document.
Project: Self run
Objective: With the continued debate over gun control in the United States of America, 2,000+ students located in Portland, Oregon walked out of their classrooms to assembly downtown in front of City Hall. Majority of the students assembled first to hear a series of speakers, talking about many different issues surrounding gun violence, then walked 2 miles to city hall where all elected officials reside.
I was amazed to see the number of kids who left their schools to share their voice and use their first amendment rights. Freedom to Assemble and Protest. Loud chants rang through the streets of Portland such as "This is what democracy looks like" and many others.Students walking down main roads blocking all traffic, and movement through the city. With the amount of commotion going on, this caused many locals to leave their businesses to see the loud commotion happening outside. Some even hanging outside of windows to get a picture. The students made sure to remain peaceful, and surrounding law enforcement did too. It was a very impactful thing to witness and document.
Black and White images
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Colored images
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Speakers
Before the walk and assembly at City hall, students met at a place called Pure Space PDX to hear speakers and activists. One including Portland resistance activist and leader Gregory MCkelvey and 7 other student speakers from different schools. This group of students represents ambassadors of the S.A.G.V-Students Against Gun Violence.
Before the walk and assembly at City hall, students met at a place called Pure Space PDX to hear speakers and activists. One including Portland resistance activist and leader Gregory MCkelvey and 7 other student speakers from different schools. This group of students represents ambassadors of the S.A.G.V-Students Against Gun Violence.
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Beautiful Butterflies
4/19/18
Project:Self run
Objective: I was so excited to see the butterflies were out today! As they tend to move around a lot, I had to chase one down and wait until it landed to take a picture. They also tend to move when someone gets close to them, so I had to be super sneaky while taking the pictures. Their wings are so beautiful and I wanted to have the sun rays shine on them to show their wings off. They are to elegant while flying and it was really cool to get a picture to show the details their wings have.
Project:Self run
Objective: I was so excited to see the butterflies were out today! As they tend to move around a lot, I had to chase one down and wait until it landed to take a picture. They also tend to move when someone gets close to them, so I had to be super sneaky while taking the pictures. Their wings are so beautiful and I wanted to have the sun rays shine on them to show their wings off. They are to elegant while flying and it was really cool to get a picture to show the details their wings have.
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Nature walk
4/19/18
Project:Self run
Objective: My goal for this series was to walk around my neighborhood and capture our beautiful flowers with the glowing sunlight. I wanted to capture the different shadows, and how the light could illuminate the flower. The colors of the flowers are very important too, so I wanted lighting that would compliment that too.
Project:Self run
Objective: My goal for this series was to walk around my neighborhood and capture our beautiful flowers with the glowing sunlight. I wanted to capture the different shadows, and how the light could illuminate the flower. The colors of the flowers are very important too, so I wanted lighting that would compliment that too.
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Nick's advertisement portraits
4/10/18
Project:Self run
Objective: A couple days ago, my friend Nick asked me if I could take some pictures of him for his Student body President campaign advertisements, and of course I said yes! I brought my camera to school to snap some portraits and full body pictures around our school. These images will be incorporated in the advertisements around the school to showcase Nick and his fun personality!
Project:Self run
Objective: A couple days ago, my friend Nick asked me if I could take some pictures of him for his Student body President campaign advertisements, and of course I said yes! I brought my camera to school to snap some portraits and full body pictures around our school. These images will be incorporated in the advertisements around the school to showcase Nick and his fun personality!
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Spring bees
3/30/18
Project: Self run
Objective: With the sun out and the weather becoming warmer, our wonderful bees of my neighborhood were out doing their job! I came across this beautiful flower bush, and when I stood to look at the flowers I could hear the hum of big bumble bees and the normal honey ones. They seemed very excited to see the beautiful flowers, so I took the opportunity to take some close up shots of the bees. I had to be careful not to get stung, but overall I had fun seeing them up close. I used an 18-55mm lens to get up close, but also have the ability to take some wider shots of the actual flower bush.
Project: Self run
Objective: With the sun out and the weather becoming warmer, our wonderful bees of my neighborhood were out doing their job! I came across this beautiful flower bush, and when I stood to look at the flowers I could hear the hum of big bumble bees and the normal honey ones. They seemed very excited to see the beautiful flowers, so I took the opportunity to take some close up shots of the bees. I had to be careful not to get stung, but overall I had fun seeing them up close. I used an 18-55mm lens to get up close, but also have the ability to take some wider shots of the actual flower bush.
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Fussball Spieler
3/25/18
Project: Self run
Objective: I was so glad to spend my second day of Spring Break outside, on our Stay-cation (A Vacation where you stay in your own town) to take some pictures! My family is big time soccer players, so I thought it would be super fun to do some action shots of my dad playing our favorite sport. With the blue sky and fluffy clouds, it made for a perfect backdrop for the in air juggle pictures. I wanted to practice and play around with action shots using quick shutter speeds to catch fast moments. I enjoyed kicking the ball around, and also catching some fun pictures of our Sunday soccer day.
Project: Self run
Objective: I was so glad to spend my second day of Spring Break outside, on our Stay-cation (A Vacation where you stay in your own town) to take some pictures! My family is big time soccer players, so I thought it would be super fun to do some action shots of my dad playing our favorite sport. With the blue sky and fluffy clouds, it made for a perfect backdrop for the in air juggle pictures. I wanted to practice and play around with action shots using quick shutter speeds to catch fast moments. I enjoyed kicking the ball around, and also catching some fun pictures of our Sunday soccer day.
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Cleveland High School #Enough Walkout
3/14/18
Project: Self run
Objective: For this I am speechless, I witnessed a piece of history that I was so proud to be a part of. With the recent discussion of gun violence in the USA, schools of all kind walked out of their classes at 10am on March 14th to honor the 17 lives who lost their lives due to a school shooter in Parkland, Florida. We stood outside for 17 minutes, every minute representing a victim. While outside, everyone remained silent to honor and show respect for the victims, their families, and Parkland, Florida. We the students also wanted to express our thoughts to Congress and the US government about gun laws in the United States of America. The school shooting topic directly affects us and our future, so I am so proud of the huge support of the student body for doing such an amazing job at making this an impactful walk out. Being able to document this historical event means so much to me. I witnessed my generation lead the path to a safer world. I will never forget these 17 minutes, and I hope to see this conversation grow and create change.
Honors:
1.Photos will appear in Cleveland High School newspaper( CHS Clarion) and be apart of the CHS Yearbook.
2.Images were used in a school display that I created in the main hall (Images of that are located on the Showcases/Exhibit tab under Art)
3.The main image of the front of the school was chosen to be apart of the HeART of Portland art show located in the Portland Art museum. This showcase features Public school art students to give them the ability to have their artwork, or any other forms of media to be in an art museum. Each student is chosen by the art department in each school to be the ambassador for their school. This art show brings 600 people the opening night, while many more come to see the exhibition during the week the showcase is open. It is such an honor to have my work be presented with so many talented artists from around the area and I am so thankful to be my high schools ambassador.(Images of that are located on the Showcases/Exhibit tab under Art)
Project: Self run
Objective: For this I am speechless, I witnessed a piece of history that I was so proud to be a part of. With the recent discussion of gun violence in the USA, schools of all kind walked out of their classes at 10am on March 14th to honor the 17 lives who lost their lives due to a school shooter in Parkland, Florida. We stood outside for 17 minutes, every minute representing a victim. While outside, everyone remained silent to honor and show respect for the victims, their families, and Parkland, Florida. We the students also wanted to express our thoughts to Congress and the US government about gun laws in the United States of America. The school shooting topic directly affects us and our future, so I am so proud of the huge support of the student body for doing such an amazing job at making this an impactful walk out. Being able to document this historical event means so much to me. I witnessed my generation lead the path to a safer world. I will never forget these 17 minutes, and I hope to see this conversation grow and create change.
Honors:
1.Photos will appear in Cleveland High School newspaper( CHS Clarion) and be apart of the CHS Yearbook.
2.Images were used in a school display that I created in the main hall (Images of that are located on the Showcases/Exhibit tab under Art)
3.The main image of the front of the school was chosen to be apart of the HeART of Portland art show located in the Portland Art museum. This showcase features Public school art students to give them the ability to have their artwork, or any other forms of media to be in an art museum. Each student is chosen by the art department in each school to be the ambassador for their school. This art show brings 600 people the opening night, while many more come to see the exhibition during the week the showcase is open. It is such an honor to have my work be presented with so many talented artists from around the area and I am so thankful to be my high schools ambassador.(Images of that are located on the Showcases/Exhibit tab under Art)
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Cherry Blossoms
3/9/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: I was so excited to see when I was driving back home, the beautiful Cherry blossoms in bloom! So vibrantly pink and beautiful. When I got home I immediately grabbed my camera, took a walk to find out nearest cherry blossom tree and took pictures! While by the tree, I instantly smelled the amazing cherry blossom fragrance, taking me back to my memories of spring and all the flowers blooming. Spring is my favorite season because the weather is perfect, all the flowers bloom making everyone's gardens look so vibrant and being able to walk by the cherry blossom trees and admire their beauty.
Project: Self Run
Objective: I was so excited to see when I was driving back home, the beautiful Cherry blossoms in bloom! So vibrantly pink and beautiful. When I got home I immediately grabbed my camera, took a walk to find out nearest cherry blossom tree and took pictures! While by the tree, I instantly smelled the amazing cherry blossom fragrance, taking me back to my memories of spring and all the flowers blooming. Spring is my favorite season because the weather is perfect, all the flowers bloom making everyone's gardens look so vibrant and being able to walk by the cherry blossom trees and admire their beauty.
White eyeliner
3/5/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: Today at school I wore my signature white eyeliner look. One of my favorites to do, so when I got home I wanted to take pictures with it on. I got a white canvas background and dressed in all white to match the eyeliner. I really like how my hair was a good contrast with the all-white theme. I chose to do black and white because I felt it helps the viewer focus on the image and the contrast between the white eyeliner and my skin.
Project: Self Run
Objective: Today at school I wore my signature white eyeliner look. One of my favorites to do, so when I got home I wanted to take pictures with it on. I got a white canvas background and dressed in all white to match the eyeliner. I really like how my hair was a good contrast with the all-white theme. I chose to do black and white because I felt it helps the viewer focus on the image and the contrast between the white eyeliner and my skin.
Snow day with mom!
2/21/18
Project: Self-run
Objective: Grab that puffy coat because who doesn't love a snow day! I was so excited to get the call that school was canceled because that meant I could go to the park and see the beautiful landscape that was freshly covered in snow. It looked so magical. Snow brings out the kid in anyone, it doesn't matter how old you are, sledding and snow bring smiles to everyone. My mom looked so cute, so I had to get some portrait pictures of her in the snow. I loved seeing all the people of my neighborhood out, enjoying the snow, and the beautiful scenery.
Project: Self-run
Objective: Grab that puffy coat because who doesn't love a snow day! I was so excited to get the call that school was canceled because that meant I could go to the park and see the beautiful landscape that was freshly covered in snow. It looked so magical. Snow brings out the kid in anyone, it doesn't matter how old you are, sledding and snow bring smiles to everyone. My mom looked so cute, so I had to get some portrait pictures of her in the snow. I loved seeing all the people of my neighborhood out, enjoying the snow, and the beautiful scenery.
Flora
2/18/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: On today's walk, I saw many of our local flowers flourishing. With the closeness of spring, I did see some new flowers start blooming. Out of the pictures I took today, these two are my favorite because of how vibrant their colors are, and just how they really catch the eye. I love taking walks and discovering beautiful flowers and wildlife. Not only does it allows me to take pictures, but also to find inspiration for upcoming projects.
Project: Self Run
Objective: On today's walk, I saw many of our local flowers flourishing. With the closeness of spring, I did see some new flowers start blooming. Out of the pictures I took today, these two are my favorite because of how vibrant their colors are, and just how they really catch the eye. I love taking walks and discovering beautiful flowers and wildlife. Not only does it allows me to take pictures, but also to find inspiration for upcoming projects.
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Portraits in the park
2/18/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: Today we got snow! Sadly by the time we got up to the park, it was mostly melting. The weather was still very cold out, but we bundled up and headed up to the park to see what snow was left. While walking we would stop and I would take portraits of the natural backgrounds and lighting. It is always fun taking walks with my dad, and getting to take pictures.
Project: Self Run
Objective: Today we got snow! Sadly by the time we got up to the park, it was mostly melting. The weather was still very cold out, but we bundled up and headed up to the park to see what snow was left. While walking we would stop and I would take portraits of the natural backgrounds and lighting. It is always fun taking walks with my dad, and getting to take pictures.
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Lulu the dog
2/16/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: This is my adorable dog Lulu. She is my everything, and never fails to bring a smile to my face. She is part Labrador, and part Newfoundland. She is very photogenic, and always poses for the camera (Especially when you say the word 'Cookie'). I love her deep brown eyes, and her silky fur. When she was a puppy she had a little white patch on her chest, but as she grew up it formed into an 'L' shape, which is so incredible being that her name is Lulu. I always am the dog mom taking pictures, but how can I not she is so cute. I am so happy we found each other, and I always look forward for the next day when she greets me in the morning.
Project: Self Run
Objective: This is my adorable dog Lulu. She is my everything, and never fails to bring a smile to my face. She is part Labrador, and part Newfoundland. She is very photogenic, and always poses for the camera (Especially when you say the word 'Cookie'). I love her deep brown eyes, and her silky fur. When she was a puppy she had a little white patch on her chest, but as she grew up it formed into an 'L' shape, which is so incredible being that her name is Lulu. I always am the dog mom taking pictures, but how can I not she is so cute. I am so happy we found each other, and I always look forward for the next day when she greets me in the morning.
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Valentine's Day
2/14/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: On this romantic day, filled with hearts and love, I decided to take some self portraits! I got this heart from a friend today, and it matched with two clothing items I have, so I decided to make a themed portrait using all of the items. Today also was one of the only sunny days, so I took advantage of that. Overall, I loved this serendipity of today how everything matched up for these images, and all the love and support my family and friends showed to me that day.
Project: Self Run
Objective: On this romantic day, filled with hearts and love, I decided to take some self portraits! I got this heart from a friend today, and it matched with two clothing items I have, so I decided to make a themed portrait using all of the items. Today also was one of the only sunny days, so I took advantage of that. Overall, I loved this serendipity of today how everything matched up for these images, and all the love and support my family and friends showed to me that day.
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B&W Self Portraits
2/7/18
Project: Self Run
Objective: This week has been one filled with many art projects and sadly less photography. But today I was so happy to have completed those projects and got back to take some pictures. It is always so rejuvenating to have the time to myself, and just take photos. I used a flashlight (A very bright one I should say) to take some Black and White photos to focus on positive and negative lighting. I would hold the flashlight at different angles to project different shadows on my face. This type of photography is always so fun because you change how you look just by the shadows.
Project: Self Run
Objective: This week has been one filled with many art projects and sadly less photography. But today I was so happy to have completed those projects and got back to take some pictures. It is always so rejuvenating to have the time to myself, and just take photos. I used a flashlight (A very bright one I should say) to take some Black and White photos to focus on positive and negative lighting. I would hold the flashlight at different angles to project different shadows on my face. This type of photography is always so fun because you change how you look just by the shadows.
Convention center Black and Whites |
1/28/18
Project: Self run Objective: So today was the International Auto show, showcasing the new cars of 2018. While a lot of the cars were so nice, some of my favorite things that I saw where the motorcycles that were showcased. They had a pretty chrome finish that would reflect and be like a mirror. I walked around the area too, snapping pictures of places that had nice architecture or people in the area. Overall It was a super fun day, nice cars and shiny motorcycles. |
Sunny
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1/14/18
Project: Self run Objective: I was so excited to wake up today and for the sun to be shining! It was very windy out, but when the sun it out, the whole city comes alive. I walked around the park capturing images with the vibrant green color I love, some of the people enjoying the sun, and especially playing the guitar. |
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Pacific Northwest Green |
1/9/18
Project: Self Run Objective: Nothing beats the vibrancy and greenery of the Pacific Northwest. It's so unique and stunning, I can always recognize it in pictures. I love getting to walk around every day and see this color. Today I wanted to capture that color, so I took pictures of my favorite plants/places that showcased this vibrant green color. It was nice walking in the rain and taking pictures of nature. |
Backyard Bamboo Self Portraits |
1/6/18
Project: Self Run Objective: On this wonderful Saturday, the sunlight was so beautiful in my backyard. In the winter, this type of sunlight can be rare, so I quickly got out my camera and took some portrait photos. I wanted to keep the green tones of the image, so I decided to wear my camouflage jacket so I could accomplish that. Overall it was so nice to get some Vitamin D, and take some self-portraits! |
Color to Black and white pictures |
1/1/18
Project: Self-run Objective: On New Year's day, I woke up to the nicest sunlight coming through my living room windows. Wanting to start the New Year on a good note, I got out my camera, tripod, and camera remote to take some black and white images under the sun. I set up the shot and took the pictures with my cameras Black and White filter. In Post-production with my pictures, I took them into Lightroom CC to add the colors. I used the light color curve to add red hues, then contrasting them with blue to make purples. Overall I enjoyed laying in the sun and taking pictures in the fresh year. The colors came out very vibrant giving the light a warmer feeling. |
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California Travels |
12/28/17
Project: Self-run Objective: As I enjoyed spending winter break with my family in California, I of course had to take pictures of the beautiful sunsets and palm trees. California is like a second home to me, I have been there so much and always enjoyed the sunsets there. It was so nice not being in the cold weather for a week, and to have fun with my family, and take some pictures of the areas we traveled along the PCH. |
Projected light portraits |
12/18/17
Project: Self-run Objective: On this lovely day, my friends and I decided to get together, and make gingerbread houses. As we had a blast doing that, I wanted to take portrait pictures of them using my projector. I have done this before, and it always turns out wonderfully. I placed the projector at different angles so that the light would hit different parts of their face. The projected light is orange, while the blue light comes from my phone showcasing a blue photo on the screen, I would do the blue light on the side that has no orange light hitting the face, that would then reflecting onto the shadowed area. This creates an amazing blue and orange sunset-like colorway to the portraits. We had a lot of fun taking pictures and further developing my skill with projected light photography. |
Christmas decorations 2017 |
12/10/17
Project: Self run Objective: For the past couple weeks, my family and I have been decorating our house for Christmas! These are four galleries of our decorations around the house with explanations of their meanings. |
Main Christmas tree in house
These pictures are of our tree that is located in the living room. Our tree we have is from the 60s. It is by Silver Forrest. I got it when I was 8 with my dad at a super cool vintage store in town. It is so amazing and unique because you build the tree itself. All the branches are separate, and so you put them in the holes on the stem of the tree. Every year I love building it. The aluminum material of the needles and our lights really make it shine and compliment each other because the light reflects all around the house.
Real Tree in my room
As I love our silver tree in the living room, its tradition that I get a real mini tree that is in my room. I love the smell of the pine and having a cute little baby tree always brightens my day. This tree is especially important because I put all my traditional German ornaments on it. I am originally from Germany, I grew up there until I was five in a small little village. So when we came to the US we brought back the handmade German ornaments. These are the type that is the most popular in Germany. They are sold by woodcarvers at a ChristkindlMarkt, which is a Christmas Market. Many villages have their own style of ornament. These just remind me of home and are very special. The craftsmanship and beauty is something you don't see much in ornaments anymore, so these will always have a special place in my heart.
German Pyramid
Another German piece we brought back is called the German Pyramid. Depending on the style, it is different levels of carved people, with the top level being Angels. Each level moves when the top propeller moves. At the bottom you put candles on it, so when the heat rises it hits the top propeller and moves the people inside of it by itself. It is such mesmerizing to watch and see it spin around. It is a great part of our house and I love bringing it out every year.
Black and white
German incense Smokers + German Pyramid + Christmas Tree
For these images, I wanted to capture my decorations in a simpler color format. I included what you call 'German incense smokers.' These are so cool and special. They are handmade figures of people (We have a soccer player, a Bavarian Man in Lederhosen, and a Bavarian beer drinker), which you can put incense in them and it will come out of their mouth like they are smoking. Inside of the figure is hollow so you put the incense there. It will come out of their mouth. Some are designed to have a pipe in their hand so it looks like they are smoking from that. We also have our Nutcrackers from there too. I love how they are all handmade and so well thought out. Such beautiful pieces that make me feel generally happy and remind me of home.
Curve editing
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12/9/17
Project: Self Run Objective: So on my phone, I have the pocket version of Lightroom. While editing a picture I took at school I found this cool feature called 'Curve' that lets you adjust colors of the pictures. So just experimenting I did extreme edits of the picture to see what it would do. It reminded me of thermal images, but instead of the basic colors, I had pinks, teals, and other colors. |
Before and After
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12/7/17
Project: Class assignment Class: Digital media Objective: For this assignment, we were tasked to take five images of our choosing and edit them on Lightroom CC to create an after picture. I used different tools and settings for these images. The picture on the left side is the before picture with no edits made, and then the second is the after picture with added edits and a breakdown of those. I had a fun time learning new tools on Lightroom, getting to use them, then comparing the image to the original to see the improvement. |
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Adjustments made:
Increased:Exposure, Saturation, Sharpening,Highlights
Exposure brush on the iris and the white of the eye
Darkened shadows
Increased:Exposure, Saturation, Sharpening,Highlights
Exposure brush on the iris and the white of the eye
Darkened shadows
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Adjustments made:
Increased: Contrast, Highlight, Vibrance, Saturation
Darkened: Shadows
Added a cooler temperature making the ice have a blue hue and providing the crab a background color that will help it stand out more
Sharpened image
Fixed distortion from camera lens
Increased: Contrast, Highlight, Vibrance, Saturation
Darkened: Shadows
Added a cooler temperature making the ice have a blue hue and providing the crab a background color that will help it stand out more
Sharpened image
Fixed distortion from camera lens
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Adjustments made:
Increased:Contrast, Highlights, Whites, Vibrance, Saturation, darkness of shadows
Decreased: Exposure
Added warmer temperature
Added Green tint to bring out the forest behind
Sharpened image
Added dark Vignette
Increased:Contrast, Highlights, Whites, Vibrance, Saturation, darkness of shadows
Decreased: Exposure
Added warmer temperature
Added Green tint to bring out the forest behind
Sharpened image
Added dark Vignette
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Adjustments made:
Increased: Contrast, Highlights, sharpening
Added a red light/color curve:Increasing saturation and adding more of a pink/purple hue to image
Enabled Lens corrections
Cropped lower branches out of picture
Increased: Contrast, Highlights, sharpening
Added a red light/color curve:Increasing saturation and adding more of a pink/purple hue to image
Enabled Lens corrections
Cropped lower branches out of picture
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Adjustments made:
Increased: Red Hue, Red luminance,Saturation, Exposure,Highlights
Red leaf in front of face: Exposure, contrast and saturation to make it more bolder
Decreased: Orange hue
Spot removal
Added small amount of darkened vignette
Exposure brush on right eye
Fixed distortion from camera lens
Cropped and mirrored image
Increased: Red Hue, Red luminance,Saturation, Exposure,Highlights
Red leaf in front of face: Exposure, contrast and saturation to make it more bolder
Decreased: Orange hue
Spot removal
Added small amount of darkened vignette
Exposure brush on right eye
Fixed distortion from camera lens
Cropped and mirrored image
The Healing tool
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11/30/17
Project: Class assignment Class: Digital media Objective: Today in class we learned how to do the healing/cloning tool in Adobe Lightroom CC. With this, we were tasked to take a couple of our own images and experiment with it. I took a picture of a fire hydrant in my neighborhood with graffiti on it to use the healing tool. As I think the graffiti looks great on the fire hydrant ( I did research to see what the meaning of the symbols is, and it is not a Satanic symbol. It is the alchemical symbol for sulfur, meaning 'Soul' ) I just wanted to see what it would look like without it. I used the cloning tool to match the area of the fire hydrant. I added some saturation to the image, also I included using the contrast tool and added a warmer tone. The next image was taken at the beach. There was this very annoying branch that landed in the picture. So with my new Lightroom skills, I used the cloning tool to remove it. With that I used the healing brush to clean up some of the lines that were a little bold, feathered the cloned image also to make it appear more natural. I also added a tiny bit of vibrancy and saturation to the image. |
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Vignette tool
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11/28/17
Project: Class assignment Class: Digital media Objective: For this assignment, we were to experiment with Adobe Lightroom CC. The tools that we learned how to do today were the Black and white mode (Hit 'V' on the keyboard), creating a virtual copy to compare the original image and the edited (Control apostrophe- ctrl '), the vignette tool and finally the highlight brush. For my images, I used the portraits of my dad to work with the tools we learned. The far left image is original with no edits made to it, the middle is the black and white that Lightroom creates for the image, then the final picture has my edits made to the picture. I used the vignette tool to make the picture look less flat, and added highlights to the picture. With the final picture also, I cropped a little of the boom so there wasn't a lot of black space. Onto the second picture I edited images of my dog Lulu, I did the same thing of adding the Lightroom Black and White. With the final images, I added the vignette, added more of a contrast to it, and cropped the image to have a picture where to can really focus on the subject without a lot of blank space. |
Shayne's Senior portraits |
11/29/17
Project: Self run Objective: My great friend Shayne is a senior, and she asked me if I could do her senior portraits. So during the day, the sun was perfect out. There were no clouds, all natural sun, so it was a perfect day for senior portraits. We had a lot of fun walking around the neighborhood and taking pictures. I loved getting the opportunity to take photos for a friend, especially her senior portraits. |
Portraits of my dad |
11/27/17
Class: Digital media Objective: For this project my dad and I went up to our local park and I took portrait photos of him. For these I wanted to work with the lighting, especially in the forest, while focusing on his facial expressions to give the emotion of the image. I had a fun time making dad jokes (Ironic) behind the camera to get a laugh and then take the picture. |
Thanksgiving family portraits |
11/23/17
Class:Digital Media Objective: In relation of the Polaroid Thanksgiving Portrait project previous to this, these pictures were the same night, but taken on my camera instead. I chose to take them in Black and white being that it added a more simplistic feel to it. Its hard to explain, but it felt right to have them in Black and white and not color. I took photos of my family members making dinner, and talking while we waited for food. My Nana was a chef at her restaurant for 48+ years, so I felt it was important to capture the moment while she was in her natural element. My family and I just had fun taking pictures, I tried to capture them in a candid state, but it can be hard when your camera makes a loud shutter noise. We joked around and enjoyed each others company. |
Polaroid Thanksgiving portraits |
11/23/17
Class:Digital media/self run Objective: In this project, we were instructed to take portraits of out loved ones during time spent together. As part one of my project, I decided to do 10 Polaroids of each family member showcasing them at our dinner at my Nana's house. I had a great time at dinner, being with family and eating wonderful food. |
Little red riding hood portraits |
11/22/17
Project: Self Run Objective: For this project, I wanted to showcase this color of red. My Japanese maple tree in my backyard was so pretty, and I got a hoodie recently with the same colors, so I created a series with that in mind. |
Still life |
10/31/17
Class:Digital media Artist Statement: For my project for still life I took a photo of my gnome homes I created, in a area of a tree to add this secret city essence. With the gnome homes, I feel they are life and also childhood in the thematic intent category of still life.I think this because as kids we always image the gnome homes, and maybe even see them sometimes. It personally reminds me of going up to the park to hunt for the gnome homes that people would make in the stumps of trees. But it also shows life because it is in a surrounded area of moss, leaves, and trees giving it a life element to it. Another aspect to where it could be life is that houses are normally seen where people spend a lot of their lives too. |
Old school |
10/29/17
Project:Self Run Objective: This was just a little experiment to broaden new looks of my photography. I heard of this app called Huji Cam which allows you take photos on your mobile device, but make it look like you took them on a disposable camera. So today I just took photos of things I saw that would look cool with this style. |
Smashed
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10/25/17
Project:Self run Objective: So today I was at the pumpkin patch, and I noticed how many pumpkins were smashed in. As we try to decorate our pumpkins to look super scary (especially for Halloween to scare all those vampires and ghosts) what is more scary than a dying,rotting, moldy and unwanted pumpkin. They are kinda the sad misfits of the pumpkin world. Just sitting there, with no chance of being carved or picked by a family. As I looked at the closely I noticed the details of the decomposing state, and what could have happened to them. They are not five star pumpkins, but there is still this subtle look to them that draws the eye. So while walking around to look for our perfect pumpkin, I also looked for the worst ones to document their tragedy showing how their story ended. As ugly as they can be, I still find the beauty in them with their bright color, and the shapes of their seeds and how they lay on the Earth. |
Adobe Lightroom
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10/24/17
Class:Digital Media Objective: For this assignment we were to experiment with Adobe Lightroom. We really just go to see how the program worked, with instruction on the tools offered in it and how to use it effectively. We were given 30 pictures to choose from (Photos for this project were taken by Vanessa Hughes), and just see what we could do with them. We got to just do trial and error and find what worked for us best.I incorporated my use of color that I love in photos, and also got to try new ways of editing photos to help benefit me in the future. |
Black and White contrast Portraits |
10/23/17
Self Run Objective: This project was just a little night creativity spark. I had a cool idea of taking some Black and White portraits with different lighting angles. Late night ideas always are my favorite. |
Outdoor School
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10/15-20/17
Outdoor school name: Polaroid Objective: Outdoor school is a week where 6th graders experience education in a different environment to showcase other types of learning.It is a week where majority of Oregon students experience. One special thing that is offered is when you become a sophomore in high school, from there until you graduate you are able to become a Student Leader/ Student Counselor to a cabin of 6th graders. As you lead a group from around 6-10, (Depending on how many students are there that week) with one other cabin partner, you develop leadership and communication skills. A your day is spent teaching students your chosen field study .Field study is an outdoor learning environment to teach kids about the four groups that are taught .There is Water, Plants, Soil and Animals, all the parts of a healthy ecosystem.The kids Rotate to each field study (A new one everyday).For me personally I am a Animals Field study student Leader. Half of my day is teaching the animal stations, and the other is leading the kids through a interactive hike.I specialize in birds and pelts.For the entire week it is a group of high school students from all around the area, helping the staff on site who help mentor and lead us, in hopes to create an experience of these kids, and teach them the importance of the Outdoors. We are on call 24/7, working about 121.5 hours by the end of the week.It is a week filled with challenges, fun times, and amazing staff and student leaders who help build the fun memories of Outdoor school. |
1 in 1700 |
10/2/17
Class: Digital Media Artist statement: For this project, my intentions are to show the style in which I take photos, but also represent me as a person. As I like to take portrait photos, the outdoors and nature is really important to me, and inspirational. Part of who I am is getting to go to different places, and experience the area in its natural form, but also include aspects of it that are often overlooked. I hope to achieve a look into my thought process and creation of photos. With that I also want to showcase my most common places I see, such as Mt.Tabor, and also the ones around me like my family and pets who really represent a big part of my life. My goal for the viewer is for them to create a story in their head about each photo and why it is in this series. |
Beach trip |
10/1/17
Project:Self run Objective: In this project it was more of an adventure. As with reason we went to the beach was for a project, my dad and I traveled around to different beaches, and captured it candidly. The water provided a nice glossy reflection, to be able to mirror a subject there. The trees and coastline provided interesting fields of depth, and also strong areas for contrast. The strong rock formations of the beach also added a nice texture to pictures. It was very nice to go to the beach, and take photos. It was a very fun little day trip. There was also a nicely colored beach house that was great to take portrait photos in front of. The peachiness provided a great backdrop, especially with the blue walls. Overall the beach is a very great place to take photos, while also seeing some natural design that is featured there. |
9/29/17
Project: Camera angles and directing subjects
Class: Digital Media
Objective: In this project we were tasked to test/experiment with our cameras to learn the different angles, levels and profiles that a setting or subject can be placed in. We were confined to be just in the school cafeteria. We started with that, then we got separated into groups. In these groups we each had to take our turn to direct the group to take a few pictures showcasing the new terms learned and techniques. The class also got time to learn about our cameras to make them more effective and just have fun with taking photos around the cafeteria.
Project: Camera angles and directing subjects
Class: Digital Media
Objective: In this project we were tasked to test/experiment with our cameras to learn the different angles, levels and profiles that a setting or subject can be placed in. We were confined to be just in the school cafeteria. We started with that, then we got separated into groups. In these groups we each had to take our turn to direct the group to take a few pictures showcasing the new terms learned and techniques. The class also got time to learn about our cameras to make them more effective and just have fun with taking photos around the cafeteria.
9/26/17
Project:Color your world
Class:Graphic design
Objective: In this project, we were tasked with picking two or more items with a recognizable color (Like a tennis ball being neon yellow), and re painting them in a different color. I chose a Maple leaf, Pinecone, chestnut with its spiky covering, a tree branch with its nettles and an a corn. I then spray painted them each accordingly. After each item was dry, we were then to make a photo series with them either as separate pictures or combined altogether. With that we were then to create a background to compliment each item and their colors.
Photos taken on iPhone 6s
Project:Color your world
Class:Graphic design
Objective: In this project, we were tasked with picking two or more items with a recognizable color (Like a tennis ball being neon yellow), and re painting them in a different color. I chose a Maple leaf, Pinecone, chestnut with its spiky covering, a tree branch with its nettles and an a corn. I then spray painted them each accordingly. After each item was dry, we were then to make a photo series with them either as separate pictures or combined altogether. With that we were then to create a background to compliment each item and their colors.
Photos taken on iPhone 6s
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