Still Life

Describe: For this photo, there are three different shapes of seashells, a yellow hibiscus flower and an orange background. The picture is taken indoors with a solid white background and I used tungsten lights to create the shadows. I added a white faded edges to create a sense of memory that I had.

Analyze: The tone of the picture is light with a lot of soothing and comfortable feeling. I only wanted to use simple shapes and things like the flower and seashell because I wanted to show what were the things I missed in Hawaii.

Interpret: I wanted to show the laid back and comfortable feeling of when I was back in Hawaii because that's where I used to live and I miss the flowers and the beaches of when I used to live there. By using a hibiscus flower and some seashells with a shadow of a lei creates the feelings that I used to have when I was in Hawaii.

Judge: I think that this was an alright shot because at first I really couldn't get the shot I wanted. At first, I added a colorful lei, but then I took it out because it looked really messy, and so I just left the flower and the seashells with an orange background to match the color of the flower's center. Overall, I like the way it turned out after I photo shopped it.

Ethnicity

These murals are from Chicano Park where they have many Mexican Heritage paintings that people drew. At first, I didn't know what to shoot at all because I was thinking of doing a portrait of an ethnic person, but then I realized that there's more ethnicity all around our area, so I went around San Diego, and found these. There are many colorful designs signifying the Mexican culture. I was very happy with the results because the murals spoke for itself. I did not have to really do anything, but take pictures of them at their perfect angles. I was able to capture the true meaning of the word Ethnicity. By visiting the place, I was able to learn more about the Mexican heritage as well as the other ethnicity that was around the park.

The tone of the picture is not too dark, but not too light. I kind of saturated the colors for both pictures, and I warmed the second picture. For the second picture, I also showed the colored for the murals instead of everything because I wanted the viewers to focus on the murals instead of the other things.

Senior Exhibition