Final Project Philip Torres | Photo 5

Lonely roads // iPhone 16 pro // 44 mm // f 1.78 // 1/121s // ISO 80

Natural lighting
Far Perspective
Mood

Shy ghost // iPhone 16 pro // 35 mm // f 1.78 // 1/60s // ISO 400

Window light
Narrow depth of field
Close perspective

Bloom // iPhone 16 pro // 121 mm // f 1.78 // 1/2033s // ISO 64

Narrow depth of field
Sunny Natural light
Close perspective

Campus Vibes // iPhone 16 pro // 122 mm // f 2.8 // 1/525s // ISO 50

Sunny natural light
Editing: Hue adjustments
Frozen movement

Judgement // iPhone 16 pro // 59 mm // f 1.78 // 1/324s // ISO 64

Window light
Editing: Adjusting to Black and white
High perspective

Lifeline // iPhone 16 pro // 33 mm // f 1.78 // 1/121s // ISO 100

Low perspective
Editing: adjustments to hue for more muted colors
Framing

Beauty of Fall // iPhone 16 pro // 35 mm // f 1.78 // 1/60s // ISO 800

Artificial Lighting
Low perspective
Cropping

Study Nights // iPhone 16 pro // 36 mm // f 1.78 // 0.9s // ISO 1000

Natural lighting: cloudy
Artificial Lighting
Mood

Night greenery // iPhone 16 pro // 38 mm // f 1.78 // 1/30s // ISO 1250

Artificial Light
Narrow depth of field
Close up perspective

Gift // iPhone 16 pro // 45 mm // f 1.78 // 1/40s // ISO 640

Artificial Lighting
Close up perspective
Mood

Reflection

Looking back at my portfolio, I can look back and say that I am happy with what I was able to achieve in the past quarter. From not going out to take pictures whatsoever to having segments from time to time on being able to rediscover my passion for photography. Albeit not my best work that I have done but for what it's worth I was able to get out there and look around for once. All these photos are just the reminder that I was able to come from a really busy schedule and accomplish this. I was able to do the best I could with the subjects that I had around me and I can't wait to go out of my comfort zone soon and take more photos there. This will always be a reminder of that time where I was booked to the maxed and I was still able to do one of the things I love.

My greatest success was reigniting that love for photography, finally being able to go out into the world and take photos. I was always too shy or nervous to do street photography, I thought that I might look weird or crazy going around and taking pictures but after this I am definitely going out and taking pictures. This class just proved to me that I was able to go out there and take the photos I wanted and the ones I needed. No more holding back on what I used to think was too hard for me to overcome. One of the greatest challenges was finding time to squeeze it all into my schedule, from going to school full time and working part time, I essentially got no full rest days, it was either school, work or homework. I did my best to make it work since I am determined to keep pushing greater and this class was a way to destress, get off of my computer screen and see the world as a photographer. I would always say that I'm too busy or I just simply don't have time to take photos but I think I should be able to squeeze it into my schedule more and more as my schedule opens up.

Some of my favorite techniques would have to be lighting and perspective, I love toying around with those a lot since they give me a lot of different views on things like plants and buildings that you might not get from your normal day to day life. Most of the photos I have added have that type of composition and I think that they came out pretty good. I could definitely do a lot better with a little more time and patience but those are for sure my strong suit when it comes down to photography.