Portraits; color

While editing these photos I tested out black and white but it made my mom look cold and sad, which isn't like my mom at all. My mom is warm and happy, she gives of this warmth like vibe which black and white could never show in one of these captures. So I kept the photos in color to give off a feeling of joy and laughter since she's laughing in two of them. I used no props or backdrop in the project of taking these photos, they were all taken in my parent's bedroom. My mom was wearing her comfy clothes because I wanted these pictures of her to be completely natural.

Photo 1: I was standing on my mother and father's bed in their bedroom when I took this. My mom was standing next to it and I told her to look up so the light could shine on her face better. When she looked at the camera it showed her experience and wisdom creating a great capture. 

Photo 2: Just like the capture before I was standing on the bed and had my mom look up at the light and into the camera lens but this time I said something funny and she started laughing letting me capture her true smile and not some fake one. I honestly love this picture because it makes me feel good inside and happy because of my mother's good vibe which is clearly shown in the picture.  

Photo 3: I was on my knees for this photo instead of standing and had her angle her face a bit more downward from the light and told her to look at me and make a simple face which was hard to capture because she kept making silly faces. It looks like she's about to smile but I captured the moment right before instead. Her hair is messy and she looks kind of tired but she also looks comfortable making the picture seem as though she's effortless. 

Photo 4: This photo was taken differently from the others because we were both sitting down on a chest in front of my mom's bed. It was accidental because we were both laughing but I kept taking pictures hoping I would capture a picture like this one. Her eyes are close and she was laughing super hard and I can't remember why which is probably good thing for it shows we were having a good time.

Music Project; Relationship 

In this photo, which I edited in lightroom, shows how my music teacher and her piano get along in a certain way. When I took this photo I was with a group of girls who were suppose to be practicing our singing but instead we were goofing off, and so our teacher turn around and was telling us to get it together and listen to her. I think it shows a good relationship between her and the piano and how it doesn't cause her stress or disobeys her.

This photo, which I believe to be my best one, is also my favorite. The relationship in this photo is very deep, I think because her head is a out of focus by a little shows how she gets lost in her playing and the sound the piano creates. 

In this photo the relationship is comfortable. She looks calm and in her limit as she sits at the piano getting to play a song. She looks to me that it's her favorite place to be, right there on her piano stool.

I know that you can only see her hands in this photo but I thought that her hands and the keys have a special relationship just like her whole body and the entire piano. When I took the picture I set the shutter speed to 1/4 so her hands would be out of focus so it gave the effect of her actually playing the instrument and how intimate it is.