Liam D- Sewer

This was taken early August 2025 and it was taken in the Ross Bridge trail. Taken with a Canon 8

I started it a lot as well as made the image colors all wonky If I added some VHS effects, it would be better.

Kye W – Spirit Week Toga Day

 This image was taken in the school hallway during Spirit Week on September 8, where the theme was Toga Day. I captured this photo with my iPad, making use of the natural light from the window behind the group. I did minor editing by slightly adjusting the brightness and contrast to make the colors of the togas stand out more vividly. The photo could be improved by using a camera with a sharper lens to reduce the backlight glare from the window and by repositioning the group so that no one is in shadow. I chose this photo because it represents school spirit, unity, and creativity as everyone put effort into their costumes to celebrate the theme together.

Anna G - Old Future

The title of this image is “Old Future”. This photo was taken in my bedroom over the summer. This photo was taken with my Nikon D1000. I edited this photo by using the contrast sliders and a bunch of layers and just kind of layering them on top of one another and doing weird stuff to them. I honestly don’t know how I ended up with this picture I was just kind of playing around on photoshop. I think this photo could be a bit better if the subject was a little bit more in the center.
 

Darnell C- KEEP OUT!!

It was taken at my house 8/16/25. With a Samsung flip phone. I made the photo darker

I could make the background darker, and the flashlight brighter.

Sophia H- Lizard On Da Hand

 The title of the image is “Lizard On Da Hand”. It was taken in Oak Mountain State Park in the summer of 2025. I took it with my iPhone 11 Pro Camera, and I edited it with my MacBook photo editor by giving it more color and better lighting. It could be better if it was taken by a better angle. 

Ethan S - Mecanico

This image is named Mecanico, because it is an old auto-repair shop. I took this picture near Gadsden about a month or so ago with my Nikon D40. I haven’t edited it much, if any, but I think it stands up on its own pretty well. 

Finley B - Over the Rainbow

The title of my image is “Over the Rainbow.” I captured it in the early weeks of August at my old elementary school playground. I used my iPhone 14 Pro to take the photo. Initially, the picture appeared quite orange and dark, so I edited it to have cooler tones with more pink. I also considered removing some of the trees to improve the composition.

Aleli S- Church Tower

 I took this photo at the beginning of this month in Montgomery. It was a very cloudy day, so the sky was gray. All I did in this photo was make the sky blue and make the church tower brighter. 

Hayden C - Fluffy Flower

 The title of this photo is “Fluffy Flower.” It is titled after the main subject, the stray cat Fluffy Flower. She used to have a counterpart who was simply named Flower, but he disappeared and is now presumed dead. This was taken on September 1, 2025, with my Canon camera in my backyard. I mainly made the photo warmer and brighter to bring out the orange in her fur. I then used dodge on her eyes to bring them out a lot, which is something I usually do. I love bringing out the eyes in the photos I take.

Caroline S- Kodak

The title of my image is “Kodak” and it was taken on a chair in my room in August. I took it with my Nikon D3100. I did not edit the photo and I think it would be better if the camera had focused more on the lens of the camera on the bottom left.

Calliope T- On a Shoestring

 This photo is titled “On a Shoestring” and it was taken on March 2nd, 2025 in Bluff Park outside of On a Shoestring. I edited it by making the colors more vibrant and increasing the contrast. I thought about trying to edit out the cables, but wasn’t sure if it would look right. I think it could be better if I edited out the cables. 

Irais B-C - Drops

 I took this picture in that one old-looking neighborhood by Moss Rock Preserve. I took it about a few weeks ago while working. I took it on my iPhone 16 Pro, and I edited it by saturating the color and bringing it out a little. I also tried not to make it so blurry, but if one were to focus their eyes well, they’d be able to see it. Along with that, I darkened the background to give the drops on the glass more visibility. I think could've made it better by focusing better on the drops and having the background be the most blurry part of it, while still being able to distinguish what it is.

Victoria S- Butterfly Flowers

 This picture is titled “Butterfly Flowers” because it was taken at the Birmingham Zoo in the butterfly garden during the HHS Digital Photography field trip. It was taken with my digital camera. I edited it by increasing the exposure and saturation. I also added a color filter over my image. I think it could be better if the yellow wasn’t so saturated. 

Kye W – The First Cry

 This image was taken in my living room during the evening, shortly after my newborn sibling was brought home from the hospital. I captured it on my iPhone, using the built-in camera app, as they let out one of their first loud cries. I edited the photo by slightly increasing the warmth, lowering the clarity for a soft focus effect, and adding a vignette to bring attention to the center. The blurred edges create a dreamy, almost surreal feeling, emphasizing the raw emotion in the baby’s face. To improve it, I could have adjusted the lighting to reduce shadows and used a faster shutter speed to make the details sharper. This image is meaningful to me because it freezes a pure, unfiltered moment of new life, something that only happens once and can never be recreated.

Nichlolas T- Bristling

This is a kaleidoscope image that I titled “Bristling”. It was taken last school year for the kaleidoscope project. It is the result of photographing a broom close-up in my laundry room. I used my DSC-W800 to take this photo. On the usual fanfare of kaleidoscopic imagery, I increased the contrast and brightness, as well as adding a purple border around it. The images might not be exactly even with one another.

Rachel N - Above

 This photo is called Above. It was taken in Chicago during my summer vacation on July 28, 2025. It’s a picture of buildings from below. I took it with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I didn’t edit it. It could be better if I had edited it, but I feel good with this picture.

Nabeyal K- The Ultimate Sandwich

 I took it in the mall and it was taken 2 years ago. It was taken with my iPhone I could have made it brighter and I could have cropped it.

Angel M- River

 The photo I submitted is a picture I took during a trip to Washington D.C. I took this using my Canon camera. I edited it by increasing the saturation and shadows to make the image seem less dull.

Caroline S- Catu

 The title of my image is Catu because that is all I am able to read off of the building. It was taken this summer in St. Louis beside the arch. It was taken with my Nikon Coolpix and I edited it by brightening and sharpening it. It could be better if the quality was better.

Victoria S- Little Lamb

This image is titled “Little Lamb” because it’s a picture of a sheep. It was taken at the Birmingham Zoo during the HHS Photography field trip. I took this picture with my Nikon camera. I edited this photo in Photoshop and increased the brightness and saturation. I don’t really know how to make this picture better. Maybe I could’ve tried taking it at a different angle. I think my favorite part of the photo is the sunlight casting down on the sheep like a spotlight.