Artist Statement

Photography is more to me than taking pictures. It’s a way for me to capture beauty no one has seen, to portray the emotion of unspoken thoughts, to dig deeper into feelings and visions that people wouldn’t usually think twice about.

The first step to taking a picture, is finding that inspiration. That strange scene that makes you want to look more and more, just to try and figure out what it could mean or what could have happened there. There are endless positions to take a picture from, so many angles to choose, and many different styles that you can create your own. I simply use instinct. There isn’t really a technique I have, at least not that I can tell, other than shooting what I think is unique and stands out. It’s just a natural thing.

When I was little, all I would do would be look at pictures or be in pictures or take the camera and run around. A huge love that I have now started out as a side thing. I never would have imagined that a little joy for photography could develop into my lifelong dream. Freshman year was my experiment, Sophomore year was my inspiration, Junior year I got my first camera, and now I feel like a full-grown photographer. As I went through the years, I started to learn more and more and use new looks on things, such as lenses. A different lens can completely change one’s outlook on something. The look I love most and can find an abundance of beauty with is a macro lens, which helps with close-ups and very defined, small details on things. Such as flowers, wood, things like that. The challenge to this is keeping a steady hand and being able to explore certain things by getting close. You’ve got to get close to your subject to capture it properly. 

Memory..

When I was little, I used to live in California. But my parents one day packed all our things and told us we were moving..I didn't really know what that meant till the day we left.
Living in Colorado felt weird at first, but I was little. So as long as I had room to run around, and friends to play with, I would be fine. My mom home schooled me and all my siblings. So there wasn't many ways to meet new friends. Except for at this PE program she signed us up for..

I'll never forget the name. Josh Bruzford. My very first CO friend, and my first crush. The boy and I were inseparable. We were always with each other, and I even stayed the night at his house. The one thing I think I will always remember, embarrassingly, was practicing my 'first kiss' in the mirror. The day I decided I was going to do it..My mom told me he had moved.
Crazy how moving cam ruin one person's plans, but to another them not even notice.
Even though I was only 7, I never got to tell Josh how I felt. I haven't talked to him since, and I don't know where he is now. But I guess that's how life works, and it will always go on.

Cubism

We were given a still-life to re-create with our media. And mine being photography, and our goal being Cubism, we all did research on what Cubism was. In my interpretation, I thought of it as very square-like elements.

So I took a bunch of pictures of the still-life. Not even knowing how I was going to put them together or what the piece would look like in the end. But once I put all the pictures on the computer, I just started pasting them and eventually ended up with a bunch of over-lapping, choppy pictures. So I changed the layer filter/option so it blended more. And ended up with this.

Self Portrait

This is my Self-Portrait. All I did was take a picture of myself and placed it as the back layer. Then I cropped multiple pictures that I had taken and fit them all onto another layer that I put over the picture of me. I changed the layer style/filter so that it blended with the background image, and voila! 

The reasoning behind this is that I simply love photography. There are no other words to me. Just photography. I live, breathe, eat, and sleep photography. Anything and everything that involves it, I'm there. So that's why this piece is so expressive about me.

Oh, Technology..

Finally created this blog. For AP Art.
And let me tell you, I don't even know what to put here..Or do..So that sucks.
Anyway, I guess I'm just posting this so my wall or whatevs looks cool, and more full.
So, my art will be posted here too? Cause I'm awesome. And that's awesome, too.