Contrast. white/brown soft/hard

I tried making dishes look pretty. They look better when they are blurry! I also like this angle it’s kind of nice.

I tried making dishes look pretty. They look better when they are blurry! I also like this angle it’s kind of nice.

shadow on one of our sunny days!

shadow on one of our sunny days!

Universal theme. Different

Portrait Jo in her natural state. On tumblr at Starbucks :D

My camera had trouble with the close up because it couldn’t quite focus.

Taken grudgingly for a digital storytelling class at the university of michigan

Taken for the “universal themes” assignment of a digital storytelling class at the U of M.

Rice dried to a spoon resting on a towel. Taken for the “take something ugly and make it beautiful” assignment in a digital storytelling class at the U of M.

Taken for a “something’s shadow” assignment in a digital storytelling class.

This documentary was very interesting. While I wasn’t a fan of the documentary commentary in the beginning, I could feel her passion about her mothers work. Her mother was able to take pictures of the simplest things and make them beautiful. … Continue reading →

Diane Arbus"Masters of Photography: Diane Arbus" was a very interesting and introspective documentary to watch.   It was nice to hear the thought process of the photographer and Arbus' unique perspective on photography. The document...

Trash Can

NIght Light

this, this is a toilet.

Took this picture with my Polaroid, and then took a picture of that since I don't have a scanner. It's a little (completely) blown out but I kinda love it

CC flickr J. Scott 2My first reaction: woah, Diane's daughter, nice hair. I realize that was the style in 1972, but I couldn't help but laugh just a little. Once I got past that, I thought it interesting that this was a video, about photography, put to...

Take a photo that communicates a universal theme; name the picture with that theme.

Photograph something commonly considered ugly and make it beautiful.

• Take a photo of something’s shadow.

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Take an extreme close-up of an easily recognizable object.

Take a self-portrait.

Take a portraitRonald AKA Robe Guy

Take a photo with strong contrasts—technical (lighting, coloring), physical (size, distance), conceptual (new and old, present and past)