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Love

The love concept I chose to photograph was self love. In this image the subject feels inadequate and is lacking self love.

Photo Restoration

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Storytelling

Reflection Reflection

I set a goal to only work on schoolwork and classwork in class, and I have been doing a good job with it. I mainly do homework or photography work in class, as opposed to just taking a break during the day the whole class, so I'd give myself an A-.

Letter to the Past

Dear Sofia,

Being over halfway through this school year, I've learned many things in all of my classes. For this photography class, there are a lot of things I can tell you to help you be successful in the class. First off, use class time to either work on work for photography or another class if you have nothing to do. This will help you a lot in time management once things start getting crazy busy. Another thing, come up with ideas for your projects early, even if you can't execute them right away. This will make sure you aren't scrambling to figure something out. And for getting those ideas, try looking up articles and examples on the internet then build off of them. Take your pictures on your camera because they turn out so much better, and take the time to edit your pictures nicely. So far, one of my best works in this class might have been my "blue" project. The goal of this project was to photograph something either blue physically or conceptually. This image I captured was taken while on a photoshoot for something else entirely (think about your projects whenever you are shooting for other things as well!). Here is the image:

I decided to use blue both conceptually, with the subject looking sad or distressed, and visually with the blue tile on the wall. The only thing i would've changed on this image would be to get her full body. Her feet were cut off and it would add more to the photo to get a little lower perspective or farther away. However, I was in a rush to take the photo, so I am pretty content with how it turned out. All in all, you are going to have a lot of fun in this class and learn a lot, so be excited and as prepared as possible.

Yours truly,
Sofia (in February)

Forced Perspective