Caroline Young Portfolio

west Side story iowa city west high school

2901 melrose ave.

iowa city, IA 52246

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Volume 1 issue 1

February 8, 2016

life behind photos by Caroline Young Cover: Cowboy in training watches a Colorado rodeo from the stands.

Contents page: Grace Young ‘16 stands with her head in the clouds on top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado.

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Pages 4-5: Framing Pages 6-7: Lines Pages 8-9: Perspective Pages 10-11: Portraiture Pages 12-13: Light Pages 14-17: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO Pages 18-21: Free form for more coverage go to wsspaper.com

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framing

Left: Deniz Ince ‘19 sits on a window sill of West High and is framed by the window frame and curtain.

Right: Hugo bundles up in attempt to escape the cold winter air.

Far right: Natalie Young ‘20 gets her portrait taken after experimenting with paint and texture.

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lines Left: Natalie Young ‘20 is shadowed by the morning light through the blinds.

Right: Nick Pryor ‘18 and Teresa Knecht ‘18 pose for a photo illusion in downtown Iowa City.

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perspective Left: Shot up the trunk of a tree at West High School to show the texture and warm colors of fall.

Right: Marshall the goat enjoys some greens on his walk around the Lucky Star Farm.

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Top left: Natalie Young ‘20 poses at Lucky Star Farm with a henna design on her right hand.

Top right: Natalie Young ‘20 is shot candidly at Lucky Star Farm during golden hour.

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Bottom left: A woman bundled in her winter gear endures the cold Iowa winters in downtown Iowa City.

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Above: Using a long shutter speed and sparklers, I set up my camera and self timer to shoot and compose this photo.

Right: An Iowa sunset shot through the side view mirror of a car.

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shutter speed, aperture, and iso Left: Kolby Greiner ‘19 sprints to finish a cross country race for the West High mens’ cross country team.

Above: A record player spins while photographed on a slow shutter speed.

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Above: Fireworks fly on the Fourth of July over Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.

Right page top left: The American flag flies in the winter wind at West High School.

Right page top right: The night sky is photographed over the trees in Colorado using low aperture and high ISO. Right bottom: The pages of a book are photographed on a low aperture to make the back and foreground out of focus.

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broken Left: Broken glass shattered over Natalie Young ‘20’s arm.

Right: Natalie Young ‘20 gazes into a broken mirror at her reflection.

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Right: Natalie Young ‘20 holds a piece of broken mirror with Grace Young ‘16’s eyes reflecting back into it.

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Left: Natalie Young ‘20 looks into a broken shard of mirror at her reflection.

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