Dyptich #2

S.Smith 2013

For this dyptich, I really wanted to make good use of the daylight, so I decided to shoot it outside. I really wanted to include my dog in a picture with my sister, but she's not always cooperative so it took a lot of patience to get the shots I needed. Ultimately, I am happy with how this piece came out because I think it captures a bright, happy vibe. In the first picture, I photographed my sister holding up a treat for Molly. In the second, she has eaten the treat and then began to bark, which I caught on camera. I like this picture because I think it looks like Molly is excited to get her treat.

Dyptich #1

"Winner" S.Smith 2013

I shot this picture hoping to capture a piece of the track life in it with an official start and then a victory at the end. This dyptich serves as a "before and after" for the race that Christian and Brandon volunteered to pose for. The lighting was not completely cooperative but I think the slight shadow makes the image more interesting. It gives the piece more contrast, which I also enhanced slightly in photoshop. Free Transform was an extremely helpful tool in achieving this image.

Pieces of Kennedy Photowalk

"Sunny" S.Smith 2013

This is Sunny, the school's mustang statue. This horse was a part of Kennedy history and used to be at the school. After a long leave (Sunny is featured in Weird NJ), Sunny was brought back to reside in our courtyard again.

Object Series

"Sara Runs on Dunkin" S.Smith 2013

For this project, I figured I would like to photograph one of my favorite things, so I ran to Dunkin and got my caramel iced coffee. It was around 6:00 pm so the lighting outside was nice with the sun slowly going down. I chose to photograph the cup on my front steps because I felt like the stone was not very distracting and complimented the cup well enough. I do not like that you can see above the step because that is slightly distracting and I tried to take the pictures from exactly the same angles but they're not all perfectly the same. My goal was to show the progression of drinking my coffee because it is a routine. Out of the fifty pictures I shot, these showed that progression the best. I also played around with the curves in photoshop to give it a new effect. This is not my favorite piece I have photographed but it came out better than I expected.