Bits and Pieces

During the summer semester, I had the opportunity to take ACC's Expressive Photography class.  The class was about as "fine art" as you could get in a commercial photography department.  It definitely was a growing experience that concluded in a really fun and challenging portfolio project.

The assignment was to come up with a theme or idea that could be sustained over 8 to 10 photographs.  We also had to write artist and project statements, which was definitely the hardest part of the whole class.

My portfolio was on display during the Fall Student Print Show and I'm excited to say it won an Honorable Mention certificate!

So without further ado, "Bits and Pieces."

Artist Statement

I use photography to connect with people.  I have enjoyed drawing since I was a child, but it has always been very personal to me.  I didn't - and still don't - share my drawing with many people.  Photography gives me the means to capture the way I observe life and share that perspective with others.  It is like instantaneous drawing and as with drawing, I enjoy people as a subject.  Through photography, I have access to a wider range of subjects.  While I'm still involved in creating the image, the photographic process gives me some distance.  Drawing is personal, photography is public.

Project Statement

Ever since I picked up a camera, I've loved macro photography.  I found fascination in the smallest details.  I wanted to explore textures and form in utilitarian objects.  While exploring, I found beauty in unexpected places.  I photographed functional items, rather than those with aesthetic value.  All of the objects I photographed were tools, either from the garage, or office.