Artist Statement

This semester of digital photography has been an experience of learning through failures to accomplish success. There are a variety of pieces of artwork throughout the portfolio. These vary from basic compositional techniques to complex Photoshop skills.

In the early stages of the semester I realized had decent success with understanding the compositional tricks. This was probably the only thing that was simple for me. It also made me feel better that as time progressed I started using the tricks naturally to take interesting photographs instead of just finishing the assignment.

When it came to struggles, they were all over the place. Then when I really think about it, all my struggles were caused by one thing; lack of interest. I would constantly be off task or refuse to take pictures when given the opportunity; basically just not take advantage of class time. If it is possible for me, I would like to be able to have motivation to complete my work.

Overall I feel that although my artwork is nice, it is not to the best of my ability. There is always room for improvement. Especially from all the different tools I have learned. This is only the beginning.