Michelle



Nagl Style: Simple Things
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 * Composition Photos:**
 * [[image:Crocodile.JPG width="384" height="288" align="center" caption="Reflection"]] || [[image:Do_You_Have_What_It_Takes width="384" height="288" align="center" caption="Leading Line"]] || [[image:Out_the_Window.JPG width="384" height="288" align="center" caption="Point of View"]] ||
 * [[image:Playing_with_Eye_Contact-Into_the_Distance.JPG width="416" height="312" align="center" caption="Portrait"]] || [[image:Beach.JPG width="247" height="325" align="center" caption="Rule of Thirds"]] || [[image:Framed_Frame.JPG width="254" height="315" align="center" caption="Framing"]] ||


 * Portraits:**
 * [[image:Breaking_the_Rules.JPG width="201" height="266" caption="Breaking The Rules: eyes looking straight into the camera, model centered, etc."]] || [[image:Focusing_on_a_Body_Part.JPG width="201" height="266" caption="Focusing on a Body Part: focusing on the neck & the peace sign (:"]] || [[image:Playing_with_Eye_Contact-Into_the_Distance.JPG width="341" height="266" align="center" caption="Playing with Eye Contact: she's looking into the distance"]] ||


 * Light Painting:**
 * [[image:ghosting.JPG width="418" height="282" caption="Ghosting: Talia as Uncle Sam without the finger..."]] || [[image:Peace_Love_Happiness.JPG width="410" height="279" caption="Drawing: Peace, Love, & Happiness :)"]] || [[image:Portrait.JPG width="392" height="268" caption="Portrait: Pacman's gonna eat me ):"]] ||

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 * Flickr Light Painting Photostream:**


 * In the Style of: Mary Ellen Mark**
 * [[image:IMG_7008.JPG caption="My Version of 'Pray'"]] || [[image:IMG_7021.JPG caption="In the Style of Mary Ellen Mark"]] || [[image:IMG_7033.JPG caption="In the Style of Mary Ellen Mark"]] ||
 * [[image:hands_pray.jpg caption="Mary Ellen Mark - Pray"]] || [[image:picture_in_front_of_face.jpg caption="Mary Ellen Mark "]] || [[image:doggy.jpg caption="Mary Ellen Mark"]] ||

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 * Village Photostream:**
 * Photojournalists in Bai Xin Zhuang village:**

The village as it is now is very constrained in its own culture— its style of houses or their style of life—so I wanted to juxtapose the relaxed, motivated life ISB students live with the village. I chose the background as a photo of some rubble and an old wall with torn newspaper stuck on it, as I found it to be a pretty interesting space to work with in terms of the empty space on the wall and the trash on the floor. In the pile of rubbish, I placed two of the most inspiring posters I could think of— “We Can Do it!” and Obama’s “HOPE”. This shows how the village has lost its hope of keeping their homes, as it is highly likely to be torn down. The big ‘EXIT’ sign on the wall not only signifies the village’s only destiny, being torn down, but it only signifies shows the path to motivation and hope. I placed three of my friends jumping in the front of an old, abandoned wall to juxtapose their happiness with the lonely feeling the background is letting off. They are also placed so that they seem like they’re reaching for the exit sign, which shows our enthusiasm and ambition and encourages others to reach for the best. The serene waterfall and the lanterns are there to juxtapose the old beliefs and values of the Chinese culture as apposed to what the village has become—dirty, old, and hopeless. The light bulb on the side symbolizes new ideas, and the girl standing on top of the light bulb shows that she has the idea to reach for the best. || Final Portfolio: media type="custom" key="9533202"
 * Culture Clash:**
 * [[image:michelle_culture_clash_small.jpg width="216" height="288"]] || I wanted to focus my culture clash on the theme of encouragement and freedom.