Artist Statement

This is my portfolio for Ms. Cook’s Digital Photography class. I didn’t originally choose to take this class, but as time passed, I realized it could be good for me. I have always loved taking pictures of random things and now, after taking a semester of this class, I know ways to make my pictures better in multiple ways. I am very proud of my work, some of it may not be super special, but it still means a lot to me. Ms. Cook taught the class a variety of, compositional tricks, Photoshop tools, and photo taking skills.

In the course of one semester, I have learned how to improve my photos, and photos in general. I learned how to utilize Photoshop, to improve the quality of my pictures, and to make them more interesting. The rule of thirds, macro, leading lines, extreme angles, and cropping were all things that I had never heard of. These methods of photography, by themselves, make pictures exceptionally more involved.

I struggled with the Haunted Chavez picture. I wasn’t quite sure what was wanted, and I didn’t like the fact there was only so little we could do. I felt as though I was being held back, and it was depressing me. I came up with some great ideas, but wasn’t allowed to use them. We were only supposed to use the school. I could have adjusted to the situation, but I wanted to be more creative. So I gave the picture a whole new meaning from what was expected.

The thing I did the best with was the self portraits section of my portfolio. My class partner and I went downtown to get some atmosphere into out photos, and we did. It was great. Mistie took a picture of me standing in front of a flag; I just stood there, looking straight ahead with my arms crossed. I love that picture, especially the things I did to it in Photoshop. I added some color effect, with stars, and all that jazz. It’s intense.
In the next semester of Digital Photography class, I think I will try harder to bring more life to my artwork. I want to unleash more creativity than I did this semester, because I feel like I held myself back from some things. Usually I go to the extent of doing some things that most people would be embarrassed to do, well, I didn’t do too much of that. Next year, I am going to be bizarre with my photos.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and have a look at my blog, I do appreciate it. Please leave comments and let me know what you think, and maybe give a critique of my work.