Just letting it simmer for now

DRAFT UNO OF ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

As a photographer it is hard to lose your sense of "self" because there are other professions in the photo world. Although I may fail, I find that continuing to shoot photos no matter what can lead the mind in a direction that it is pleased with. I let my eye take control of my work. I am always looking for the decisive moment by fixing eternity in an instant, similar to Cartier-Bresson’s ideology.

I take Cartier-Bresson’s “decisive moment” and conceptualize my photographs with an alter ego. Through a body of work I can create my own world with 20 or so photographs where I play god, by recreating those moments through subtle manipulation. I want to challenge the reader’s thought on reality and how it may or not be by how it looks from the surface.

Getting down to business

As far as coming along with my fine art photography, I have been going back and forth with a few ideas. If I can finalize my new idea I will post photos, but as of right now, it is still a work in progress.

In other news, if you get a chance, UNL Study Abroad is having students vote for their favorite photographs that were submitted last week. Fortunately for you, you can go and vote for my photographs from Greece. :) As far as I know all you have to do is Like the photos to vote.

Go to this website: http://www.facebook.com/UNLStudyAbroad?ref=ts

You must Like their webpage first. Then they have four photo albums posted. Then click on the photos you like best!

Finding the niche

You know the saying, "one step forward, two steps back," my day was just the opposite when it comes to my work in photography. Despite how crit went today, I received insight on how to juggle my fine art photography and my commercial aesthetics. Right now, I am trying to establish my niche in the aesthetics of two different realms of photography. This past summer I have been working in the commercialized side of photography, and now I am transitioning back into fine art photography for the fall semester, where I will have to find a meaning behind my work. Here are some fresh ideas for what I will be working on this semester... Nature competing against "second nature." All inspired by the novel, Nature's Metropolis.

Enjoy.

Looking Ahead

Here's something to look forward to; I just signed on to show my photographs in the Rotunda Gallery during the week of February 7, 2011. I am looking for ideas of what I should show; if I should show previous work that has been featured on this page; if I should show an array of different photographs; or one group of work... I have lots to think about, a lot of printing and deciding how my work should be shown. I'm looking forward to the challenge of putting my work on display.

My first time in the studio!

Today was the first time that I have ever been in a studio for portraits. Our class had way too much fun dinking around with props and the lighting situation. Here are my favorite goofy portraits of my peers.

I have also created a new look for my name!

Brooklynn and Family Photo Shoot

I just changed how I wanted my layout to be. If you are looking for the baby shot please visit this link.

Self Portraits

Here are my favorite self portrait. I get really excited about self portraits because it is when I can be creative, dress up and act silly. On the down side, self portraits are challenging because the you are not able to look through the view finder and frame a photo. Most of these photos were staged at least ten different times. Manual focusing on yourself when you are not in the frame is practically impossible without someone to sit in for you to focus on. Some of these photos have been touched up a lot or not at all. I have provided before and after photos of my photoshopping skills. Enjoy!

Before

After