Scott - Random

The first picture was achieved by using Photoshop's "photo-merge" tool. The other two are just...random.

Random - Curtis

Someone doing yoga along the Seward Highway

Glass Ceiling Art in Vegas


L.A. Concert Hall


Streets of L.A.

Random - McKay

The first picture is at Kincaid.  I liked the reflections and the clouds.
The second picture was taken a couple winters ago.  It was just a group shot of my friends, but I thought it came out nice.  I cropped out my date to just get my married friends in this picture.

Random Photos From Valdez - Steve

Since there is no theme this week, I decided to share some captures from my Valdez adventure from a couple of weeks ago.  The bear was the highlight...it was super cute! ^_^

Any thoughts or suggestions for improvement ?

Contrast - McKay

This is another self portrait; I was trying to get a picture that really showed the contrasting light so for this picture, I changed it to black and white and increased the contrast.

Scott Soule: Contrast

"Through the Light"

I didn't have a chance to shoot this week so I stole I shot I took last month in Rexburg. But I took it with the same objective in mind, capturing contrast. I felt black and white helped display the intensity of the contrast. I had to use my hand as a camera hood to block unwanted light flares.

Contrast - Curtis

Big/small

Normal/odd


Blonde/brunette

Black/white

Contrast- Burtie

The picture that I really wanted to take was a close-up of an old lady holding a toddler, with the contrast between old and young really showing in their faces with the wrinkles vs. smooth skin. However, my stalking efforts at the local park did not pay off. So my next thought was light vs. dark. Lucky for me, when I went home to Utah for the weekend, there was a beautiful lightning storm in the valley. I took this picture at about 10:00 PM, with an aperture of 4.6 and shutter speed of 1/15 s. I like the contrast you can see between the dark clouds and the lightning, but also between the darkness of the right side of the photo versus the left side, where the sun was just setting and there were not the ominous thunderclouds.

contrast- Layne

The greatest contrasts are found in nature:

color, shapes, texture, life. here's the raw:

Contrast Assignment - Steve Young

When I think of contrast, I mostly think of white and black.  Total opposites.

There are many things that can distract us in this world, it is a busy place.  I find myself playing video games, reading adventure stories, or doing other things that are probably not the best use of my time. 

I was reading through the New Testament this week and part of this verse stuck out at me while trying to think this assignment through.

John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

There is a lot of darkness in this world, but we are privileged to have access to the light as well.

Panhandling - Steve

It is very sad all of the homeless in this town. What is even sadder is how they react when you don't give them money.

A friend built a care package that had clean wool socks (was winter after all) and protein bars. They were literally thrown back into her face because they "asked for money".

This character showed his colors to me as I walked by.

Email Test

This is just a test to see how it is posted as an email.

Photojouralism - Scott Soule

Twirl

I photographed my cousins wedding last weekend and I tried to capture the feeling of how family get-togethers are in my family.

Journalistic Photo - McKay

Title: Sacrifice

Some elements I like about this picture:
The lady in the picture is almost out of the picture... almost as if she is being overlooked. The picture is also a bit crooked; to me this kind of represents the disarray of what is going on.

The Story: From looking at this woman, you can see that she is quite sad. She is pregnant and crying. She has a wedding ring and a phone that makes it look like she has been talking to someone. The story seems to point toward a tragedy or misfortune in her family. You can't help but want to sympathize and comfort her.

I took this at the air show over the weekend and have no idea who this person was. In fact, I was not fully aware of what is going on in this picture because for this shot I kind of held the camera sideways and just took random shots. I think at the moment this was taken, the announcer was reading a poem or talking about something to do with remembering our veterans.

Photojournalism - Curtis

The goal was to take a picture that told a story. Using a fisheye lens, I was hoping to capture a little bit of what's been going on here in the Cook Inlet Singles Ward. Elder Rasband and his new companion Elder Coleman usually teach Crystal (a newly baptized member) in the park, but because it was raining, they came over to my place instead. In this picture they are listening to her insights on 1 Nephi 16 as she reads from the new set of scriptures they gave her last Sunday.

Journalism - Cody

me: "Hey Cohan, we're gonna stop in Girdweed for some gas, right?"

Cohan: "Nah, we have a quarter-tank left. I think we'll be good. We'll just stop in Girdwood on the way back from Hope."

one hour later...

Cohan: "Dude, I don't think we're gonna make it to Hope and back. We're on empty. Are you sure there's not a gas station in Hope?"

me: "Pretty sure, man."

photo #1: We're not gonna make it! (cropped and darkened slightly in picasa)

photo #2: Julius is thirsty (darkened slightly in picasa)

Max Speaks - Blair

The best stories in my life come from my family. Last Sunday my extended family and I gathered for a baby blessing. The picture below is my favorite story from the party. I think Max speaks for him self.