Mylee's Photos Rye

That was the day the world changed. That was the day it was decided that no one would ever know what it was like to live on Earth again.

After the human population had finally grown too big and used all of Earth’s resources, while destroying its natural beauty, there was no way to survive. By that point, it wasn’t just a want, but a need to advance our technology enough to find other worlds. Our ancestors were able to find a way to a planet that hadn’t been discovered until the late 3010’s. Now, that time is also known as 0N.W.. We created the new abbreviation for time when we reached a new, fundamental age of humanity. It is like A.D. or B.C. for Earth. Now it’s N.W., which stands for New World. This planet wasn’t even in our own solar system, or even our own galaxy. We spent 749 years flying to this New World, which means over forty generations were born, raised, and died on the ships. Each ship they created could hold the entire population of Argentina, and there were about seventy of these ships. They were connected and it was an easy, ten minute transport from one ship to the one next to it. No matter how many history and science classes I go through, I will never understand how they were capable of making so many huge ships if they were running out of resources to need this new planet in the first place. I guess necessity creates ways to do the unimaginable. Obviously, with so many people, they were dying constantly. Not many people were able to survive all together in those ships.

This photo was taken on December 23, 749 N.D.. I was born seven years later. Our scientists had discovered how to create a habitable dome, almost an artificial atmosphere, around the new planet. Our planet’s name is Zeroeth. The pink soil was found to be even more fertile and nutrient-rich than anything back on Earth. We can grow better, healthier foods that no one ever could have tried on Earth. My father is one of the scientists trying to find new, different ways to make food for us. Originally, my parents are from Australia. The new planet is quite small, and could only fit the populations of about three continents back on Earth. This is why Australia was the only continent allowed to go. The rest were hidden from the truth that everyone in Australia would be migrating to this new, unknown planet. Everyone in Australia was isolated and no one was allowed in or out after it was decided how many could come with them. Over the years of them being isolated, the world began to forget about Australia. This was until the ships finally left Earth. Twenty years later, the sun in the milky way died, and everyone left on Earth died. After we got here, the way the world was run changed forever. Everyone is assigned a job, and taken to be raised and trained in that job when they are seven years old. I haven’t seen my parents in five years. I’m seventeen, but five years after I was taken, there was a false threat and they came to take me home. When the threat was eliminated, they were forced out. I can’t be sure whether I’ll see them ever again. All of the jobs have their own hemispheres on the planet where they stay to keep others alive while doing their job. I am in the adaptation hemisphere, being trained to slowly modify our bodies, and the bodies of future children, to survive on Zeroeth without the artificial atmosphere. Some day, we will be able to survive on our own, and maybe eventually be identified as “aliens” to those who would be on Earth at this time.

1. I think I have a pretty strong composition on my photos. I tried a lot of different ways to set it up and angles to look at it until I got something I liked.
2. I think I edited my photos well. I may have over-edited some of them to make it very obvious, but it was while trying to make the backgrounds more black without making the object too light. I think I got them all to the point where I liked them though.
3. If I shot this assignment again, I would have changed the lighting. I wasn’t careful enough when setting up the lighting and angles of the lights while taking my photos. Because of that, some of them have awkward lighting or look really dark or light. I would also have tried a few more angles when taking them.
4. I think a few of my photos belong on the blog home page. I’m not sure about being the best of all the photo classes, though. I really like a few of them, and I think I got some really good angles on them. I would love to see one or two of my favorites from this assignment up on the home page. I don’t want to say if they’re better than other people’s because I haven’t seen them. I don’t like to compliment myself or make myself seem cocky, so I don’t really know what to say about how good they are. In my opinion, most of them are pretty cool.

Pixabay: Unity contributes to this photo through the orange that is on the snow and frost around the bubble tying into the bubble on top. The variety of the textures make this photo unique and interesting. It gives it different colors, dimensions, and shadows. The viewpoint of this photo is creative. You can tell there’s a sunset going on in the background even though you can’t see it. You’re at the level and perspective of the bubble. I really like this photo. The frost and patterns in the bubble look really cool, and the colors compliment each other so well. I like the dark contrast in the background with the orange lights. It feels really calm and quiet in the moment.

Lil Artsy: Unity contributes to this photo with the black and grey in the globe and the black and grey in the background. The variety from the dark colors and the bright orange lights make the globe stand out in the front with a very interesting and eye catching background. The viewpoint makes it so you can see the white table underneath the globe. This makes it so you can see it set apart from the other dark colors in the background. I really like this photo because it’s unique. I have never seen a globe like that and I think it looks pretty cool. The blurred lights in the background add a really cool detail to make a cool, unfocused background.

Lisa Fotios: Unity contributes to this photo with the green and blue in the plant and on the wood, the black on the ends of the plant and on the wood, and the white on the wood and in the middle of the plant. There is good variety in the different textures to make the plant stand out against the background. The viewpoint adds good shadows and lights to each part of the plant to make it have more detail, and showing great detail in the wood. I really like the colors in this photo. I think the blue accents in the wood look really pretty. This photo makes me feel like I’m sitting at home while reading a book.

Photography is a very big deal in our present world. There are a lot of photos that make big impacts on everyone, and not everyone realizes the importance of it. There have even been movies made about impacts of photos. It affects everyone in many big ways. One movie made about the impact photography has on our world is “Flags of Our Fathers”. This movie does a great job of showing how big of a difference one photo can make to so many people.

I think this movie is a great representation of what photography does to our world. When a photo was taken of the soldiers putting up a flag, it gave the America hope. Everyone in the country had seen this picture and was given hope that we were winning the war. I think it was a good movie. It was hard to pay attention to, but even when I missed parts I still got the idea of it. It also showed some really good representations of the effects on soldiers from seeing their friends die and having to kill other people. It showed a good example of the guilt they feel when they have to go through such an awful thing as war. I also liked how it showed how much drama one photo can cause amongst people who all have the same fears.

This photograph greatly affected the world in many ways. It gave America hope that we were finally winning and would be able to come out of the war alive. When the rest of the world saw it, they were probably more worried and upset that now America has just won another battle. Their allies were probably quite excited for them though when they found out about it. Within America though, there was a lot of conflict caused by it. It was a huge deal to find out who was in the picture and what really happened. When they found out it wasn’t the original flag raising, it caused a lot more drama. The people in the photo were even seen as heroes to the country, even though there were thousands of other men who had served and fought just as hard for the same reason.

Photographs in general can impact the world really heavily. The photo of the flag raising in “Flags of our Fathers” is not the only photo that has greatly impacted the world. There are many ways photography impacts us. There have been photos to show the suffering of animals in parts of the world, the suffering of poor and homeless around the world, the impact of the Great Depression, the moon landing, and so much more. All of these photos take people to action and make them want to do something. Whether it be help those in need, donate money, try to make their own history for others to remember, or take action to make something happen and bring people together.

Photography has changed the world in huge ways. The ways that certain photos affect places all over the world will be remembered forever. There are so many good things that can be done with photography. When everyone works toward one good cause as a group, big things can be done. This can be done when people look for what needs to be done in the world. When we see something that needs to be fixed or done better, we can call others to help when we really show them the way it is when you’re there. Photography is one of the best ways to show others what it’s like to be somewhere you’re not.

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Conceptual means to represent something with another thing which shows some kind of quality about the original thing. This is done without even needing to show the original thing.

I think the four photos I chose to take conceptually represent me and my personality well. First, I took a photo of my running shoes on a dirt trail to show that I am a runner. Running is a huge part of my life. I have done cross country since sixth grade, and my mom has been one of my coaches every year in high school. She even trained me before I got to middle school to know how to run. I have learned so much about myself and the things I am capable of through the struggles that come with running in cross country. Nothing has ever taught me so much or affected me more than it has. Unless you talk about the people in my life. My second photo is my family’s wall of names. We have all of our names on the wall, and the spouses of the kids as we get married are added to it. This photo represents my family because they are the most important thing in my life. I love them more than anything and could never be the person I am today without them.

Next, I took a photo of the sign in front of my church. I love my church so much. I’m extremely grateful to have grown up and been raised in the church. It has such an huge impact on everyone’s lives who are associated with it, and the blessings and miracles I have seen are truly amazing. I am extremely grateful for my testimony and being able to have this in my life. Finally, I took a photo of a grand piano. I have played piano since I was five years old, and my dad has been my teacher for my entire life. Music is such an impactful and powerful thing. I love to play the piano and sing, and listen to other music. I also play the flute and drums. I can’t imagine my life without being able to play piano and other instruments. I have had so many cool experiences from it, like playing in concerts and recitals, and even being in awesome YouTube videos.