westsidestory iowa city west high school
2901 melrose ave.
iowa city, IA 52246
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FEBRUARY 2015
kool pi x photos by Nina elkadi
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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 Right: Hiba Ibrahim ‘16 stands on the staricase and takes a break from her school day while looking through the window. Seen through scissors. Top left: The “T” row is illuminated and encased in a perfect circle in the West High shcool auditorium.
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Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO Top left: Susie Mons ‘17 ferociouslty practices the marimba during her open hour. Bottom left: Iowa City West High students work their cardiovascular system during performance PE. Bottom right: Charlie Code ‘17 reflects on life as he takes a seat on a bridge looking down a creek.
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Bottom left: Brad DiLeo ‘18 is caught candid passing through the halls of West. Right: Hiba Ibrahim ‘16 is texting a very important message during class. Next page: A tree at Lake MacBride is seen sneaking into a shot of the sky.
Top left: Julie Watkins ‘17 is caught candid and up close as we explored the neighborhood at dusk. Bottom right: Jun-He Lee ‘18 attempts to play a tuba without a mouth piece. This photo encaptures his love of brass.
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PortrAiture
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Lines Right: the metal bench in front of West High School is slightly wet after snow has begun to melt on it. Bottom left: The switchboard in the auditorium is ready for use as a guest speaker prepares for her presentation.
Top left: Beauty can be seen in the courtyard, too. Right: Wingel Xhu ‘18 climbs around the school in order for me to take a cool lighting picture,
Lighting
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Previos page: the microphone in the auditorium awaits a presentation. Left: Hiba Ibrahim ‘16 looks for her new favorite book in the West High School library.
free form
Top right: A dog dag leans against a wooden bridge by Lake Macbride. Bottom lefT: a flower is dusted with snow on an early Monday morning.
Previous page: Charlie Code ‘17 ponders life on a bridge at Lake Macbride. Bottom right: Rocks look like craters on the moon at Lake Macbride.