Artist Statement
I joined photography one because when I was young I always watched my dad take photos and it always interested me. He's no professional but they always came out so amazing and I always wanted to do what he was doing. As I got older I started to take pictures like him and showed people and they always told me they were amazing and I could be a photographer one day. I've always had the passion and when I learned about this Photo 1 class I knew I had to take it. Over the course of the semester I learned there is a lot more to each photo than meets the eye. I learned how much effort it takes to make a photo come out how you really want it to and how much more complicated photoshop is than I originally thought. Photography helped me learn that I am more creative than I let myself believe and it helped me really bring it out. It showed me I can really do it if I put my heart to it and just keep trying.
A challenge this semester was learning how to really push myself and my editing skills. I learned a lot and hope to remember it all and use it for future photos. I think my favorite projects that I did were the macro, leading lines, silhouettes, and cherry blossoms. I loved how all of those photos came out and am proud of them to this day. But if any, I would redo the scavenger hunt because I know I could have found better things for some of the words. In my final project I symbolized how I sometimes feel invisible to others, I have felt more claustrophobic as I have gotten older, my love for nature, and how I am trying to escape my demons. Each thing means a lot to me in its own way and that is why I have done these, even if some may be a bit personal. These images represent me and how I feel on a daily basis. They represent my struggles and one of the things that make me feel better. They are a part of me. When someone looks at these, I want them to feel how I have struggled through my life but know that I am still here today and I am still fighting these battles each day. I want them to know that they can make it.
I would tell a future student to really push their limits and think outside the box. I would tell them that there is no "Wrong" photo for an assignment and it is all in how they interpret it. I would tell them they would be surprised at how creative they can really be if they really put their minds to it.
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| Feeling Invisible |
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| Claustrophobic |
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| Love of Nature |
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| Escaping From My Demons |
