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2014 Photo Portfolio photos by McKenna Harris Pages 4-5: Framing Pages 6-9: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO Pages 10-13 Light Pages 14-16: Lines Pages 16-18: Perspective Pages 19-20: Portraiture Pages 20-24: Free Form
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Framing These are photos I took framing Emma Fowler ‘16 (on left) and Mary Mondonaro ‘17 (on right). I used a window frame to from Mary’s face and Emma is framed my a stair railing. I took both of these photos at West High.
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Shutter Speed and aperture
The picture on the left is of a subway moving in Moscow, Russia. I focused in on the subway sign that is in Russian and let the train move below. I took this picture in the summer of 2012 on my vacation to Russia. The picture on the right is from this winter. I took this photo on my deck and it is of the snow falling in my backyard.
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Shutter speed and aperture
The picture on the left was taken the Taylor Swift concert I went to. I got VIP seets and was able to sit close to the stage so I got some good shots. The photo on the right was taken duing thanksging break on a beach in Mexico.
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The photo on the right is a photo of my friend Emma blowing snow out of her hands on a snowy day. I took the photo with shutter speed when the snow was in the air. The photo on the left was taken in the props room at West High. I focussed in on the test in the book and then in the back is a stack of books and a daisy.
Shutterandspeed aperture
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Light This photo on the right is a photo I took at the West High Dance Marathon. The stage was lit with lights and decorated with baloons. The stars in the back have names of children effeted by cancer on them. The photo on the left I took in my room one day. I photographed my neclaces hanging on my wall and behind are the shadows of them.
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Light
The photo on the right is a photo of lanterns hanging off a tree that I took at a resturant one day. I thought the lights in the lanterns and the lights in the background lit up the photo and thought it was a cool effect. The photo on the right is a photo I took at the West High Dance Marathon. This was behind the stage so the colors are shown off by the lighting in the room. You can also see the shadows of people dancing on the stage on the mural. FEBRUARY 2014 15
Lines The photo on the right is a photo of books in the library. I used the lines of the book bindings and the lines of the book selfs to create the line affect. The photo on the left is a photo I took of my freird Mary. She is leaning up against the bring pillers and the lines of the brings and the pillers create the line affect. 16 FEBRUARY 2014
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The photo on the right is a photo I took in Russia of an old church. This church is covered in paintings that have been there for centuries, along with the huge chandeliers. I took this from an upward angle, and by doing this I created a worms eye view. The photo on the left is another lines photo that I would like to incorporate. I think that lines are obviously noticeable, but the cool part about this photo I thought is that it was taken in an Mexican village in Mexico, and the flags are a representation of their heritage.
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Perspective The photo on the right was taken at West High School. It was a cold day out but also there was a ltitle bit of sun. This picture is of a large tree outside that I took from a worms eye, showing the underside of the tree and its branches.
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portraiture These phtos are portraits I took of my friends. The one on the right is of my friend Emma. We were exploring in the props room at our school and there was a spiral staircase. So I took almost a birds eye portrait of Emma walking down the stairs. The photo on the left is of Mary. We were walking around outside at my school and she was leaning against this brick wall which I thougut was cool so I got a portrait of her.
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These last few pictures are my free form. This one on the left is of some very old coffee cans and some old keys. These things are on the counter in my house as decor. My mom owns a coffee shop so my partents collect old coffee cans and antiques so you can find them all over my house. The photo on the right is a photo I took in my room. In the center is a red rose and to the side is a frame with me and my boyfreind in it from homecoming. 24 FEBRUARY 2014
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These photos are also free form. The photo on the right I took in Russia at a nunnery. This photo is of a chuch and outside is a cross. The photo on the left is one of my personal favorites. I set up a rose, my parents wedding rings, and an old Tiffany box to create this photo.
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