Sameerah Desai

If my brothers could levitate, this is how they would kill me.

I chose this certain subject because it reminds me of a scene from my favourite movies which is matilda. Its when she shows miss honey her powers and i just loved that movie as a kid and so being able to do this makes me feel like matilda having the power to make things fly.

We forget how blessed we are with the food that we have and should thank God that we have such easy access to food. We are very fortunate and forget that there are people in this world that have no food whatsoever. We should take time in our day to appreciate the things we have and not act like spoiled brats that take everything for granted.

In all my years at IFS Sr Rabia has always been behind this desk and has been there throught the years. We forget that shes there for us everyday, helping us out whenever we need it. She shines like a light in a hopeless place like IFS and brings joy in our days as we pass by her office to get to class. Shes not only incredibly helpful but also is very funny, inspiring, and influential. She has to deal with us all day yet she still comes to school every day smiling. I honestly dont know how she does it. Shes an amazing person who will always and forever be my role model.

In our lives we have those who do nothing to deserve the success they have. There are others who are hardworking, strong, caring, and passionate in what they do, yet they do not get the success they deserve. In this picture Amaan is trying to achieve success not only by working hard but also by helping others. However there are people like munira who do nothing to get to the top and are successful. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. -Ayn Rand

¤ Colour ¤ Pattern ¤ Simplicity/Rule of thirds ¤ Asymmetric ¤ Framing

When someone does something bad, they know in their hearts that its not the right thing to do. They know that they are better than that and that they shouldnt be doing whatever it is they are doing. In this picture munira is fed up with br fazeel giving her low marks in biology and so she decides to go ahead and attempt to injure, or possibly kill br fazeel. However, in muniras heart, she knows that she won't get a better biology teacher than the one she has now and wants to stop herself from doing the bad that she intends to do. We all get fed up with teachers but we have to learn to control ourselves and we must understand that they are human too. No matter how annoying they may be they are our guides to the future and without them we would be no where. I edited this picture by making the focus on the three subjects, as well as make the saturation and warmth of the picture look cold. By making it cold it shows that what munira is doing is not good and gives off that evil vibe. The good munira is her conscience which is why she is grey.

The first picture has lines patterns and texture Second picture has texture patterns and lines Lastly the third picture has lines abstract and pattern “A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the less you know.” ~Diane Arbus

"One day I will find the right words, and rhey will be simple." - Jack Kerouce, The Dharma Bums

"Symmetry is what we see at a glance; based on the fact that there is no reason for any difference..." -Blaise Pascal, Pensées

When my brothers and I were little my dad would make us watch movies all the time we would watch old classics as well as new movies that would come out. My dad took us to the cinema for the first time to watch thr very first Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the philosopher stone that is where my love for Harry Potter started growing. I had become a big fan of the harry potter series and when I had my 16th birthday my bestest friends knowing me so well, gave me something I would cherish forever which is the time turner that Hermione uses in one of the hardy potter film. The framing is around the small hour glass. I had great difficulty in trying to take this picture because I had many ideas of what to do with it but couldn't decide until I finally chose this. I have filtered this picture as well as cropped it amd changed some of the saturation and warmth. My dad loves travelling a lot and what he does is wait a couple of years and plans a huge trip flying to many places all at once and its something that is burned into my memory forever. I love travelling with my family and so when we went to Dubai amongst many other places I absolutely adored it and was blown away at how beautiful it was. I had to take quite a few pictures of this and finally found the right one I filtered and cropped it to make sure that it all looks perfect I changed the saturation and warmth of it as well the changes makes it look like Dubai would im the hot burning sun. For 45 years my family has been in Canada and we have lived om the same street for the same amount of years. This street is where me and my brothers first learned to ride our bikes, where we first learned to drive a car, where we used to skip rope and go down to the playground and play until the sun set. My family has made many friends on this street and I dont think I would ever be able to move from this street. I had to make sure that the sun was right when I took this picture as well as make sure the street was empty. I had cropped amd filterd this picture to show the true beauty and essence this street has and is.

The first picture is of a sofa the texture looks very rough. I have edited it by filtering it cropping it. It was very difficult to take this picture due to my ignorant brothers who wanted to sit down to watch the television. I had to also make sure they left the small cushion on the sofa rather than using it to hit me. After a series of arguments and punches I was finally able to take the picture. This sofa has been in my family for years, it’s been there to aid us and comfort us in its roughness through sickness and in health. We’ve had plenty of family movie nights on this sofa as well. We’ve dropped food, jumped on, fought on this sofa and it has survived through years of abuse but has stayed strong and sturdy. I don’t think we could ever get rid of this sofa. The second picture is of my makeup brush which is very very important to me because if I didn’t have this brush I would not be able to set my foundation nor apply my blush which would not only ruin my makeup but also make me very sad. Makeup is something I’m very passionate about and to have a brush of such quality in my collection is something I am very happy about and glad to have. In this picture I had to crop out the background that didn’t compliment the picture as well as filter the picture to enhance the bushes softness. I went through much difficulty in trying to get the brush in the perfect position as well as making sure my own hands do not come in the mirror of the compact. When I was born I was overdue 9 days which makes the baby have very dry skin and sensative to rough things. That is why this blanket and it’s softness is so important to me because it is one of the baby blankets that I have had for my entire life. It was with me since I was born and provided a sense of security and added a soft touch to my day. In this picture I had to crop out the background which was unnecessary and didn’t compliment my picture. I also had filtered it and put up the brightness of the picture to make sure that the softness of the blanket I very evident. I have come to realize the hard way that working with babies is not easy at all and trying to get a baby to hold their hand still is probably the most pain staking task and so after many attempts and finally getting the baby to fall asleep I was able to take my picture.

The first picture is a pattern of tiles on my bathroom wall. Without those tiles or walls I would not be able to have the privacy of my bathroom. It's also really important to me that my bathroom looks nice because my bathroom means everything to me. It's where I do all my business, from using the toilet to washing my face to taking a shower and doing my favourite thing, putting on my makeup. Without these beautiful patterned tiles I would not be able to stay in that bathroom for very long nor would I be able to do some of my most basic to favourite things. I've filtered the picture as well as had to go around a sink with great difficulty due to my bathroom being small. I had to also crop out my toilet because of fear of the picture not looking nice. The second picture of the striped patterned baby laundry basket is really important to me because it's where some of my first dirty clothes were thrown. I'm very sentimental about my belongings and do something like my baby laundry basket I would never want to throw away. I had to take it from various angles all the while cropping out the haneous background. I filtered it to many different filters until I found the perfect one. I also had to move around the laundry that was filled with dirty clothes to try make it look presentable. I also had to wash my hands due to the dirty clothes they were sifting through. The third picture is a carpet pattern that has small diamonds all over it, that is on my stairs and this is important to me because my grandma who passed away had chosen this carpet and she was someone who was very dear to me and I learned how to walk up these same stairs as well with the same pattern. It is forever burned into my memory. For this picture I had to crop it as well due to the little baby hands that invaded the picture. Also due to those babies being so interested in the pictures I was taking it was great difficulty in trying to take the picture without having to pull a little body off the stairs. I had also tried out various filters even made my own for a few until I decided to choose the one that fit best with my picture.

In the third and final picture the lines are the blinds which leads your eyes to focus on the mosque which is the main subject of the picture. 

1. The first picture of the tissue box is displaying the rule of thirds by being on one side and the wall and table show the different contrast in colours and patterns. 2. The second picture of the perfume bottle displays the rule of thirds as well by being placed to one side the wall colour and countertop show the contrast of colours and textures. 3. The third picture of the shoe shows the rule of thirds being used by being placed to the side as opposed to the center of the picture and the different in colours and textures shows the contrast between the shoe and where its placed. 4. The fourth picture of the lipstick shows the rule of thirds being used by being placed to the side instead of in the middle of the picture and the different variation of colours and textures between the lipstick and the counter top as well as the wall are seen clearly. 5. The fifth picture of the jar filled with cotton balls shows the rule of thirds being used by having the picture taken with the jar being placed on the side and the distinction of colours and textures are clearly evident in the picture.