Living Now

Above are photos of me and my sister, who graciously agreed to be my model. I found this assignment to be particularly difficult only because she is a lot taller than me and every time I had adjusted the shot to focus her, it wasn't focused on me. So, I had to attempt to teach her a little bit about focusing the camera and trying to force me to line up exactly how she was. Unfortuantely, this wasn't as successful as I would've liked. Originally, I was to have my brother come in to model. He looks wildly unlike me and dresses in 70s era fashion. He also would've been a lot more animated, and I think it would've lead to more interesting photos. My sister is kind of a drama queen, but she agreed last minute because my brother had a mix up and hadn't returned from touring yet. I am happy with what I was able to get. She loves music and plays the bass. She wanted to incorpor

The first eight of the photographs above are taken with studio lighting and the last two with natural light. I wanted to include small details about myself within these still lifes. I collect old magazines, yearbooks, and generally enjoy antiques. So, I thought incorporating some old year books and the signature pages within them could make my photos more compelling. Part of the reason I enjoy using old material is for the history behind it. I think the idea of old memories being repurposed and recycled for art is such a strong concept.  In the bottom two I used my own camera prop. My sister found this old Tone camera a few years back and I adore it. Tone cameras are very small hit-type camera from Japan that came out in 1948. It's not functioning, but it's still an interesting piece that I enjoy. I also incorporated some Polaroids of me and my friends.