#1 Wan Yu-portrait

In here, I also tried to use one light with 45 degree angle from the top to light my model’s face. Also, the facial expression is very important especially when I take such a close-up heed shot. I asked my friend closed his eye, and trying to think nothing. I want him to be comfortable in front of my camera. Finally, I got the peaceful moment and took a shot.

#2 Wan Yu-Portrait

Before doing this photo-blog, actually I didn’t know that Edward Weston had been living in Mexico. He even opened a studio for several years. I was surprised that many of his Mexico photographs have many similarities with my. I also been to Mexico once time, and I photographed a lot of streets scenes over there. In this picture, I was walking through the tiny streets before sunset. And I saw this family passing by me. They seems just finish having dinner together and was taking a little walk under the dim light. In this time, most of people are still working in the Asia or Western countries. We hardly to see or to feel simple happiness in our daily life just like them.

#3 Wan Yu- Portrait

I took this picture of my friend two years ago. In that time, both of us just arrived New York for several months. We have our own dream to persuade and have to achieve it in this big city. When she visited my apartment in lower east side, I invited her to the roof take a look of the downtown manhattan view. When people standing on the roof, there are only two reactions. They will try to look at the view as far as they can, and think about something deeply in their mind. I didn’t want to bother her thinking, I just took a picture.

#4 Wan Yu- Portrait

I took this picture in Mexico, this old lady reminds me Edward Weston’s portrait. Before I asked her permission to let me take a picture, she already looked at me straight to the eye through my camera. She was sitting in front of a historical church with her bicycle trying to sell some small souvenirs to tourists. But she’s not helpless, she looked at me with pure curiosity. I could feel her hoarse voice was speaking to me through the silence:” What are you doing here kid?”

#5 Wan Yu-Walls

In this picture, I also used the broken window framing, trying to create more space behind the window.I also used small aperture to catch the textures on the walls and small trees outside the building.

#6 Wan Yu-Architecture

This picture I also took in Mexico, it was around 4 pm in the afternoon. It’s a house near my hotel. I passed by there every morning but I didn’t notice how beautiful it is. Until one day I came back hotel early in the afternoon, and I saw the shadow was moving to the west side with the deep blue sky and pure white walls. This house suddenly became a painting in front of me.

#7 Wan Yu-Landscape

I took this picture while I taking a bus to the Rockway beach, one of my favorite places in NY. Near Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, when the bus just passing through the Cross Bay Bridge. I saw a forest under the bridge was totally burn out for the next coming spring, I got off the bus accidently because of this view. I still remember the feeling when I was walking on the silent ground, watching these few survived trees. Next spring, this natural solitude will disappear, and turn into another green field again.

#8 Wan Yu- Clouds

I took this picture when I traveled to Mexico. I love this tropical country’s culture and it’s dramatic sunset and clouds. The fisherman, who gave me a ride told me that he loves his country, because it’s the most beautiful places in the world. He said that to me by looking at clouds with smile.

#9 Wan Yu-Clouds

When I took this picture, I was thinking one of songs from Jimi Hendrix “Are you experienced?” He sings that he wish to sit under the bottom of ocean and watch sunset as sunrise. I wish I could do that too, but I don’t want to sit under the ocean. I want to sit above the cloud, and jump to anther one.

#10 Wan Yu-Flower

In here, I shot the flower also with close-up distance just like Edward Weston’s “Artichoke.” However, my lens was not enough to get closer to the flower. If I could get it closer and crop it around the petal, that will looks more closer with Edward Weston’s photograph.