westsidestory IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
2901 MELROSE AVE.
IOWA CITY, IA 52246
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FEBRUARY 2015
Not a photographer Photos by Madeline Silva
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Pages 4-5: Framing Pages 6-9: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO Pages 10-11: Portraiture Pages 12-13: Lines Pages 14-15: Light Pages 16-17: Perspective Pages 18-21: Free form FOR MORE COVERAGE GO TO WSSPAPER.COM
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Framing Left: Stairwell window facing north Above: My backyard as framed by my bedroom window ft. cat
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Page Aperture/shutter speed Left: Picture of a door to the outside taken with a wide aperture Right: French Fry in motion taken with slow shutter speed
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ISO/Shutter Speed Right: Poorly done laser pointer heart taken with very low shutter speed Above: Rather dark picture of random student taken with low ISO (100)
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Portraits Above and left: Ace Holst ‘17 shown transcending this dimension in the newsroom hallway. This effect was actually accidental, because I forgot I still had the camera set to a long exposure.
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Lines
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Below: Stairs to the bottom floor feat. my shoes Right: Art hallway lockers point towards the sunlight and salvation of the outdoors
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Left: Disco ball with keychain flashlight pointed at it. This picture in no way does it justice. Above: Light shining through a window overlooking the “prairie“ on the western side of the school. Right: The sun outside the same window as above.
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Perspective Above left: The stairs in an unknown region of the school. Above right: French Fry relaxes on the living room floor. Left: Carved graffiti by the easternmost window of the top floor. FEBRUARY 2015 17
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Free Form For my free form section, I chose to take portraits of my cat, French Fry, little lion and beige wonder. Above he is shown in repose upon my pillow. To the left, he is a bit distressed due to the presence of the dog outside of the frame.
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Free Form Above: Maximum cat. Right: The duality of man (cat) reclining on my brother’s bed
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