A school course, two certifications, one portfolio

Photography

A year of digital photography at school, and two commercial photography certifications.

Course: Digital Photography 1, Mission San Jose High School, 2024–25 — A then A−
Certifications: Commercial Photography 1 and 2, certified through YouScience, 2025
Tools: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom
Technique: Exposure correction, contrast adjustment and white balance; visual composition and framing

The course

Digital Photography 1 at Mission San Jose High School, across 2024 and 2025 — A in the first semester, A− in the second. The portfolio linked above is the final piece for it — ten pages, shot, edited, sequenced and captioned by me.

The certifications

Commercial Photography 1 and 2, certified through YouScience in 2025. The first covers image capture, editing and output in Photoshop and Lightroom. The second is professional jobs and assignments in commercial photography.

What I look for

From the portfolio, in my own words at the time: photography, “especially portraits and candid documentary-style shots that capture people in real, unposed moments.”

Photos

Red bougainvillea flowers against a clear blue sky, shot from below — “MSJHS’s infamous Red Flowers” — 22 August 2024.

A blue sports car in motion, sharp against a motion-blurred road — “Blue Car’’ — 12 September 2024. A panning shot: the car sharp, the road pulled into streaks.

Beetroot and rainbow carrots piled on a market stall — “Veggies” — 1 February 2025, at the farmers’ market.

Green ferns lit from behind against dark foliage — “Depths of the Jungle” — 28 August 2024.