This photo is a self-potrait to some degree. This is my childhood stuffed animal, and he has been through almost everything with me and my brother. His fur is matted an the plastic eyes have been cracked but not broken. I feel this is more interesting than just a photo of my own eyes. They say the eyes are the window to the soul. Some would argue an inanimate object cannot have soul, but I would argue against it. Their soul is the love we give them.
The prompt for this was “New Beginnings” with the task of telling the story of a new beginning through a circular pattern. This one needs quite a bit of explaining. – I’m an athlete, and that means that I try to take good care of myself for the longevity of my sport. I ice my knees and joints a lot to reduce swelling and help with pain. These are the wraps I use. Healing is far from linear, and with my sport, is a repeating cycle. So this seemed like the perfect thing to capture, here!
To celebrate the end of Finals season, I had some sparkling apple juice (as is tradition to celebrate in my family). The condensation on my glass really caught my attention, so I decided to take macro shots of it. It really is a wonder of water and the way that our universe works.
For this assignment, I just though about the different holiday traditions my family has. We love setting up our tree, it tends to be a family activity. One of my brother’s favorite ornaments is this Basketball. What’s something you can do with a basketball? Balance it! This is a purposefully literal interpretation of the assignment’s title, but I think that makes it all the funnier.
The lines of the bench truly captured my attention. They lead a line to nowhere, which is a fairly compelling existential premise considering that nearly everyone has even many school lunches on these tables. I just thought it was interesting.
The sunsets lately haven’t been super brilliant, but I like this toned-down look. You can see that hint of orange in the clouds. This isn’t super complicated. I walked to a park near me around sunset and snapped this real quick.
This was taken at my first Lacrosse tournament of the year, packing up after the second day. This sport has always been a part of my life, and the inevitable melancholy of the end of the event, but also the joy of playing, is something I always feel after a game is over and the day is done. I tried to capture this photo to communicate that sentiment. The dark and blur of the sticks contrasted with the bright joy of my colorful athletic tape truly captures this feeling.
For this Photo, the visual weight is in the darkness and color, rather than physical mass. It’s also visually striking, the lone berry surrounded by the sea of leaves. I didn’t put a TON of though into this setup, just saw it as i was taking a walk to take another photo, and I know that I just NEEDED to take a photo.
(Shutter speed 1/100, F9.0, ISO 400)
I was feeling not-so-great this day, but I figured I’d try to capture it. Mostly, I was stressed about homework & getting things done of time, so I envisioned a full frame of the things that were overwhelming me to truly capture how well… overwhelmed I felt. I arranged actual assignments that I had due and allowed them to take up space to take this photo. (usually, I’m a fairly neat person).
(Shutter Speed 1/100, F7.5, ISO 800)
For this photo, I’ve shown a fictionalized/arranged version of my workspace, showing my creative process and the way I feel while creating. I set a timer, and put my camera very high up, and took around 30~ different shots with me working on several different pieces of art before I found what fit.