In the Last Seconds

I snapped this shot during the national anthem at a girl’s football game. I looked over during the last verse of the song, and saw both the captains standing by each other holding hands as such. The emotion of the two leaders standing united right before the big game started was so great, I had to get the picture. It bothers me that I cut off their feet right at the ankles, and I wish I had been standing just a bit farther away so that there was a bit more space on the left side for them to be looking out into. Otherwise, I love the simplicity of the photo - especially in black and white - and the emotion it conveys.

Sarah S.

Emotional Distress

This is a photo of a victim of cancer. My uncles has been going through so much pain every second of his day fighting and trying to survive. I took this photo because it inspired me, the way he sat outside his emotions in this photo really captures how he feels. What I did to this photo is change the levels of the contrast. I made it a bit darker to create a more dramatic look and it also makes the picture look a little more somber.

Kunnary S.

Neon Flower

I really like the colors and how vibrant they are in this photo. I took a light painting photo (a long shutter speed) of my friend drawing a flower. I then cut up the photo in various pieces and defined the borders. I then pieced it back together so that the flower looks like it is continuing through the boxes. I did this all in Photoshop.

Joseph B.

Lil' Bird

This picture was taken during school while in Photography class. The bird just caught my attention and I just started taking pictures of it. The few shots I got weren’t that good, but this one is like he was looking directly at the camera. I like how I can see all the details of his feathers and the colors mesh together very well. This is the direct picture out of the camera, no Photoshop used.

– Jessica G

Doggy Blues

This is a picture of my dog Ariel. She’s usually a very happy, fun-loving dog, but lately she’s been feeling sick. It’s very sad but I also figured I’d capture the look of emotion on her face as she lay on the balcony. It’s too bad I couldn’t have taken the picture in a better setting, but I didn’t want to pass up on this opportunity. I changed the hue around her to a deep blue in order to accentuate her emotion even further. All in all, I feel like it was a good shot.
Heru Z

Cherry Blossoms

I took this picture at Bradley Park during the spring time. I loved how in bloomed the flowers were and how there were so many of them in bunches on the trees, they looked so pretty. When I took the photo I focused in on the bunch of flowers in the front which then made the background blurry. On photoshop I focused in more on the flowers in the front and brightened the background. When I did this it made the background flowers look like they were a painting and the front flowers more real looking, which I think is a cool contrast. I love this picture!

Audrey C