The last known photo of a Tasmanian Tiger, a species which is now extinct. Seeing such a unique animal, yet knowing it will never exist again is such a juxtaposition for my brain. I get to see what humanity documented of this animal before it disappeared forever, knowing I’ll never see or hear one in person ever. This is it. This is all that remains…… It’s a really sad feeling

Neil Armstrong’s photo of a buddy on the mission to walk on the moon. The Space Race was one big test of humanity’s mastery over technology, physics, and cooperation. We got together and tried to each be the first ones to land on the moon, and eventually, the USA won. Looking at the surface of the moon, there’s nothing but black space stretching on forever in all directions, simply because there’s no atmosphere on the moon. The footprints never leave the surface as there’s no wind to disturb them, and the entirety of the time on it, you would have perfect silence…

“The Gadget,” Oppenheimer’s test device to try and create a working nuclear bomb. This is the device that helped end WWII, in a fiery inferno of raw unmatched atomic power, capable of leveling cities easily. This invention and marvel of engineering was what ended one war and started a colder one. It turned the tides in a way only Moses could have replicated on the seas. The whole invention was precision personified too, as every explosive in the device had to go off at THE SAME time, not even a micro-instant apart. One teeny error would cause The Gadget to not function correctly.

I find the first photo to be a reminder that what’s living must be preserved, the second a reminder that when we cooperate, we can achieve greatness, and the third just a terrifyingly powerful device that I love to nerd out about. They all have tremendous significance and historical importance, and they all have a story to tell in them

 In the first photo of Henri’s I’ve attached, I feel like his sense of timing is very good, as he managed to capture a racing biker with his camera. His composition is very good too, as the staircase helps frame the biker a bit better and overall adds more to the scene that makes it look nicer (although I think just the street behind the biker would have been nicer, I’m a sucker for the rule of 3rds). In the second photo I’ve chosen, I feel that Henri captured a child’s pride and smile at carrying some bottles very well and found a great moment to snap a shot of. Seeing the smiling faces of other children in the background is also a very good touch to the photo as well, if I may say so!

1/200, ISO…. either 400 or 800, Aperture 22, lens 18-55 mm, Mode: TV

I got into a conversation with Kira (SORRY IF THAT’S NOT HOW YOUR NAME IS SPELLED 😭😭😭), and I kept my camera on my stomach, ready to take a picture without her knowing. We talked about how she’d modeled for Elle before and the rock she used for her own pictures, and I caught a moment of her lost in thought. This picture was so spontaneous and majestic that I just felt it needed to be one I used for my assignment this week!

1/200, ISO, again, either 400 or 800, Aperture 22, lens 18-55 mm, Mode: TV

While in class, waiting for the bell to ring, I saw Greta and Lily having a passionate conversation, saw Greta take a sip of her drink, and just felt like that would be a great moment to have on camera, so I quietly kept watch over them from across the room for a good moment to capture. Then, Greta started using hand signals to communicate emphasis during her story, and I managed to snap the moment right before Mrs. Schutte walked by and blocked the view (you can see her dress on the far left) as Kira looked back because of her, which led to this excellent photo of the two which captures quite well how classes (especially study hall) feel like in Parade! Very proud to have gotten this shot!!!

I was instructed to create an edit in which I overlay a picture from nature with a picture of a person. I chose this picture of Andy during a class to overlay with a picture of a blossoming tree to pretend his thoughts are those of the great outdoors and not the classroom! XD

I found this assignment rather simple to complete, but one unexpected challenge was when deleting some of the excess of the tree picture to overlay on Andy, if I moved the bit to be deleted over the properly overlayed portion on Andy, it would delete the good part too… Useful to keep that in mind for future reference

I’m SO HAPPY with how the picture turned out!!! I’d love to try some more ambitious edits in the future!!!!!