Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Artist Statement

I found my first real camera in our attic when I was fifteen years old. The camera was my mothers from when she was a kid.  It was a film camera. I was immediately intrigued by its complexity because I was used to the disposable wind up ones. I knew I wanted to learn more about it so I took a photography class the following semester in high school. This was the beginning of my love for photography.

Basically, I like to take pictures of anything I find interesting. I try different angles and at the end of the day I review all of the photographs and see which ones I like the most. In general, I don’t really like to change my photos drastically. I may make minor changes like cropping and seeing how it looks as a black and white. But if I have a special project and I am working on a specific look or theme then I will change a photo to fit this idea.

I am always looking for ways to grow as a photographer. I keep my mind open to new ideas and opportunities to learn. I know there are many areas I would like to work on because I feel like I am just getting started.