Smalltown USA

This is the first real project I've done since my senior show. Eventually I want to use it to gain more funding for small towns after I shoot more towns.

Senior Project

This isn't the order that they are up in the gallery, but you get the general idea. Installing a gallery is a ton of work, but it is so amazing to see your work lighted so well! :)


Environmental Portraits

Environmental portraits are much more than merely showing the surrounding of a person. What is their favorite color? How do they spend most of their time? So many questions can be answered by an environmental portrait. These images are taken in the person’s bedroom, house, or studio. These are the places where they spend most of their time, and therefore an honest description of who they are. I talked with my friends as I took their portrait; I was able to get to know them a little better, whether that was learning about their family, their sleep schedule, or what they had for breakfast that morning. These portraits are documents of their lives.

revolution

hey everyone, sorry for leaving you hanging (if i actually have any readers that is). 

this is part of my senior project. i am taking pictures of run-down and broken things. I'll elaborate more on this later, when i have it nailed down more. i have my midterm crit on Thursday. excited and scared. this image is from an abandoned farmhouse i found in the area. i really need to find more, so if any of you know of abandoned farmhouses  in Illinois/Wisconsin, let me know.

Shoes

First off...I am sorry for the lack of posting. Lack of sleep brings on less blogging. I am currently printing so I can actually post. Anyway, right now I am working on my Social Landscape. It was hard for me to wrap my mind around landscapes as non-traditional. I woke up Saturday morning and came up with the idea for shoes. How we wear them everyday, and take care of them. I will post my artist statement along with the rest of the images this week. I decided on these two images for this post because Joe only had two pairs of shoes, and Joanie had the most out of anyone.

Food on the Brain