Thursday, April 23, 2015

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

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. 




Thursday, April 16, 2015

Story with a photo - International Excursion at Din Tai Fung


Back in the summer of junior year, I went back to Taiwan for a internship at my uncle's company. But internship aside, the first thing that came to my mind when I got off the plane was the good food located all over the island of Taiwan that was just waiting for my arrival. Out of all the great food there, there is always one restaurant that I have to go to every time I visit Taiwan: Din Tai Fung. Din Tai Fung is a famous restaurant in Taiwan, well known for their Shanghai Xiao Long Bao, which are essentially circular dumplings with a bit of broth inside. On my second day there, I got the chance to visit the restaurant, and while I was there, I noticed this cute card holder with the company mascot enclosed inside a transparent cube of water, which I decided to take a photo of to remind myself of the great experience. 

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Multicultural Week

Ever since Tommy was a little freshman, he was told by all the upperclassmen early on in the school year to "bring a ton of money during multicultural week" or to "ask parents for extra allowance to save up to spend at multicultural week". At that time, he knew nothing about what this "multicultural week" was. It sounded scary. It sounded interesting. And most of all, it sounded fun.

After waiting for 3 quarters of the school year, it had finally arrived. This "multicultural week" everybody spoke of. It popped up everywhere, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and even Mr. Harley's blog, the blog of that one teacher everybody loved yet nobody ever dared talk bad about due to the off chance he finds out and everybody gets flunked. This must have meant it was a really important event, whatever it was. On Twitter, everybody was getting hyped. On Facebook, everybody was advertising their club and food through profile pictures. Instagram was comprised of everybody sharing photos of students making food for multicultural week. And Mr. Harley's blog... It was the weirdest one yet. The first day back from break, he made his students in English class write an essay about multicultural week. "Wait, what?!?" Tommy had not learned anything about multicultural week yet. It hadn't even started! Thankfully, he found out it wasn't due the same day, but was actually due that Friday. He vowed to himself to make sure he learned every single nitbit about multicultural week.

At first, the only think he knew were that other students were selling various types of food during lunch. Then, he researched some more and found out that every day of the week, there is a recommended color to wear, to support a specific continent where people inhabited. Later, he also found out that people performed on the amphitheater during lunch, providing free entertainment! And finally, he found out that his school schedule was changed to accommodate the selling of food by the clubs. This meant that lunch was extra long! Besides the facts, he also experienced firsthand what buying lunch during multicultural week feels like -- pushy, crowded, but satisfactory because of the awesome food the clubs sold, unlike boring and bland school lunches that were provided year round.

Each day passed by quicker and quicker, as little Tommy learned how to handle the reins of multicultural week. He knew where the best spots were, which clubs to go to first, all the important stuff to excel in getting the best food.

Alas, it was finally time for him to write his essay. As he got home Thursday and sat in front of a computer with an empty word document getting ready to write his essay for the mysterious Mr. Harley, he thought about the essay assigned. Finally, as he mentally prepared himself for the grueling assignment, he contemplated, he smiled, and he wrote.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Principles of Design: Repetition


Edits:

Contrast +60
Highlights +100
Shadows +20
Whites +50
Blacks +50
Vibrance +10
Saturation +10

This photo demonstrates repetition as the lockers in the photo make it seem to move from right to left. Once your eyes focus on the close lockers to the right, you gradually work your way to the left, to eventually look at the lockers whose doors shine in the sunlight.

Principles of Design: Unity


Edits:

Shadows -50
Whites -50

This picture represents unity as all the rocks in the photo are all attached harmonically and leave no gaps in between.

Principles of Design: Variety


Edits: 

Exposure +0.25
Contrast +20
Whites +17
Blacks +1

This picture demonstrates variety as the word mission is surrounded by many different pieces of art, all representing variety, ranging from books to sports equipment to instruments. 

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Shutter Speed and Everything After

My partner is Jason Stiltz.

Lens Blog Photo
1) I believe the photo was taken with a fast shutter speed because I am assuming the upright trucks are moving at a fast speed, and for the trucks to be captured without blur, it means that the shutter speed had to be fast in order to capture the trucks at perfect clarity.
2) This photo demonstrates the rule of composition of leading lines as the highway divider and the white lines on the highway in the middle curves further back in the photo, allowing out eyes to follow it. My partner used proportion because the trucks on the road are getting farther and farther away as it appears in the photo; even though they can be assumed to be the same size, one is smaller than the other because of its distance away.
3) The element of art used in this photo is forms due to the three dimensional shape of the trucks, in the shape of rectangular boxes which express depth, length, and width.
4) The principle of design used in this photo is movement due to the path our eyes take when looking at the photo, starting with the upright truck on the right side, then moving to the tipped over truck on the left side, and finally following the highway divider into the distance.


Tuesday with Farley's Kids!
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