Photography
Photography Series: Something About Gatsby
They say that pictures are worth a thousand words. In this photography series I created, I’m pretty sure I told the whole story (with some spoilers, if you’ve never read the book). This photography series project is based on “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which was also my inspiration. With my camera and a handful of good props I had around my room, this series was created.
Before taking the photographs, I wrote descriptions of the pictures I wanted to take and how I wanted to tell the story. This process also involved reading the book again to make sure I got the story right. Next, I set up all the props I wanted to use for each picture. This process came with limitations because I had a bigger vision than I had budget. I used whatever I could with what I had and worked them into the Gatsby theme.
When I began, my goal was to tell the story of “The Great Gatsby” in pictures. When I finished, I had successfully transformed a popular 1920’s novel into ten photographs.
Digital Glitch Art Photography Series: Land, Air, & Sea
Digital Glitch Art was new territory for me when I began this project. The objective was to create 15 glitch art photos from one’s own photography with a theme to tie them all together. As I began looking through my photos, I noticed I was choosing ones related to the ocean, planes, and landscapes. Thus, Land, Air, & Sea became the theme.
Adobe Photoshop became my best friend during this project. I explored different settings in Photoshop that helped me complete each of these pieces. This collection expresses stepping out of the box. I wanted to change the perspective even more than the original photo.
After reviewing this set of photos, I am seeing them with new personalities and characteristics that I hadn’t seen before when as I was capturing each of the moments through my camera. Digital art is all about creating something different from what the naked eye can see, and I believe that each of these photos accomplishes that. Glitch Art allows the creator to explore all the “what-ifs” of photo manipulation and editing. Glitch Art allows the audience to see those “what-ifs” and recognize them – which differs from person to person.
Photography
My photography ranges from various places, times, and landscape subjects. Some of my projects include my own photography, such as my Something About Gatsby series as well as my Land, Air, and Sea glitch art series.
Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel SL1, Nikon Coolpix L330, Samsung Galaxy J3 & J7
Contact me for permission to use.
