Young photographers share life through the camera lens

Young photographers

share life through the camera lens

    (Editor’s note: Students in Amy White’s digital photography class at the Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center selected their favorite shots to share with our readers. )

Photos by:

Quinn Graves; Zack Haggerty; Josh Fraser; Sarah McEachern; Courtney Carney  

    SUMMER AT REST — I captured, at left, this image one warm August night at Cross Lake. I had just finished a rousing round of bocce and built a fire on the beach, taking in the warm breeze and the sounds of a dwindling summer.

    PICTURE PERFECT — I took the photo in the prime photo-taking season, just after summer and a hair before fall. The assignment was “common things in an uncommon way.” The sky was perfect for taking mid-afternoon pictures; there was also a slight breeze that made capturing the perfect image very challenging. When the sun hit the flowers I instantly knew that I had to take the snapshot because it was a chance of a lifetime I just couldn’t pass up. I found this lovely bunch of flowers in my yard near the end of our drive. The best part of the picture is the iridescent colors that the sun produced when gleaming off the needles.

    NEW ANGLE — I took a photo of a red leaf in a puddle. The photo was taken at Riverside Park during the fall. My favorite thing about the photo is the angle that was used. The angle allowed me to catch a very interesting view of the image and the reflections in the puddle. The blacks are very deep and the whites are nice and bright. I was able to blacken everything but the sky, the reflection of the sky and the red leaf. Doing this made the photo look very eye-catching and professional. Overall, this is one my favorite photos in my collection.

    ALL FRAMED UP — I took this photo for our framing assignment. The goal was to frame the subject of the photo with objects acting as a border around it. This photo was taken in my grandparents’ back yard.

    GRANDPA’S HANDS — I chose this picture because I really liked how it all turned out. I thought of it one day, and I had my grandfather help me. I wanted to use hands that looked like they have been used — hands that look like they have been worked — and my grandfather’s hands worked perfectly. If it wasn’t for my grandpa, Beecher Ouellette, I wouldn’t have been able to take this picture.