I have had a very good past with photography, included taking it all throughout high school. I took my first black and white photo class when I was a freshman and fell in love with it. I normally use a 35 mm camera with film because I love the whole process and feel it is a more authentic way of photography. I am open, however, to exploring digital photography more and seeing what it has to offer. In our generation I have obviously been around digital cameras for a while but I'm hoping to get a camera with an SLR and learn more about that since I am used to small cameras that are snap shot only. I am very excited for this course and look forward to see what other options I can explore through digital!
This photo was taken by myself in one of my black and white photography classes. I was up in Portland taking pictures of whatever I felt interesting on the street. I had intended on taking the picture of the building before the woman ever walked in front of it since I felt the building had a beautiful balance to it. I love being able to take things in life that would normally be looked over and making it something awesome through photography. I also love the role that chance can play in photos, like the one above. I had already taken the picture of the building before I saw the woman walk down the street, and I felt she could add even more balance to the photo. When I developed the prints I ended up loving it, and really like how chance allowed for a greater photo.
Above is Terrell Clark's pinhole work, an artist who I just recently discovered. I first fell in love with this print since it's so simple yet beautiful, which I really admire in other artists work. Since I love black and white, this also attracted me to the print. The high contrast makes the print very intriguing and interesting to look at. When I discovered that the print was made from a pinhole I was even more impressed. I dabbled in pinhole photography myself and loved learning the basics behind film photography. I know I'm going with what I know with this first project, so I look forward to seeing how digital photography can change my perspective and add in more things that I love about photo!
