Artist Statement
2015-2016
Photography for me is a way to show the world the beauties in life, its a way to show something amazing through the simplest things. This is the reason why I take the photos that I do. I love to take unique photos. Ever since i was small, photography has always interested me, and caught my attention. So when I heard that long reach offered it at the school, I decided to take it. its been a great experience. I love the topics we focus on and I have learned much. I feel like I have an even better understanding of photography. The type of photos that I like to take are mostly of people unaware, and back-light photography. Some of my goals I am interested in doing with photography are continuing photography throughout college to get an even better experience.
Before I begin to start shooting I first usually plan out what the theme and setting is going to be, I also think if it should have some sort of principal (point of view, rule of thirds,... etc). I like to picture things in my head then write them down then shoot. Likewise during shooting I like to make everything perfect, and when ever I have a subject, I usually pick what they are going to wear of how they should pose, So my photo can come out how i pictured it. Once I am done shooting I begin to edit them. Yet the only ones I edit are the ones that I want a different color or that did not come out the way I was hoping for, like for example I love to use natural lighting. I’m not really a fan of filter or anything, But when the theme is black and white, or high defintion, or anything else I do what I can do make the photos look a certain way (old, HD, sepia, B&W, etc…). In addition, when I do edit my photos, I usually only use filters, increase/decrease definition, saturation or hue. For the pictures that I uploaded onto the website the reason why I chose them was because they were the best of my work, or the ones that I thought the viewer will be captured by. There the ones I felt comfortable with. For my film assignments, the reason why I chose those photos was because, they were the ones that went with the objective that we were to follow and that had the least scratches or smudges. For my Works of the summer the reason why I chose those was because they were the one pictures that exemplified the my creative mind in the summer, that is why some of my photos are a little weird and different. This summer I actually explored new ideas that I never knew about like back-light photography which I ended up falling in love with immediately. Last for my AP assignments the reason why I chose those was because not only did I already chose them for my Top 1,2 and 3 on the assignment but because they were amazing pieces, well for me, I was even surprised that I took them. So far my work have progressed over the years as I look back at my old photos there is major improvements in, composure to style. All my life I've been so interested and amazed by nature. I guess the reason why I have been so interested would probably be because when I was younger my family every summer would visit Yosemite, since we lived in Ca it wasn't a struggle. So I would say that is the reason why it is so amazing to see photos of nature/landscapes. I still take photos on my own time of nature when I have time because it just an awesome feeling. Likewise, nature is the one thing that I can never get tired of. Starting from the smallest flower to the tallest waterfall, each is unique, they all have a different color, texture or shape. I always gape at the sight of an extraordinary piece of art. Like for example Ansel Adams, he is an amazing photographer, even though all his pictures are black and white. Each is different and every time I see his work I am always speechless. However I have found something new and interesting that really captivated my attention. I really love back-light photography. I would say because of the fact that one cant see details just the outline. This effect leaves the audience in awe wondering what it is they are staring at and trying to make out by the shape and size of the image Another area that has interested me is Taking pictures of my family and friends unaware. i like how each image is not posed or is planned its kind of a way to show how people live in the United, States. Other than this I would like to work in different areas as well like color, I am not the best at color so I would like to challenge myself in that area. I have seen amazing photographs that focus on color and there pretty eye catching. |