Artist Statement- Final

In just six months my photography skills have changed greatly. When I started I liked to take pictures in different angles, tilt the camera mostly. But, now I have learned that the best photos are taken with a straight line to the camera. A second thing that has changed is that my photographic eye is now more looking for art not just snap shots we take for the photo album. Now I want my pictures to speak to people, telling a story with no words. With my use of photo-shop I changed pictures, coloring, lighting and contrast making and entire new photo and story. When I use photo-shop I feel that my possibilities are endless with how far a story can take someone. After this semester I will take more time framing and forming my pictures. I hope you all enjoyed my work and there will be more soon showing what I have learned from this class.

Cerulean Winter

As the sun starts to set the life of shadows begin. A group of trees in the suburbs of Saint Paul, Minnesota stand tall and leafless on the frozen white ground. Three plants that survived the harsh winter are able to pop their heads out of the ground to get the last seconds of sun before the night takes hold. The blue from the sky comes through the gaps in the trees and creates a blue color to the shadows which only comes around once in a blue moon. To take this picture I simply had to be in the right place at the right time. Luckily I was and could not pass up such a perfect depiction of Minnesota winter.

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