Photos
Sometimes I like to take and edit photos. They're not usually incredibly amazing, but every now and then I manage to snap a picture that I really like. I typically use a Canon EOS Rebel T6.
Design
I also occasionally take the time to create something entirely digitally. My tool of choice is typically Pixelmator Pro, though I'm not averse to using Photoshop or GIMP.
![A macro photo of a pair of lips.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Flips-self-portrait.CHs8E4l5.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
A self portrait using some macro lenses I had. It was shockingly difficult to line everything up and keep myself in focus.
![A photo of a girl holding a camera.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Fkiera-learning-camera.C1c4iV-D.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
I ran a short camera workshop for some of my classmates to teach them the basics of manual mode on a camera.
![A collage of a ball, someone kicking it, and the ball high in the air.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Fa-story-in-three-pictures.BmO6iFpS.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
This was an attempt to write a haiku as a collage. While the end result isn't exactly mindblowing, Miles (the one kicking the ball) was incredibly upbeat and fun to work with.
![A photo of a girl wearing dark glasses looking at the sun.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Fnis-watching-eclipse.CJdRJcH5.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
Nis watching the eclipse. Her red hair is so stunning that I feel guilty trying to touch up any photos featuring it.
![A photo of totality during the eclipse.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Ffull-eclipse.MiQy3siS.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
During the 2024 Total Eclipse, I wanted to take some pictures of totality. I didn't have a lens that could capture the eclipse, so I took this picture by holding a pair of eclipse glasses up to my camera lens.
![A macro photo forest moss.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Fmoss.CmKifn8m.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
This was the first photo I ever took that I was really proud of. While it's not incredible, I still think it's very pretty.
![A closeup shot of an eggplant flower shoot.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Fpurple-flower.BE9FQdyj.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
This is one of my favorite photos that I've taken. The way the greens and purples work together has captured my heart completely.
I made this animation by hand on nearly forty sheets of printer paper. Then I scanned each page and composed them all together.
![A collage featuring different letters of the alphabet.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2F12-page-magazine-letters.wTW1tf-c.jpg&w=2048&q=100)
This collage is designed to be printed and folded where it creates a miniature magazine. It can be read in a zig-zag pattern starting from the top right.
![The sun filtering through the branches of a tree surrounded by fog.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Ffog-by-bridge.B-Oi4kQv.jpg&w=2048&q=100)
On a trip to New Zealand I got the chance to take this picture of an active volcano.
![A scenic mountain landscape reflecting in a pool of water and ice.](/_vercel/image?url=_astro%2Freflecting-pool.Dk6kQKNr.jpg&w=2048&q=100)
In order to clear the ice in this reflecting pool, we gave some very excited kids some rocks to throw into the water.