Love

For this shoot, I was hanging out with 2 friends of mine, AZ and Brittany. The two of them have been dating for a while and they just had this natural chemistry that they express so easily. I thought these photos captured the great moment that they were sharing. 

Navels - (Week of April 20th)

For this shoot, I had the idea of capturing an area of the body that goes more or less unnoticed and I find that it is a unique part of the Human body. No body has the same type of belly button, they come in different shapes and sizes. I had the image of capturing the distinct difference between male and female with my two friends; Isaac and Ashley.

Jayme - (week of April 13th)

For this shoot, me and two of my best friends were hanging out by a mountain and my friend Jayme climbed up to this rock and started posing so I decided it would be a perfect opportunity to snap some shots. I liked the way the greens pop out and how his shirt goes with the rock theme of the background.  The top image is my favorite of the two because I tried to capture him in a Rule of Thirds and I liked how he posed and how he is looking off into the distance.

"Danger" - (week of April 5th)

For this free shoot I did, I had the image of using my friend Efren and putting him in scenarios that at first appear to look as if he is putting himself in danger. With the image on top, the feeling that he is soon to be hit by a car by laying in the middle of the street. With the image on bottom, the illusion that at any moment his balance could be thrown off and he could fall. The reality of these images is that I wanted to show how perfectly safe he actually is. The street is almost never used, and the balcony has the deck behind him and not a very steep fall at all in front of him. These images are all about the viewers first reaction.

Vibrant Flowers

For this shoot, I decided to snap a series of shots of all these bright and Vibrant colors I was around. These flowers were unique and they had certain traits about them that I had never seen before. The flower closest to the bottom is called a Bird of Paradise, this flower was most unique to me because of the petal shapes and the combination of colors. The only editing done to these photos was Cropping, the colors are completely natural. 

Buzzer Beater

For my 3D Comic Strip assignment, I came up with the idea for "Buzzer Beater" almost immediately. I wanted to stay with the excitement that a 3D comic strip exhibits, so I had this vision to portray the drama of a "Buzzer Beater" shot. I play basketball myself very often and there's a point when everyone sets up their own Buzzer Beater moment in their own minds. I really wanted to take this concept and put it into a photograph. 

San Diego at Night

In the fall, I was fortunate enough to take a family vacation to San Diego. I spent majority of my time in the city, but my favorite location was Coronado Island. These are two images I captured at night while on Coronado Island. The image on the top was taken from the beachfront side of the Hotel Del Coronado. The image on the bottom is a view of San Diego at night across the bay. I loved the lights and I was happy that I was able to capture all the colors that I was seeing.

Sedona Nature Shoot

In November, my photography class had the opportunity to take a field trip to Sedona, AZ to capture some nature shots. These are two of my favorite photographs that I was able to capture with my time there. The Picture on the top was very fascinating to me because of the running water mixed with the color range of the plants and rocks around it. I was also able to apply a leading lines affect to it. The second picture caught my attention because I loved the bark pattern and the soft colors of the background. I was happy that I was able to capture it through "my eyes" and what I was seeing in this moment.