Anna G- Joy in Motion

 The title of the selected image is “Joy in Motion”. This photo was taken in the studio a few months ago. This photo was taken with my Nikon D5100. I edited this photo by making the colors a tad more vibrant, but this is mostly how the photo looked when I took it. I think this photo could be better if the kind of “phased” part of her face was more clear and defined and visible. The subject in this photo is my wonderful beautiful friend Rachel.

Liam O- KON

The title of this image is KON. It was taken in my room (The kid and the figurine) and outside my house. It was taken with my iPhone. I edited it with Photoshop and cut out all the images before posting them together, allowing them to cleanly come together. I also took some risks from Google as a bit of rubble. It could be better if I had more rubble. 

Sophia H- Bullseye

 This photo, titled 'Bullseye,' was taken on my iPhone 16 at my friend Michael’s house. I chose this piece because of the editing process; I used Photoshop to combine a picture of a bow's scope with a different background I had shot. By moving the hand down and layering the images, I gave the photo a trippy, distorted look. I really like the vibe of the final version, though I wish the scope was a bit less blurry and the resolution was high enough to show more detail.

Kais C - Composite

 This was taken through multiple days of work, alot for the movie poster project, and some were for the compost project, taken before 2026 near the start of school, this is one of my composites and I used the tools given for it I also lightened and blended them to be abstract and appealing

Finley B - Airball

The title of my photo is "Airball." I captured it at my church on Sunday evening using a Sony A7 III. I edited the image to make it bright and vibrant. I could have zoomed in further or made additional edits in Photoshop to enhance it even more.

Irais BC - Blue Hair.

 The main photo, which is of Liam, was taken back in September of last year, and it was taken in the photography studio. I took the photo with my iPhone 16 and saturated it, as well as dodged and burned the photo. For the other things around him, I wanted to make it ocean and fantasy themed, maybe more like a dream. I added a fake jellyfish from a lamp I have, a picture of a lion fish tht i took at the Shedd Aquarium, a picture of the moon, and a picture that I took in the studio of a hand under a sheet. To me, it all fit the theme of the color blu,e so I added those in, and for the ones that weren't blue, I went to the hue and changed it until I got the right color. I edited the fish and jellyfish by decreasing the clarity to give them some fuzziness, and for the moon, I just sharpened the details on it. I added the picture of the hand as is since it was already edited. I’m not very proud of it because it was pretty rushed but I picked it because I like the color.

Maya H - Wasp

 The title of this photo is "Wasp"; I took it in January with my Canon Rebel SL1 camera and a close-up lens—it is of a dead wasp on a glass table on my porch. This image is an alternate edit of one I used for Series 5 of my Sustained Investigation; it differs in that this one's hue is adjusted and saturation increased. The boost in the saturation really enhances the chromatic aberration that was much more subtle in the original edit as well as the digital artifacting present in the image, which is a "flaw" I enjoy utilizing and exaggerating in my work.

Aleli S- Deal Me a Melody

 I took this photo of my friend Mars in my home studio at the beginning of this month. I named this photo “Deal Me a Melody” because of the deck of cards and the red vinyl record in her hands. I really like how this photo turned out because of the amount of light I used when taking it. I didn’t have to edit it much all I did was clean up the floor and bring her out a bit more.  

Kye W- LSD

 This photo was taken in fall 2024 along a curved road surrounded by trees, using my Canon T7 Rebel. I edited the image by heavily increasing saturation and shifting hues to create a surreal, dreamlike look, emphasizing warm tones in the road and foliage while cooling the sky. The road acts as a leading line that draws the viewer into the scene and adds depth. The image could be improved by softening some colors for better balance, but overall it reflects my interest in expressive color and altered landscapes.

Liam O- Whimsy of Death

 The title of this image is the Whimsy of Death. It was take on a feild trip to the museum and was taken with my iPhone. I edited it with the raw camera filter and edited the shadows an highlights and drew a whimsy little grim reaper which I then made the opacity lower. I think the image could be better. 

Darnell C - Megatron's Galaxy

I call this “Megatron’s Galexcy.” I took it at my house using a Samsung camera. I edited it by adding the background and the planets from Google, and using a photo of my Megatron figure. It could be better if cut the figure out a little better. This was used for the Surrealist Assignment.

Calliope T- Distance

 The title of this image is “Distance” because I think it shows a longing for connection, but being unable to form it because of physical or emotional distance with another person. It was taken on December 11, 2025 in Mr. Rigsby’s studio with his Canon camera. I edited it by making the blues a little more vibrant and darkening the background a little bit. I also cropped it in a lot to focus more on the emotion. I think it could be better if the movement of the lights in the photo were a little more spread over the image instead of just in the few spots. 

Kais C- Gazing Upon

 I took this in the studio and I wasn’t aiming for it to come out like this actually I was aiming for a competently different concept but this game out great it was taken around Decemberish in the studio in digital photography room I think it could be better will maybe less light darken it a bit

Finley B - Sunset Drive

 The title of my photo is "Sunset Drive." It was captured during a late-night drive past the Galleria. I used my iPhone 14 Pro to take the shot and enhanced it to be vibrant with cool tones. It could benefit from being sharper and less blurry.

Sophia H- Identity

 The title of this image is “identity”. It was taken when I was making a mask out of clay in early January. I took it with my iPhone 16 and edited it using my MacBook’s photo editor app by cropping the frame to focus tightly on the facial features and boosting the saturation. I was able to transition the clay from its natural, cool state to a much warmer tone. I’m not sure how it could be better.

Nabeyal K - The Orange Firework

 The name is “ The orange firework”, It was taken next to the Vulcan Park on 4th of July. It was taken with my Iphone. I edited it by making it a little more darker. Something I could do better is to crop on.

Shelby S - Eyes of the Next Generation

This photo is called Eyes of the Next Generation. It’s a close-up black-and-white portrait of my eye reflecting a protest, representing how I carry the struggles of women before me and remain aware of the fight that still continues. The image symbolizes my responsibility, as part of the next generation, to see injustice clearly and continue using my voice to demand equality and recognition.

Maya H - Golden Spiral (Sacred Geometry)

 I took this photo earlier this month with my Canon Rebel SL1 and a 10x close-up lens; it is of a dead bug on the porch at my house. The title of this image is "Golden Spiral (Sacred Geometry)", which refers to the idea of the golden spiral, a logarithmic spiral that often occurs naturally within nature—such as the pattern in which seeds grow in sunflower heads—in conjunction with sacred geometry, which is the idea of certain shapes having sacred or symbolic meaning, as well as that the repeated occurrence of such shapes in the natural world is evidence of some sort of divine creator. This title is referring to the way in which the bug has curled up post-mortem. This image is unedited aside from significant cropping, done to focus the image more on the bug. 

Anna G - Umbrella

 The title of the selected image is “Umbrella”. This photo was taken in Pal Springs, California over the break. This photo was taken with my Nikon D5100 camera. I edited this photo by removing some of the distractions in the background and playing around with the camera raw filter. I think this photo could be better if it was brighter and had more relflections and was just overall more dramatic. I also feel like the old man kinda belnds in with the telephone pole behind him so maybe I could have done something about that.

Angel M- Surrelist Sollage

  I made this image last semester. I made it by combining multiple royalty-free images from the internet. I edited it by adding multiple Nik Collection filters and blending options.