Photography
I enjoy photography, and I have formally studied digital photography. I have different sections of my photographs below, grouped by subject matter or design concepts. I have some close-up photos that show details and some photos that explore themes like the arrangement of objects and contrasts of darkness and light. I also have some vintage photos that were not part of my class and that I didn’t take myself, but I use them to demonstrate that I can repair and colorize old photographs. In my spare time, I've been scanning old black-and-white and sepia family photographs so that I can restore and colorize them with Adobe Photoshop. I have one example that was originally sepia and one that was black-and-white.
As a further example of my use of JavaScript, I added an effect that I learned from W3Schools that will allow you to magnify portions of some of the photographs on this page. The effect itself isn't difficult, although I had to make some adjustments to it because of the way I positioned the photographs on the page. The magnifying lens doesn't appear on cell phones or small screens because the effect looks better on bigger screens.
Detail Pictures
I often like to focus on small details and textures of objects. Some of the photographs in my collection were ones that I took for an art class where I did a study of rain drops for a project about water. I like the way the droplets of waters clung to the leaves or the petals of flowers.
Arrangement of Objects
I'm often fascinated by arrangements of objects. Sometimes, I like studying the patterns formed by collections of similar types of objects, and sometimes I appreciate the effects of collections of fairly random sets of objects. I also enjoy seeing the variety of colors and shapes in a collection of objects.
Light and Dark
Sometimes, I like to take pictures that show unusual lighting or shadows. Cloud formations can be interesting for light studies. The contrast of light and shadow can draw attention to different parts of a picture.
Repaired and Colorized Photos
In my spare time, I've been scanning old black-and-white and sepia family photographs so that I can repair and colorize them with Adobe Photoshop. I've noticed how adding color can bring out details of a black-and-white photograph that are not immediately obvious when the picture is mostly in shades of gray.
