Story Telling

In our photo challenge of the week, we were tasked with telling a story through a photo.

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    Self-Portrait

    For this photo, I took the concept of a self-portrait and made it more abstract. I wanted to demonstrate in this photo the feeling of being so old yet so young. Freestyle has taught me a lot of things and I’ve grown from it. I feel so much older and more experienced as a result of Freestyle.

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    Storms

    In this photo I wanted to demonstrate the wonders of nature and the wonders of the weather. Though it’s hard to see the rain falling, the rain falling behind the leaves shows us the beauty of nature as the world provides for the plants that inhabit this world.

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    Deadly Sins

    This image in its literal sense is the sin of gluttony, where the most convenient foods are stacked and lined for quick and easy consumption. However, I also intended this to be in equal parts the sin of sloth, where all these easy and convenient foods support a sedentary and lazy lifestyle and eating habits.

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    Film Noir

    To me, this is an excellent representation of the stylistic choice of Film Noir. The almost monochromatic coloring of the image matched with the feeling of helplessness and meekness in the photo mark some of the choices and styles of Film Noir: monochrome and moody, emotional imagery.

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    Modern Convenience

    In this photo I wanted to honor a commonly used appliance that we have taken for granted often: the fridge. It allows us to store foods for longer than its shelf life which allows us more freedom to choose what to eat rather than having to immediately eat the food prepared or bought. This modern convenience is very important in our daily lives and its something that not everyone has access to.

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    Seasons

    This photo was taken on Cuesta Road and represents the changing of seasons. You can see the various changes in the seasons through the wide variety of colors of the leaves. Additionally, you can still see the season changing from autumn to winter with some trees having lost all their leaves.

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    Color Without Color

    This picture was taken a while ago by my boyfriend (using my own directions and settings) as an experiment with overlaying images and using black and white. This image is meant to convey a story of repression and being trapped. It is accomplished by the overlaid image in conjunction with my own facial emotion.

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    Family and Friends

    I feel like this image tells the story of my mother. This is an image from the Oakland Dragon Boat Festival that my mom’s company participated in, and this is the boat she rowed in. This image represents her tenacity and determination. She initially did not want to row, but realized her importance to her team and stuck with it. This determination and strength both as a manager and as a mother is what I wanted to convey in this picture.

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    Your Culture

    This photo here conveys a very literal depiction of my culture. The story behind this image and meaning is that because the paper is upside down, luck will be brought into our home. Additionally, the picture is intentionally dark to represent a sort of disconnection from my heritage and culture. I haven’t practiced many traditional practices or festivals, but still feel connected to my ancient culture.