Artist Statement
"Eyes like a shutter, mind like a lens."
I got my first camera when I was thirteen years old. It was a small Sony point-and-shoot, nothing extremely fancy, but I was in love. I took all kinds of photos, but I had never really focused on the composition of them. I just pointed the camera and pressed the shutter.
That was six years ago.
In the early months of 2012, I came across an app called Instagram, where amateur photographers from all around the world posted their photos for their followers to see. Photos of beautiful models with long hair blowing in the wind danced across my iPod screen. That was the first part of my inspiration to become a conceptual fine art photographer. I was so intrigued by many of these artists' work, and I wanted to shoot photos just like them. My very first photos were taken with a Sony Cybershot and a partly broken tripod that belonged to my dad. When I first started, I wasn't that great. (But honestly, who is?)
For my 17th birthday, I received Photoshop Elements 4.0 from my parents. That was when I began experimenting. Before then, I had only used iPod apps to edit my photos. With Photoshop, I could do so much more. I started to do more digital edits, such as levitations, where things would float over my hands, or in some cases, where I would be floating. Still a Photoshop rookie, however, I wasn't that great.
For Christmas of 2012, I received my first "real" camera: A Nikon D3100. It was honestly the best gift I've gotten in my entire life. I now had control over the aperture, shutter speed, focus, and so much more. I began to take my photography to a whole new level. I quickly gained followers on Instagram that I can share my work with, and I am currently setting up a Flickr as well.
On top of conceptual fine art photography, I also occasionally shoot portraits. As you have probably noticed, I typically only shoot one model: my younger sister. She is following in my footsteps somewhat, and is taking photography courses in high school. On top of shooting my sister in my free time, I also do more professional-type portraits. I took my best friend's and my cousin's senior pictures and have been asked by multiple friends to shoot theirs. As excited as I am, straight portrait photography isn't really my calling.
I am currently attending Muskingum University (located in New Concord, Ohio) for Digital Media Design. I still partake in photography in my free time and love it just as much.
I got my first camera when I was thirteen years old. It was a small Sony point-and-shoot, nothing extremely fancy, but I was in love. I took all kinds of photos, but I had never really focused on the composition of them. I just pointed the camera and pressed the shutter.
That was six years ago.
In the early months of 2012, I came across an app called Instagram, where amateur photographers from all around the world posted their photos for their followers to see. Photos of beautiful models with long hair blowing in the wind danced across my iPod screen. That was the first part of my inspiration to become a conceptual fine art photographer. I was so intrigued by many of these artists' work, and I wanted to shoot photos just like them. My very first photos were taken with a Sony Cybershot and a partly broken tripod that belonged to my dad. When I first started, I wasn't that great. (But honestly, who is?)
For my 17th birthday, I received Photoshop Elements 4.0 from my parents. That was when I began experimenting. Before then, I had only used iPod apps to edit my photos. With Photoshop, I could do so much more. I started to do more digital edits, such as levitations, where things would float over my hands, or in some cases, where I would be floating. Still a Photoshop rookie, however, I wasn't that great.
For Christmas of 2012, I received my first "real" camera: A Nikon D3100. It was honestly the best gift I've gotten in my entire life. I now had control over the aperture, shutter speed, focus, and so much more. I began to take my photography to a whole new level. I quickly gained followers on Instagram that I can share my work with, and I am currently setting up a Flickr as well.
On top of conceptual fine art photography, I also occasionally shoot portraits. As you have probably noticed, I typically only shoot one model: my younger sister. She is following in my footsteps somewhat, and is taking photography courses in high school. On top of shooting my sister in my free time, I also do more professional-type portraits. I took my best friend's and my cousin's senior pictures and have been asked by multiple friends to shoot theirs. As excited as I am, straight portrait photography isn't really my calling.
I am currently attending Muskingum University (located in New Concord, Ohio) for Digital Media Design. I still partake in photography in my free time and love it just as much.