I take strange, beautiful, and calming pictures

To take this photo, I used a DSLR camera. I took this photo at my brother's baseball game. I edited this photo through Photoshop, I wanted to emphasize the colors in the photo. I also cropped the photo for the proportion between the fence and the biker. This photo means a lot to me because it represents the great times I have had biking with my family and friends.

I captured this candid moment on the salt beaches of Alviso Marina County Park, San Jose. I was inspired by its simple yet serene ambiance. From the pink lake and white sand, the complimenting water bottles stand and hold a story deeper than one could imagine. This piece represents a feeling of togetherness, timing, and harmony.

I have always been into film but have never ventured into photography until this year. Once my boyfriend took me out to shoot some street photography, I fell in love. Now photography, like film, has become one of my passions. All of my photography has been shot local to me (i.e. Petaluma, San Rafael, and Novato). I focus mostly on line, shadow, color, and light and I'm extremely inspired by my boyfriend and fellow photography friends.

The title of this photo is Sun Gaze. My goal when taking this photo was to capture the glow and beauty of the sun, the rays of sunlight coming down over the river. This photo also gives relaxing energy with the scenery all around it, hoping to calm the viewer. I took this photo in Reno, NV, when I last visited. My goal was to try and get centered with the river and the sun capturing the scenery.

The following picture demonstrates the bond of how far humanity and nature have come. This picture shows my dogs Coco, Rocky, and Eevee enjoying life getting ready to go to the park and how full of life they are,because even though they depend on us, We depend on them because no matter how tough the day was, our furry companies are always there to be by your side.I chose this picture because i love my dogs and they bring so much love and joy in me and my families life

This photo was taken my 5th time using a film camera. I took this photo during school at a water fountain. Our assignment for this photo was to take a photo that uses reflection, texture, or shadow in our photo. I thought this water fountain that was full of water would be a great example. I think this photo shows all of these things in it. The pattern of the grate on the water fountain shows texture well and the reflection of the water makes the detail in the photo better. After I took these photos I used an enlarged and a contrast filter to make the photo as good as possible and then I developed the photo. It took me many attempts to get this photo but I am very happy about how It turned out. I think that this is one of the best photos I have taken and I hope you like it. -Nikhil

This picture was taken out of the inspiration of reminiscing.

I wanted to capture the memories my friends and I made on our trip up to Sea Ranch for the weekend. Although I was unable to capture every moment, I was able to capture the beauty of the environment.

This photo was created for a school project that required my class to take pictures of things that represent our community. I specifically chose this place because it was out in a hiking area, and I believe had the best view of an iconic hill in the background that called out to me. I loved how it focused on the tree and its detail but also showed the sunset's beauty shinning on the hills. I also loved how unique the trees were since I had rarely seen them anywhere else.

As humans we all eventually die. I thought that this photo would represent the stairs leading into heaven and the afterlife.

My inspiration for this picture came from the feeling of just wanting to climb up the whole bridge and seeing everything from up high. The way the lights shine at night making the whole bridge visible making it like a shining star in the sky imagining how much time and effort had to be put in to build the whole bridge. The bridge is a path to another city just the way that a bridge could be used in a mental state, like a bridge in life that leads you to a new goal or maybe new opportunities.

The landscape of the Bay Area has been a vital part of my upbringing.This photo pays homage to the nature that surrounds us.

Lots of other kids my age don't like to stay in their house. Some like to hang out with their friends, and others like to admire and soak in nature, but I like the confines of my home because I find beauty in the little details scattered in and around my home. I photographed lots of things around my house at different times and eventually settled on this photo.

I'm a senior at Berkeley High School and my computer art class was assigned a portrait project. I selected my friend Cassie and drew out a map of scenes and themes I would use in each shot. The background in this photo is Bolinas beach in Marin. I edited the portraits in Photoshop, using photo filter to make each shot have a blue tint. For highlighting I turned up the exposure to make Cassie shine in the dark forrest background. I feel success in the turn out of each one of my photos, looking at each gives a mysterious and gloomy look.

I wanted to make this photo in order to contrast the darkness and light in our world.