places I've been, things I've seen - image 1 - student project

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

I love the symmetry of photos taken in "square" format. It's the default setting on my iPhone camera. It's a fun challenge to incorporate the rule of thirds this way.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 2 - student project

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Basilica of St. Josephat. So many mind-blowing photo opportunities here.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 3 - student project

Dad's backyard, golden hour.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 4 - student project

Elkader, IA on my birthday. I have a weakness for POV photos of my feet/other objects, whatever they may be.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 5 - student project

Friend's harmonica, resting on his inherited piano. Tricky editing this. Not sure I'm satisfied with it completely. I love the textures.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 6 - student project

On a tree branch in a cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa. Angles.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 7 - student project

Friend's van when he visited last summer. I included this one mostly for the editing. I like to be unconventional sometimes. There is a lot of warmth to this, but just enough contrast - to me. It just felt right, so I went with it.

places I've been, things I've seen - image 8 - student project

Galena, Illinois. I simply adore this photo. That's all.

I edited all of these in Adobe Lightroom on my phone, so I'm a little nervous that, depending on a viewer's system settings, they might look different when viewed on a laptop or tablet. However, it was my first time using Lightroom, and I had fun!

I've been taking photos for years - it's a huge passion of mine. I like to think I have the "eye" for photography, that it comes naturally to me...

I think I have covered every, or almost every, element in these photos that were covered in the videos. I had fun with this.

Kayla Marie Gulbranson

29 / IA / searching / saving

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