Sports Photo

This photo was taken during the Jungle Rally at Serra. It is of Coach Hardee shooting during the student-faculty game. I like this photo because of the blur. I used the panning technique for this photo, which blurred the background, but kept my subject in focus. This emphasizes the subject, which was important because the background was distracting when in focus.

Stop Action Project

This stop action video is made up of multiple photos strung together. The idea was to create a complete video, showing movement, while still using still photos. By decreasing the interval between each photo, the video looks more and more fluid.

Photo-Essay

These photos make up my photo-essay. The topic of my essay was the vitality of Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica. I tried to portray the many different things that happen at the beach, from surfers to birds trying to catch sand crabs. To capture these photos, I really focused on utilizing space, as well as balance. It was also important to adjust for the lighting, as the bright sunlight was harsh at times.

Self Portrait

This is my self-portrait. I was at a retreat and one of my friends taught me how to use the timer on his camera. I set the camera down and took this photo. What I really like about this photo is the blurred background and lighting behind me.

My Choice

This photo was the one I chose. It is a photo of St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. I took this photo because I liked the lighting behind the Cathedral. It was a cloudy day and the sun was shining through the clouds right behind the Cathedral. I saw this and liked the way it brought out the features of the Cathedral. What this photo does best is represent value. The dark grays of the clouds and the darkness of the Cathedral itself draws the eye to the top of the Cathedral, emphasizing the cross at the top.

Actress Headshot

This is a headshot photo of Mercy senior Gina Calabrese. For this project, we were supposed to practice portrait photography with and actor or actress as our subject. In this project we worked in a studio. This environment was new to us, as we had done mostly outdoor photos prior to this. In the studio, we had to account for things such as lighting, which we were not used to. The lighting in this photo comes from two lights placed at a 45 degree angle from Gina, with reflectors. Lighting from both sides produced a photo with no shadows on her face, but it was not harsh because it came in from the side.

Photo in Abbott's Style

This photo of the Golden Gate Bridge was my attempt at capturing a picture in the style of Berenice Abbott, a famous photographer in the early 1900s most famous for her photographs depicting New York City. In this photo, I tried to math her style using the long dramatic line of the bridge to emphasis the enormity of it. In fact, she had a photo that looked similar, of a bridge in New York. One thing I like about this photo is that the bridge tower falls on a third line ( for balance) which draws the eye to it.