This next picture of mine is from the seroes called "A New Way of Seeing". Now that i'm slightly better at photoshop, i decided to do a little practice on this photo. I'm definitley going out on a limb with this photo. I experimented with using the selection tools to adjust certain parts of the photo, in this case I increased the color and saturation of the cup and the changed the color of the flower completley to give some contrast. I'm not sure if the cup and the flower stand out too much or not, but either way i'm proud of my efforts and will keep practicing!

This picture is a part of my studio lighting series. I used direct lamp lighting and used side lighting to create the inverse effect of my natural lighting picture. I wanted to show that while Caleb has a suprisingly playful side, he also has a dark, twisted, and sinister side to him which can be expressed through the high contrast and shadows.

This photo is a part of my set of natural lighting photos. This is a straight-on shot with frontal lighting, but it was a cloudly day so the light is very diffused and not very prominent. I used this lighting, and my clever humor to capture Caleb smiling at my joke, bringing out the bright, playful side of his personality, which I feel this bright lighting reflects.

First Photo Post

This was one of the images i took for my photo assignment involving taking 25 pictures that are a part of someone's life. This image is my set of basement stairs. I chose to take a picture of the stairs because they are a key part of my life and my hobbies. My hobbie is playing video games and playing the drums, so everyday after school, i go down these stairs to the basement to play my video games and make music on my drums. Because my drums, my video games and TV are all in the basement, everyone in my family jokes about how i live in the basement and that it's like my lair or crypt because of how dimly lit the basement is. I reflected these observations in my work by using a high angle shot to give the feeling of the stairs descending deep down into oblivion. To reflect the idea that it's my dark crypt, i turned the photo black and white, adjusted the contrast, and added a dust/grain filter to give it a gritty and morbid theme.

Artist Statement

I think that my artwork is made up of things I find in everyday life. If I’m walking along and a very peculiar tree catches my eye, I’ll find the right lighting and take a picture. Or if I am particularly moved by a lone rundown building in the metro, I’ll capture it with a picture. Sometimes they just appear out of nowhere, sometimes I hunt deliberately for them, but it’s the subjects of existence that are portrayed in my photos.