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Volume 47 issue 1
FEBRUARY 2016
Life Through the Lens Photos by Megan Boland
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Pages 4-5: Framing Pages 6-9: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO Pages 10-11: Portraiture Pages 12-13: Light Pages 14-15: Lines Pages 16-17: Perspective Pages 18-21: Free form for more coverage go to wsspaper.com
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Framing Left: The sunset and following cars in the background are framed by the car’s side view mirror. Top: A hole in the stairs leading to the courtyard is framing Sadie Rhomberg ‘18 while she stands on the pavement.
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Aperture Bottom: Picture of flowers taken at my house Top right: Picture of greenery in the West High School lobby Bottom right: Picture of the piano in the orchestra room
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Top left: The American flag moving in the wind outside the main West High entrance. Top right: Teresa Knecht ‘18 and Maryam Musa ‘18 walking across the creek at Wilson’s Apple Orchard. Bottom left: Teresa Knecht ‘18 and Maryam Musa ‘18 walking along the trail at Wilson’s Apple Orchard
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Shutter Speed FEBRUARY 2016 9
Top Left: Sadie Rhomberg ‘18 sitting on a rock in the courtyard of West High. Top Right: Maryam Musa ‘18 and Teresa Knecht ‘18 point to something off in the distance at Wilson’s Apple Orchard. Bottom Left: After five minutes of trying to get him to stay still, I managed to get a picture of my sister’s puppy, Huey.
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Portraiture FEBRUARY 2016 11
Top Left: Sadie Rhomberg ‘18 is walking along the edge of the steps in the courtyard while to sun light almost creates a silhouette look. Top Right: I found Christmas lights in my house, so I made a pile of them and this is how it turned out. Bottom Left: I took this of a burning candle and a light up M that I have in my room.
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Light FEBRUARY 2016 13
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Top Left: This is the sound board in the Arganbright Auditorium. Top Right: I like how there are two different types of lines in this picture, there are the lines in the bricks and the lines that separate the pillars. Bottom Left: The West High School athletic wall of fame outside the cafeteria.
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Top Left: Worms eye view perspective of the tree in the courtyard of West High. Top Right: This worms eye view photo was taken in the plants located in the lobby of West High. Bottom Left: Birds eye view photo of Sadie Rhomberg ‘18 walking down the school steps.
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Perspective FEBRUARY 2016 17
Top Left: Picture of a graffiti wall taken under a bridge in downtown Iowa City. Top Right: A sunset picture taken through branches of a tree outside West High. Bottom Left: This was taken in the town square of a small town, Pella, Iowa.
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Free Form FEBRUARY 2016 19
Top Left: This was taken of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bottom: My coffee at Java house in Iowa City. Right: This picture was taken spring break 2015 on the Carnival Dream cruise ship when we were in the middle of the ocean and the sunset and wake of the boat looked really cool.
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