Paper Bag World

This photograph isn't the clearest but I really like how my paper bag-diorama drawing came out. I created intense shadows to add a sense of drama to the piece along with a variety of interesting shapes.

Charcoal Drawing

Abstracting a Tool

The first drawing starts out as a realistic hose nozzle, however each drawing after that gets altered and distorted until the final drawing becomes completely abstract.

Sand Art!

When I was in NYC last weekend I saw a guy making a huge sandart in the middle of Washington Square. With nothing keeping it from blowing away, he poured sand right on the sidewalk. He claimed that this was what he did for a living!

Fall Foliage

I love the changing colors of the trees during autumn!

Alphabet in Nature

Here are a few of my favorite letters from my design project. I used a common motif of nature to find the letters of the alphabet.

Change

In this project I wanted to convey a theme of "change." A lot of people have a fear of growing older. However, we have no choice but to move forward and live in the present. Regrets will always be present, but there is nothing we can do to change the past.

Random Paintings=)

These are just some paintings I did for fun..

ARtWork

This was my AP Portfolio from last year. My concentration was amusement parks, so I drew Adventureland=)

Peaceful Park

I love the way that this photo came out because it looks so warm and peaceful. The bright sun really makes the picture look beautiful.

Baily

This is a picture of my dog, Baily. I thought that the angle I used really came out cool because he is looking right into the camera. I edited this photograph with iphoto because I wasn't able to get to the lab to use photoshop. I played around with the temperature and added matte edges.

The History of Photography

Yesterday we took a trip to Old College and learned about the different types of old fashioned photography. Some of the different processes used are Ambrotype, Deguerotype, Tin Type, and Cyantype. Ambrotypes are glass negatives with black background. Deguerotypes are made on a copper plate, and have a bright mirrored surface. Back in the 1800s it would take 15 minutes to take a photo! However, some of these processes are still used today. I found it really interesting to learn that there are so many different processes.

Here is a link to a website which talks about the Cyantype process:

http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/pdfs/photoCYANO.pdf

First Post!!=)

I chose this photograph for my self portrait project because I liked how it had a mysterious, yet fun look to it. I thought that changing the photograph to black and white really helped capture the mood. I've never taken a photography class before so I'm still learning how to use the D40, however I've always loved taking pictures with my digital camera.