Franklin Pierce High School

Quarter After

2012-02-13T13:34:00.000-08:00

I took this picture at Franklin Pierce. Our assignment was to take self portraits, and right when I saw the bright blue sky I knew I wanted to incorporate that in my picture. Instead of shooting a plane Jane picture that everyone else does, and just shoot my face I took a little different route. I wish that the garbage can would not be there so that you could see the FPHS sign. It only reads part of the H, and S. This I turned in as my best self portrait photo even though you can’t really see what I look like.

Shon R

Bumble Bee

2012-02-13T13:31:00.001-08:00

I took this picture last year for the spring project. I thought it had nice depth of field, and good focus on the bumble bee. I tried to take it before it flew away or moved, and I was able to capture it while it was sitting on the flower. If I were to retake this image I would put the bee more in the center.

Kristin A

Life of a Cardinal

2012-02-13T13:29:00.001-08:00

This picture was taken for a Self Portrait assignment. It was in my room and I used my own camera. I was taking sample pictures trying to figure out which level I needed my camera to be on to get the type of picture I wanted. I ended up taking a picture like this, and I liked it. This picture was somewhat an accident but turned out pretty good in my eyes.

Octavia X

Carving Mountain Snow

2012-02-13T13:27:00.000-08:00

This photo was taken on a December morning at Crystal Mtn, Washington. Myself and the group I was snowboarding with were enjoying the fresh 7 inches of powder that Crystal had received the night before, we stopped for a break and I couldn’t help but to take a photo of our surroundings. What I like about my photo is how the image captures not only the range in the background, but how the fresh snow has been carved by our boards. Also the two groups of trees sorta frame the powder bowl range in the background.

Zack R

Away From It All

2012-02-13T13:25:00.000-08:00

This picture shows the embodiment of a lazy youth who is tired of sitting in class all day. He just wants to sit back and take a break and catch up on the game he is playing. He is tired of school he doesn’t want to go back to class he just wants to kick back and relax. He is willing to sit in a tree for some peace and quiet and relaxation.

Jamal R

Morning Tree

2012-02-13T13:23:00.000-08:00

I took this picture at morning right on campus. I really like this picture because it wasn’t planned or anything. I was out taking photos and decided that the tree might bring out a good picture. The lightning was very good and the depth of field was perfect with no distractions. One thing that could have been better was if it was a tiny bit more in focus. Overall this is one of my favorite pictures even though it was when I was a beginning photographer.

Cory C

Good morning Washington

2012-02-02T13:30:00.000-08:00

I took this picture about the time when I first came here as an exchange student. My host mother was making cookies in the morning and I just liked how the cookies looked so I took a picture like I do always with everything. I like how the cookies look in the kitchen. They are popping out because the background colors (white,grey) are neutral. You can see repetition as well, which makes the cookies look more distinct. I like the focus on the objects too but I wish I would have used a little bit more of depth the field so that they would pop out even more.

Aylin E

2012-02-02T13:25:00.000-08:00

I really like this picture because baseball happens to be my favorite sport. This pic was taken in the spring during baseball season and I really like that my main focus on the picture was only on the back corner of the plate with the little dirt that was spread on top of the plate. Then I like how the rest of the dirt in the background is out of focus creating a good depth of field with the dirt in the front!

Zach M

One Left

2012-02-02T13:16:00.000-08:00

I took this photo on the ground near my church. I got out of the car and saw it laying on the ground and thought it was beautiful. I took this picture with my iphone, I wish I would have had my camera so I could of taken more detailed pictures of it. I love the contrast of the rocks on the leaf, and how you can see all the crystals of ice on the leaf. I also like the fact that the leaf is the only thing with ice on it, there is none left on the rocks. I love this picture because it shows the beauty of nature at its finest.

Holly D

Slice A' Pie

2012-02-02T13:12:00.000-08:00

In my art class we had to do a three-piece pumpkin series and the final piece was a pumpkin dessert. Instead of drawing something I made this pumpkin spice latte cheesecake and took a picture of it. I really like the composition of it and I think it is easy for the eye to move around the picture. The little strip of Christmas lights in the left corner adds just the right touch to achieve that warm holiday feeling. If I could change anything I would try to get just a bit more of the dessert in focus. Overall I am very pleased with this photo.

Nina P

Distant Silhouette

2012-02-02T13:07:00.000-08:00

I took this photo on an overcast day. I was looking for unique forms of a reflection when I found this SUV with very dark tinted windows. When I took the picture off of this window, it cast a very interesting hue upon the sky and made the clouds stand out against the horizon. I really like all the different hues of color in this picture.

Austin G

Malisa

2012-01-09T10:59:00.000-08:00

As I was taking pictures for my Portraits assignment I realized that this picture stood out. What made this picture stand out was the angle of this picture. What I like about this angle is that the subject (Malisa) is in focus, meanwhile everything is out of focus. Also, what I did to enhance this photo is I added a vignette and I adjusted the color with the photo filter. What could have enhanced this picture is if I did not cut off her head. But other than that, I think this photo turned out good.

Nick B

Christmas Lights

2012-01-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

I was taking photos for a painterly assignment and I took the camera home so I could capture photos of my tree. The shutter speed was at two seconds. Instead of just moving the camera all around I did little motions just going up and down, and got this. After getting the photo I adjusted the contrast and made the background darker where the lights got brighter.

Libby R.

Imagine

2012-01-06T07:33:00.001-08:00

I took this photo on a senior photo shoot with several other girls. I was experiencing with a different types of shots than what I usually do – which is more standard senior photos (you know, leaning against a brick wall… that kind of thing). I wanted her to give just a natural stare at the camera, and I love how it turned out. Her dramatic eyelashes and eyeliner give a slight edge to the picture, but it still has a simplistic look to it. In post processing I turned the photo black and white and added the smallest purplish tint to it. If I could take the photo over again, I would have left just a bit more room on the left side of her head. Otherwise, I really like this photo and how it turned out.

Sarah S.

Blue

2012-01-06T07:31:00.001-08:00

I chose this photo because of how little I actually had to do to get this fine product. I was just messing around with the colors when I accidentally made my friend’s dog completely blue without making the picture look unrealistic in any other way. After that I changed the lighting, made it a bit darker and turned the contrast up to bring out a darker blue in her and this is the final result. She is actually a brownish-red, and some parts of the carpet are as well and that’s why there are bits of blue in it.

Zach P.

Walking Into the Distance

2012-01-06T07:29:00.000-08:00

We were taking panoramas in class and I was experimenting with different angles. I like this angle as it kind of disappears into the distance. I also like how it gets brighter and the depth of field increases as you look down the walkway. I wish the light behind my legs weren’t there, it messes with the focus.

Joe B.

Morning in Mississippi

2012-01-06T07:26:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken in Mississippi on a crisp October morning. The Man in the middle of the picture is my dad drinking his morning coffee and talking to one of our co-drivers. The rising sun was very large and I want a good silhouette picture and I think this one works just fine. I could make it black and white but I do think the orange and reddish color is beautiful.

Dylan L.

Colors of

2012-01-04T08:13:00.000-08:00

I picked this photo because of how well focused it is. I really like how I took this picture, it’s angled up. I zoomed in a little and used the macro to get that depth of field. I really like how the photo turned out to be. In Photoshop I changed the levels a bit; I made it a bit brighter. I also used HDR I wanted it to have a more high contrast.

Lights!

2012-01-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

We were driving on the freeway to pick up one of my friends and the camera went off by accident and took a really cool picture. I changed the colors a little in photo shop. After I tried to take another picture like it and it didn’t work. I really like how this picture turned out too and I want to try and get a steadier picture.

Taylor D

Mt. Rainer²

2012-01-03T10:52:00.000-08:00

I was on my way to school when I saw this image. At first my sister and I were freaking out because we thought the world was going to end, but then I figured it was just the shadow of the mountain. So I got out my camera and took a couple shots while my sister was speeding along. They were okay, but then the sun began to rise and it was perfect. I wish I would have pulled over and gotten the camera onto a tripod. And I hate all the wires everywhere these days-hard to find a clear vantage point.

Eden W

Jubilance

2011-12-20T08:37:00.000-08:00

I’m a huge black and white fan, so I love this photo in those tones. I caught her in a moment of laughter, which put a natural smile on her face and gives the photo a more relaxing feel. In post-processing, all I did was add a little vignette and brightened up her a face a bit to make it stand out. Then I added the black and white and put a bit of a purple-ish tint in there to make it more unique. The one thing I would change is that I would have moved a little more to the left so that she’d be more on a third of the photo. Otherwise, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

Sarah S

2011-12-12T11:07:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my two cats that I absolutely adore! I took many pictures of them, but I finally got them in a good shot. Both of the cats are looking out my door because they heard a noise. I changed the color to black and white and kept the cats in color. I like how both cats are in focus.

Karisa G

Ladybug Love

2011-12-09T15:15:00.000-08:00

I took this photo for a common object project and my prop was a lady bug that I have in my room. I chose her photo because her jacket matched well with the lady bug. After getting the photo I cropped off some of the sides, burned the background and dodged the subject (person and prop).

Breaking Through

2011-12-01T16:26:00.000-08:00

I took this picture while I was in down town Tacoma looking for shapes to create a collage for a project. I was mainly on the search for street signs but then I came across the Glass Museum. The lighting made the blue stand out and after adjusting the levels and curves I found it looked unique. I like this picture because it makes you look twice. It might be a tad bit burned out, but I love it.

Megan B

Dog Tired

2011-12-01T16:14:00.001-08:00

This is my dog Gracie, she’s a bijon-frishe-shitzu mix. She’s about 2 years old, and she’s so much fun. I took this a while ago right before I went to bed. She followed me to my room, stopped in the middle of the hall way & just layed down, it was a camera moment! I really like the way the focus is & how the depth of field looks. I also used rule of thirds to make the subject look even better. She’s such a cutie.

Missy K

Blinded By the Light

2011-11-29T11:05:00.000-08:00

This photo happened kind of on accident. I was trying to take fence pictures for a project and I wasn’t really focused. But I saw this cool angle and took the picture. I enjoy how the light accents the fence. It’s almost as if the sun rays are the leading lines of the picture. I wish those glare spots weren’t there, but I still like it.

-Joe B.

Memories

2011-11-29T10:29:00.000-08:00

For this photo, I decided to take the picture up close to try to enhance the “Cadillac” symbol on the back of the car. I love the way it came out because it shows great depth of field and you can see the reflection of the trees in the car. It was taken during the fall so the color of the car is great for the theme of the month. What I love about this as well is if you look closely, the car has a different license plate it’s out of state and I grew up in that car when I was a little girl. So it really brings back memories and that’s why I chose my grandmother’s car.

- Kira A.

The Matrix

2011-11-29T09:03:00.000-08:00

As the day was coming to an end, the sun came out during a foggy cloudy day. I noticed the reflection off of my friend’s Toyota and the shadows cast upon his car. What I did was set my camera to a high shutter speed. But I didn’t I realize that I had a high iso and it turned out really good. What I did to the picture was I added a vignette to add more affect into the picture. Also, I used a photo filter in order to get that warm feeling of the Matrix.

Nick B.

Red Hoodie

2011-11-29T08:55:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken at a lake. We were doing a depth of field project. And this was one of my best shots. I turned the background gray because the colors in the background were really green so it looked like Christmas. In the back ground is a lake and I like the reflection in the back.

Taylor D.

Starry Day

2011-11-29T08:52:00.001-08:00

This picture I took was when I was on a trip in Leeds, Alabama. The camera was set up on a tripod and taken at 11:30 at night. I like this picture because it looks like its day time but you can see all the stars at the same time. The way I did this is I changed the ISO high and adjusted the shutter speed and aperture. I am proud of this picture. I also opened it in Photoshop and adjusted the levels. I didn’t do anything else to the photo.

Dylan L.

My Dog Bear

2011-11-29T08:38:00.000-08:00

I took this photo for a portrait assignment. It was early in the morning before school, and I decided to go outside and take photos of my dog, Bear. He was really hard to control, since he would jump everywhere. However in the end I think I got a good photo. I love how his eye is in focus and you can see the brown in his eye. I tried to capture half of his body, which I think I did well and the coloring and lighting, I think it worked really well for this photo.

Libby R