My Everyday Life
Why did I choose this story?
I chose these pictures and these captions simply to demonstrate people my day to day life. I feel like a lot of people forget that LA isn’t as beautiful as it seems. Don’t get me wrong, I love Los Angeles. It’s where I grew up and have lived in for the past 18 years (my whole life so far). I chose these pictures to show people my version of LA. I got this idea from hearing people only see the nice luxurious side of LA, while I live next to friendly gangsters.
How I think I did?
I think that I did a good job in capturing the message I wanted to capture. I tried doing some cool things with the angles with some pictures and some landscape shots to fit more in the picture. I think I portrayed my LA well and I think that I did good in showing my realities and what I see or do everyday.
Which image do I think is the individually “best” image in your story?
I think the picture of the virgin Mary is the best image because it is my favorite thing to see every day. Even though the picture doesn’t look as good as the real thing. This picture makes me happy because being a Catholic and Mexican I really do love the Virgin Mary. I even have her in my room and the living room. But I think this is the best image because this mural means a lot for a lot of people. And I think that the low angle I had really highlighted the importance of the the mural.
Does my photostory contain an image that you think is not, by itself, a “great” image, but that is nonetheless important because it helps to tell your story?
I think the gang tag picture is not the “greatest” image because it doesn’t really look that aesthetically. However, that picture is important because it shows the major gang that live in my area. My neighbors are very friendly and were ex-members of the gang, as well as my barber, cousin, and friends, and they tell me the stories about the experiences they have had. I needed this picture in order to really truly demonstrate my life.
What would I do different next time?
Next time I would probably use a real camera and better lighting and angles. Other than that I don’t think I would do anything else but that. I would love to take pictures. Taking pictures to keep memories has been something that I have been wanting to do for a really long time. So maybe I would change the lack of pictures I take.
Are there other Photo Stories I might like to tell?
I would love to take pictures that would tell a story. I think a story I would like to tell would be a story of food because I think with all the cool and different cultures in LA, there is amazing food here in LA.
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