The bright blue door on this otherwise faded and weathered old cabin on Main Street in the heart of historic Hope, Alaska is the obvious focus of this picture. When I made it I was still learning my camera settings but I was trying really hard with composition. At the time I was not great at symmetry and this was one of those photos that made me feel proud of myself.

I like the color balance in this image; the green is not overwhelming and the blue door pops just the right amount. I also like how balanced the horizon line is; it was not then and still is not now something that I get perfect every time.

Something I would do different is to make a better picture that didn't require so much editing in processing; you cannot tell, obviously, but there was a lot in the right and left margins of the image that I had to crop out!

I took this photo with the intent for my assignment i liked how the corners ended also added some touches like crouching down and adding highlights and lowering the exposure.

My subject was the art pieces in a corner of the library. I tried my best to frame it equally. I also turned the brightness up a little. I took this image at a lower angle as well. During editing I increased the saturation to make the colors pop more. Also making the photo more detailed by increasing the sharpness. The story shows West Anchorage High School students art work, they worked together to create pieces that represented the people around them. I like it because the colors helps the textures pop out, it’s unique and involves my my peers.

I like this photo because of the scary look it gave these two subjects. To take this photo I placed my camera flat against the wall and them zoomed all the way in to minimize any distracting background.

I only applied minimal edits such as slightly raising the exposure and contrast as well as applying a slight vignette to complete the shadowed scary look.

I focused on making the door the main part of the picture by centering it and trying to keep the framing balanced. The light makes the door’s color pop, which adds to the image.

I like how the colors turned out, especially with the natural light highlighting the details. It has a calm vibe, which fits well with the classroom atmosphere.

If I could redo this photo, I’d try to center it even better and avoid cropping out some parts to keep more of the surrounding detail.