My Show

I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything, and that's because I haven't been doing as much shooting as I should be. However, I am currently working on perhaps my greatest idea yet, so be sure to keep checking for that post!

In the mean time, I wanted to share the work from my show back in December. Going through everything again I am unsatisfied with some of the work. I've learned so much since I origonally created these, but I believe it's good to show your work no matter what. It's part of the growing process, and it makes us better.

There were three different parts to the show; printmaking, tintypes, and photographs. My degree is in printmaking, so one part of my show was a lino print portfolio. I haven't taken any photos of the prints yet so I'm not showing them with this post, but I will soon. The second, was a series of tintypes (digital of course) and I think these were my favorite. The third part of the show was photographs of one of my regular and favorite models, my sister.

Okay enough with the boring talk, here's the work! First off, tintypes.

       

 This one is my favorite. There is so much to read into, I could have used this image all on it's  own.

   These two are more traditional in appearance, however can you spot the things that go against the traditions of this time frame?

This is another favorite, the eyes say it all. 

                                This last one completes the set, the turning of the head closes the
                                      communication between the model and the viewers.

I'm actually pleased with theses still, they looked really great printed on the metal. When they printed, they were a little more green than I originally wanted, but that added to the oxidation look that I was going for so I kept it.

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These next few were seen together, and titled Pseudo.

Pseudo means fake or artificial, so after working on these photos I though this title fit well. Obvious to the viewer, the colors are extreme and fantastical creating a mythical airy feeling. I have plenty of reasons why I created the images like this, however it's the job of the viewer to "read" the image, so you tell me-What are you reading?

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These final images were inspired by light and shadows. I saw an opportunity to play around with sun light that was coming through my window, and this was the finished result. Subconsciously these images are also inspired by one of my all-time favorite photographers, Ansel Adams. I love black and white photos, and I enjoyed creating this unique BnW/sepia filter to complete these photos.

So there you have it, almost all my work from the show.

Getting ready for the show was a LOT of work, the hardest part was creating all my prints. It was very time consuming and tedious work! For those who don't know what printmaking is, send me a message and i'll explain!

Photographing was the fun part, I never really feel stressed or overwhelmed when photographing. It comes very naturally and I absolutely love it.  However, I couldn't have done it without the help and support of my wonderful husband, he has taught me so much over the years and I wouldn't be where I am today with out him!

I also had many great professors encouraging and pushing me to give it my all, as well as the support of my many talented friends and fellow classmates. Liz, Amanda, Bethany, and Meghan you guys are the greatest, thank you for all your critques and encouragement!

Thanks for taking a look! I'd love to hear from you!

Metal

In preparation for this shoot, I kept thinking of metal and how light reflects off it.  

 From there my mind wandered to things made of from metal, and I went straight to armor. The creative juices started flowing and I conjured up the idea of making a mask that mimicked armor. 

So that's where I started!

I used an assortment of different makeup to get the armored look. I found the most success with shimmery eye shadow, it created the metal illusion I was going for. 

 I didn't want anything to distract from the face and mask, so I kept the costume simple. I knew in the editing process I would  mute the colors, so the costume didn't play a major roll in this set. 

These last two images are edited differently, but I really liked the way they came out especially the last one.

And again, a little behind the scenes for you.