Final Portfolio

(ISO 800, 1/50 sec, f/1.7)

The raindrops on the meter of a motorbike after the rain in Pike Market, Seattle, Jan. 11, 2016. I this photo I use long aperture to get the background blurred.

Rebecca, 9 and Melat, 6 is talking and playing while waiting for the Ethiopian Orthodox baptism ceremony in The King Hall, Seattle on Sunday. Jan. 25, 2016.

Stacy Rea, 60 was picking tiles during the game of Mah Jongg Fever in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.

Mah Jongg Fever, a Mah Jongg meet up group in Seattle had their regular day time session in Uptown Espresso, Seattle, Washington in Feb. 3 afternoon.   

Video Project: Wuna Zhang and Meihui Lu, the Kongfu brothers and sisters are now operating their Martial Art School in International District, Seattle. They are not only teaching kicking and punching, but also spread the spirit of martial art.

Reflection Post:

This is the best journalism class I have ever taken in UW.I love to take photos in my spare time, but that's the first photo course in my life. 

My favorite lesson is about the dynamic light. The photos you show during the class gave me the idea that how to use light to reflect people's emotion, which was the base of future assignment. 

My favorite assignment is the video assignment. I spent one day in the martial art school. But when I was editing the video, I still felt that I didn't have enough clip. This was my first video story. From building the connection to shoot the video, and edit the video, I made my first "documentary" . It is an impressive experience and I do really love video shooting. 

It's not the really stressful class, but I spent enough time on each assignment so I could make sure I did my best. And I am really thankful to my instructor, Erika Shultz, who has provided me support and sources throughout the whole quarter. She is probably the most supportive instructor I have ever met. 

I do really love this class, and I hope to go one step further in photo journalism, and this class is a good start for me.