Artist Statement

I will photograph portraits of people with specific objects, locations, people, or feline friends that give them a sense of life (or add to their purpose in life). My desire is to capture the strong emotions that others see in the things they love. The purpose is to show the audience how an individual’s reasons for living include a magnitude of different ideas. Oftentimes, humans are caught up in their own world. They focus on their day-to-day lives and rarely get the chance to observe other people. This leads to a lack of compassion between people and communities. There is no true deep understanding of other people’s lives, however, that does not necessarily mean individuals do not want to try to take the next step in that understanding. With this project, I hope that people can understand and conceptualize different perspectives of one’s passions and begin to lift up these relationships.

Final Images

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Skills/Techniques

There are two main techniques/skills that I will have to refine: lighting and shutter speed. Depending on my subject, I have to pay close attention to how I want the movement to be perceived in my photographs. If my subject is with someone else, an animal, or even creating a movement for an action shot, I need to properly assess what shutter speed to use to get the best image. Lighting is my next major concern that I need to work on. The environments I will use are dependent on the “passion” my subject uses. However, a lot of my work will be in an outside setting (most likely Jenkintown or a park). The weather limits my ability to work with a range of lighting, so I will need to shoot as much as possible on any given day I have.

Critique II

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For the first critque, I focused on gesture, working with different lighting, and I was able to receive critique by my peers to make the project more powerful. One of the stenghts that presented well in the photos were the emotions from the subjects. The people were able to be themselves, yet introduce a new aspect to who they are. Secondly, I was able to do some of my better work with the natural and ring lighting. This shooting session was a chance to practice what kind of lighting I want this project to display, and I found myself most drawn to these two types of lighting. On the other hand, some feedback that I received was to narrow in the focus on the subjects’ “passions” so an audience can see the duality in the photos. Lastly, to keep an eye on exposure. Some of the photos will need to purposely be under or over-exposed and depending on what I pick (and able to keep that consistancy) will make a better connecting bridge for all of these photographs.