WEST SIDE STORY IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
2901 MELROSE AVE.
IOWA CITY, IA 52246
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VOLUME 47 ISSUE 1
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Exploring Life Thr
Photos by Ethan Goers
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Pages 4-5: Apeture Pages 6-9: Shutter Speed Pages 10-11: Framing Pages 12-13: Portraiture Pages 14-15: Lines Pages 16-17: Light Pages 18-19: Perspective Pages 20-23: Free Form Pages 25-25: Bonus Fun FOR MORE COVERAGE GO TO WSSPAPER.COM
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Aperature The picture on the bottom left, is an upclose photo I took of a pole outside West to use as an example of aperature. The picture on the right is a fire alarm right next to the stairs of West.
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The Photo in the upper left corner of the screen, is a photo I snapped of Jordan Bailey ‘18 getting a snowball thrown at him right as it explodes. The picture on the right is a photo that i also took right as my dad was kicking a soccerball in a game. The bottom picture was taken right before Jordan wiped out trying to slide on the ice.
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Framing The photo on the left is a photo that I captured of Jordan Bailey ‘18 looking at a bench. The photo on the right is a door leading into West, that I got a reflection of.
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Portraiture The photo on the left is a picture of my mom posing next to a sticker on a car that represents her running capability. The photo on the right shows my dad the day before he gears up for doing the Iron Man.
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Lines
The Photo on the left is a bottle that I found lying outside West high in the frozen grass. The photo on the right is of my open locker, they are both examples of lines.
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Lighting The photo you see on the left is a picture of the bright outdoor light entering to the stairwell. The picture on the left was taken on a very bright day, when the sun was shining through the hallways of West high.
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The photo on the upper left is a photo I took of Jordan Bailey ‘18 as he was preparing to take a photo of me. The photo on the lower left is a robot clock that we took outside and snapped pictures of. He is on a hill of ice. The last photo on the right, is a terrifying photo of Bailey ‘18 wearing a mask that we found in the Intro to Newspaper room.
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Free Form I did my free form photos at a soccer game that my dad was participating in. I play in a soccer club, and they were holding a special parents play event that a bunch of the players came to watch. The photo on the left is a photo of my dads friend Chuck as he throws the ball back to the center field after being scored on. The photo on the right is a picture of the very skilled John Tucker as he recieves the ball.
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Free Form The photo below is a picture of Chuck scowling, but not because of being scored on, but because of his son jeering him on from the sidline. The photo on the right is a picture of Henry Chen’s ‘18, dad. He is intensly looking off into the majestic sunset prepared for whatever battle awaits him.
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Bonus Fun All of the photos on these two pages, were taken by Ethan Goers ‘18, when he travelled to Kenya as a part of an Opportunity International (Company that helps give out micro-loans to entrepanuers looking to start a comnpany of their own.) All of the photos seen below were from the safari portion of the trip in Masai Mara wildlife reserve.
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