west side story iowa city west high school
2901 melrose ave.
iowa city, IA 52246
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Volume issue 1
February 4, 2016
Portfolio Photos by Jenny Vest
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Pages 4-5: Framing Pages 6-7: Lines Pages 8-11: Shutter Speed and Aperture Pages 11-14: Prespective Pages 15-17: Portraiture Pages 18-19: Lighting pages 20-23: Freeform for more coverage go to wsspaper.com
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Framing Alexis Samaniego ‘18 and Eman Elsheikh ‘18 are in a door way at the choir rooms at West High School. In the above photo.
To the right Samanigel is standing in a door way in the band wing of West High School. She is gazing at all the items in the prop room. FEBRUARY 2016 5
Lines Alexis Samaniego‘18 is sitting on landing strairs at West High School by the coffee shop. At the same exact time we took a picture of each other and the stairs are leading up and down to each of us. Eman Elsheikh ‘18 is at her locker grabbing her coat. The lockers lead to the unexpected Elshek. On the photo to the right Elshek’s locker is around the band area at West High School.
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Shutter Speed The photo above is Alexis Samaniego ‘18. Her shoe swiping across the screen as she kicks her leg up into the air. She is in Mrs. Whittaker’s room at West High School.
To the right is Emma Petersen ‘17 jumping infront of an action shot, making an action shot of herself. She is in front of Mrs. Narah’s room at West High School. 8 FEBRUARY 2016
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Aperture To the right is a hole which the lens of a camera was placed in order to take a picture. The hole is located outside the door by the little theatre.
Below is a picture of Samaniego looking at a bullentin board by the main entrance of West High School.
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Prespective Above is Samaniegos leg on a bullentin board outside the library. Many clubs and messages to West High students are seen on the bulliten board.
The picture on the right is Samaniego looking out of the stairs. In the band wing by the autditorium the stone walls are seen. Lined with pictures of orchrasta, choir, and bands from previous years of West High students.
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In the above photograph of Samaniego who is looking up from the bottom of the stairs where the auditorium is located at.
On the right is three students in introduction to theatre rehearsing a skit that they were going to preform for their class.They are out in the comins, in front of the West High Trojan statue.
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The top left picture is Marijke Nielsen ‘19 laying in the comins posing for the camera.
The bottom left picture is Samaniego when she heard the word “Josh” this was her response.
The picture to the right is Ryan Stark ‘18. Right before getting back to class a picture was taken.
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Lighting The picture above is a caution sign by the stairs at the back enterance by the Myers lab. The light comes in from the big windows on the stairs.
To the right is Samaniego who is walking down the stairs by the back enterance. Her shadow and the photographer’s can be seen throught the window’s light.
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Ice Skating On Saturday the Coral Ridge Mall has ice skating lessons from beginners to compition ready students. These were taken on one of their Saturday lessons, this one was mainly at their 10:15 class. There is the coach who is wearing all black with red hair. She does tricks for the students towards the end of their class.
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