Artist Statement

This portfolio will show what I have done in the last semester. I have taken plenty of pictures and made adjustments to them in Photoshop. My artistic abilities have expanded within the last couple of months in this class. My eyes can see a lot more then they used to and I have learned to appreciate the world of Photography a lot more.
I feel really strong about my portfolio. Even though I just started taking this class I have grown a lot. I would say I have done a good job on photo shop even though I just started learning how to use it.
In this semester I have learned how to cut objects out of there original pictures and past them into others. I have also learned how to bring out colors and contrast in pictures to make them stand out more. I have learned plenty more things on Photoshop but too many to elaborate on. Taking actually photos I have learned how to make a good composition in it, and I’ve also learned how to take macro pictures.
I feel like I was most successful in my lyrics/ haunted Chavez project. I feel like those are the strongest and get a point across. I think I struggled most with my Zombie face. If I had known what I was going to do with all of those pictures I would have taken better pictures.
I have seen improvement in my photo taking in general. I always try to have a good composition even in snapshots. It’s sort of becoming a habit to take good compositional pictures. I have improved on Photoshop as well. I have gotten faster at using the tools and knowing where to go when I need something specific.
So in conclusion, I have learned a lot this year in digital photo. I learned to appreciate photography a lot more and I have a lot more to learn.

Lyrics

The lyrics i chose for this project are "Starless" by Crossfade.
" I can transcend you and mentally bend you But I can't handle the stuff that I'm into I have been blinded and always reminded Of the things I've wanted but I never could find I am a part of a world that I hate I wish the End would come faster my world's a disaster Can't you see that I;m down and I'm drowning "
I chose these lyrics because they explain how i can feel sometimes. I feel this mostly when I'm aggravated and people just don't understand me, which is most of the time. No, i am not an angry person. Everyone at one point or another wonders why things have to be the way they are. So these lyrics only explain a fraction on what else that goes on in my mind. the phrase, " I am a part of a world that i hate i with the end would come faster my worlds a disaster" doesn't really mean to me what it may mean to you. to me, it means sometimes when I'm doing something that i don't really care for, i just want it to be over with quickly. Such as cleaning something, its not my favorite thing to do, so id like for it to be over with soon.

Social Issue

This is about Beauty being ugly. People look at others and see what they are in the outside. someone who dresses great, and is very healthy on the outside may be completely the opposite on the inside. I placed this brown object in the middle of these flowers representing the ugliness inside of beautiful things. its in the middle because thats where the ugliness is in people. You notice the flowers first but after a while you then see what is inside.
I chose this statement because its a current issue that people are having. A lot of people are very shallow and don't really pay attention to the inside of people anymore. Someone sees another thinking "hey they look good, I think there the one for me. " But when reality hits and that "ONE" ends up being a totally emotional disaster, it doesn't work out. So that is why i chose this issue.