Final Exam

4) I believe my transformative photo is the Skittles photo from the first commercial shoot. The reason I chose this photo is because this was the first photo I shot where there was an exterior light source that I could adjust by myself, which also prompted me to learn how to change the white balance and shutter speed so I could get the perfect unedited photo, to make it even better through editing. Speaking of editing, after the photo was taken, I also learned how to accurately (at least to the extent of my knowledge) edit a photo so that it can look a lot nice compared to its original pre-processed state to its finished post-processed state. All in all, I chose this photo because it made me feel like I was actually doing a commercial for Skittles, with all the steps needed to take to turn a box of skittles into a advertisement picture.

5) For reference, my photos of shape and form are found here and here, respectively. Now, the difference between shape and form, is that a shape is a two dimensional shape with close lines, for example, a square or a triangle or a circle that is missing its final component to make it a three dimensional figure: depth. A drawing on a piece of paper of a square, would be considered a shape. On the other hand, a form is a three dimensional shape expressing all three components: length, width, and depth. Some examples of these shapes are balls, cylinders, boxes, pyramids, and cones. All these shapes have depth, which add the three dimensional aspect to them. In reference to my photos, I chose my photo for shape because the flowers in the photo did not seem to have any depth at all, and thus becoming a shape. For form, the other flower I chose, I chose because the light of the sun creates shade on certain parts of the flower, so the flower has depth, the final part to make a shape, a form.

6) For reference, my photos of pattern and repetition are found here and here, respectively. The difference between pattern and repetition is that pattern is the repeating of an object or symbol all over a piece of art, and in our case, a photograph. An example of this would be taking photos of bricks or tiles laid together, like my photo shown above. This shows pattern because the individual tiles are all repeating on the wall, and thus repeats as shown in the work of art. Repetition acts upon pattern, as it uses pattern to make the work of art (photo) seem active. An example of this would be a photo of lockers, which all look the same to display pattern, from near to far, which was what I shot. First your eyes look at the closer lockers, as they are in focus. Then your eyes follow the line of lockers to the end, where there is a light, which makes it seem like the lockers are actually moving away from you, and thus displaying repetition.

7) My Weebly about page can be found here.
A link to the photographer who highly inspired me can be found here. His name is Peter Lik.

8) My last three project links can be found here, here, and here. Which one of these projects was my best you ask? I believe it was the last project, my photos of light trails. Which was my best photograph in this project? The last photo, which can be found here. I believe this was my best work, because I spent the most time in taking the photos needed for this project, and because I did my best to find the best location to capture these moments. They also required multiple shots, which meant more time to take the photo. I then chose the best shots captured in the group, and used that as a photo (after editing of course). This project changed me as it taught me how to allot time to photography to capture the best moments. It also helped me to learn to see differently as I learned to shoot good photos in spots where I did not think about shooting before. For example, the photo I mentioned up there, it was taken at on top of a highway overpass at 11PM. Normal people would simply drive on the overpass, and never even bother of looking off the sides of it, which was exactly how this photo was captured: I parked my car, walked to the middle of the overpass, got the perfect angle, and simply shot away.

Final Project - Light Trails

Weebly Website Reviews

From first period, I pick Michael Shen's photo. I like this photo because all of the buildings feel connected with each other and the solar flares at the left of the photo add more flare to it.

(His weebly site is: http://mshenphotos.weebly.com/)

From second period, I pick Andrew Xu's photo. I like this photo because it is a really nice photo of a sunset, and also because the sun flares coming from the back of the person in the photo brings out not only the person in the photo but also the sunset and the beach. 

(His weebly site is: http://inspirephotographs.weebly.com/)

From third period, I pick Jason Stiltz's photo. I like this photo because it is a really clean photo with a sense of mysteriousness. The sun placed right in the door of the shack makes the photo look nice, and the fog in front of the mountains in the distance make it seem eerie. 

(His weebly site is: http://gr8j8.weebly.com/)

From fourth period, I pick Kaitlyn Shih's photo. I like this photo because it symbolizes life, and the focus is only on the plant, and makes it look like the health of the plant is more important than the hands holding it. 

(Her weebly site is: http://kaitlynshihphotography.weebly.com/)

Presentation Project: Strawberry

Weebly

First Commercial Shoot

PC: Jason Wu

PC: Gary Zeng

PC: Hong Wu

PC: Henry Yu

PC: Jason Wu

Model: Austin Whaley

Best Photo

The about pages for my 5 favorite photographers in no particular order:
Peter Lik
Joseph Rossbach
Michael Frye
Francesco Gola
Cory J. O'Neill 

Another photographer who didn't have an about page: Alex Noriega

MCJMCW Photo Story

On the first day of MC week, I originally planned to go to a taco truck in Niles, but when we got there, the truck was not there. We had to change our plans, and ended up going to Sonics, where I ordered a Coney dog, filled with great sauces, great onions and beef, and great diabetes.

On the second day of MC week, I took a friend out to lunch and we went to the Habit at Pacific Commons. I ordered my usual there, which was a Double Charburger, with added cheese and grilled onions. In my opinion, I think they have one of the best burgers in Fremont. 

On the third day of MC week, I went with my friends to Chick-Fil-A, my favorite restaurant. When we were there, I ordered a Spicy Chicken Deluxe Sandwich, pictured above. Like always, it was superb.
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On the fourth day of MC week, I brought another friend out, this time to Popeyes at Fremont Hub. That day was my birthday, so my friend insisted on paying for me! Yay free meal!

On the final day of MC week, we had an assembly schedule where all the students, during third period, would go watch the Multicultural Assembly, where a ton of students would perform dances and cultural events for the rest of the school to see. Pictured here, is Mr. Hui performing Tai Chi Chuan.