westsidestory iowa city west high school
2901 melrose ave.
iowa city, IA 52246
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FEBRUARY 2014
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my life in
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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
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framing Both of these photos were taken at our very own West High School. The first photo was taken in a hallway and is of Claire Keller. I took this photo because when I saw the way the light was shining through the doorway, I felt that it was the perfect space to take a framing shot. The second photo was taken by the cardio room and is of a mop sink. I took this photo because when I saw the simplicity of the sink, and how it was framing the tools, I knew that it would be the perfect framing shot._
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The picture on the top left is an example of aperture, as well as the photo on the bottom left. The top photo is a picture of my hand, saying why I dance for Dance Marathon. The photo on the bottom is a close-up of books in the library with students studying in the background. The photo on the right is a picture from West High’s Mini Dance Marathon when everyone was waving glow sticks during Power Hour. I took this photo because I love the way the glow sticks are blurred because they are moving faster than the shutter speed is set on the camera.
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The picture on the top left is a photo of Claire Murray throwing snow outside of West High. I took this photo because I thought that how the camera captured the snow just as it was in the air was the perfect example of shutter speed. The bottom photo on the left is a photo of myself, looking down from my waist. I took this photo because I really liked the way the bottom of my top was the only thing that was in focus in the photo. The third picture is a photo of West High’s Goodtime Company performing at their last competition. I took this photo because the way that light was shining in the dark place was the perfect example of ISO.
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portraiture The first photo in my portraiture section is a picture of Breyton McDole’s eye. I took this photo because his eyes are a beautiful shade of blue and I knew that the blue color would look stunning if it contrasted with the black and white of the rest of the picture. The second picture is a photo of McKenna Harris in the courtyard here at West High. I took this photo because I thought that the way the trees framed her gave the photo a very dramatic affect and I just really enjoy the picture overall.
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Lines Both of my “Lines” photos were taken in Notre Dame, Indiana. The first picture was taken at the church on Notre Dame’s campus and I took this photo becuase I loved the way that the light was shining through the stained glass window and illuminating the lines of the church’s ceiling. The second photo was taken at a Notre Dame football (night)game right as it was about to start snowing. The photo was close to the end of the game and I took the photo because I loved the way the crowd and the football field created a line formation.
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light The first photo in my “Light” section of this portfolio was taken St. Mark’s square in Venice, Italy. This photo was taken of a building at about two o’clock in the afternoon, when the sun was shining on the building to create perfect shadows. The second photo was taken after a Notre Dame game in Notre Dame, Indiana. It was nighttime and I really liked the way that the spotlight was illuminating Touchdown Jesus, while everything else was blacked out.
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Perspective Both of my perspective shots were taken outside of West High, both on cold winter days. My first shot was taken on a clear day of a tree in the courtyard. My second photo was taken of a pine tree by the front enterence to the highschool. I took these photos because I thought that they were both simply beautiful and the perspective of the shot is unusual but alluring.
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free form For my free form, I decided to use something that has always fascinated me as my subject: the sun. The first picture is a photo that I took while on a vacation in Florence, Italy. It was a beautiful night and the sun had set, leaving a beautiful glow over the city, so I just had to snap a picture. The second photo was taken atop the Hotel Vetro in downtown Iowa City. This photo was taken after a rain storm, right as the clouds began to clear up to make room for a beautiful sunset. 18 FEBRUARY 2014
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free form The first photo on this page was taken on the way to school out of a car window. It was a cold morning and the sun was at just the right point in the sky so that it made a shadow of this tree perfectly, so of course I just had to snap a photo. The second photo on this page was taken in the Cayman islands over Winter Break. It had been a stormy night but the sun came out just as it was about to set and created perfect lighting for this panorama shot.
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