Jesmin Begum

Senior at Hamtramck High School

Hometown: Hamtramck, Michigan

The theme for my project was food. Particularly food that Bengalis eat in their daily life or a meal during Ramadan like rice and curries, or rice and meat cooked together in a slow cooker. I picked this theme because I only had one day to do it, and food as the theme would give me good pictures in a short amount of time. I used techniques that I had learned in the Beginners Photography Camp. I used lighting, temperature, texture and more. I also used angles like 40-degree angles, top-down and straight-on angles. After I had taken the images, I spent the rest of the afternoon editing. For editing, I wanted a more light and warm feel to it because the food was a home-cooked meal.