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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Improve your shot with these phone photo tips

Improve your shot with these phone photo tips

Jeffrey Kang, Forum Editor May 20, 2023

Leg Zoom Often, when taking photos, the subjects are miniscule against the vast background. Many people resort to zooming in by pinching the phone screen, but this solution is not ideal: Zooming in on the phone’s camera leads to lower-resolution photos because the phone’s “zoom” is a digital...

This is Palo Alto

This is Palo Alto

The Oracle Staff May 11, 2020
In late April, The Oracle sent a team of reporters to venture outside and capture snapshots of the "new normal" brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured here are photos of empty streets, businesses and parks: this is Palo Alto.
Photographers discover fresh perspectives through their craft: Junior Meredith Yee

Photographers discover fresh perspectives through their craft: Junior Meredith Yee

October 9, 2018

Written by Eric Epstein Junior Meredith Yee has been fervently snapping photos since she first had access to a camera. “I started pursuing photography probably in sixth grade when I got a phone with a camera and I just started to take pictures,” she said. “But I got my first [Digital...

Junior pursues passion for fashion through Instagram

Junior pursues passion for fashion through Instagram

elisacliu March 6, 2018

Written By Elisa Moraes Liu Gunn Style Watch (@gunnstylewatch) is an Instagram account run by junior Dajiana Huang that features a variety of outfits and fashion styles from students. Each post includes pictures of what the student being featured is wearing, along with a quote and where the student...

Photo teacher blogs inspirations

Photo teacher blogs inspirations

amandalee828 November 4, 2016

Photography teacher Marie Durquet’s blog, called “Think, Look, Make,” features snapshots of different moments she witnesses during her travels around the local community and the world. Durquet started the blog with the aim to explore other branches of art and important social issues, such...

Courtesy of Jady Tian

Palo Alto students hold teen photography fundraiser event

The Oracle October 31, 2015

Written by Evalyn Li The “Eyes” fundraiser was held at the Mitchell Park Library on Oct. 18. It displayed and sold Paly and Gunn students’ works as well as those of a local professional photographer. The event raised around $900, which will be donated to a Tibet based non-profit school for blind...

"M42 in the Dust." Courtesy of Jacob Bers

Senior Jacob Bers’s astrophotography featured at “Point of View” exhibit

The Oracle September 23, 2015

Written by Kristy Garcia Blackburn Senior Jacob Bers’s astronomy photographs are being featured at the district office’s “Point of View” exhibit from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23. Yesterday, Bers and Palo Alto High School senior William Dougall were honored at a reception to kick off...

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