Why we photograph

Photography for me is my therapy. As soon as I place a camera in my hands, I feel my stress dissolve with the first click of the shutter. Photography allows me to express parts of myself that I may normally keep hidden. I am able to hide behind the camera and let my photos tell the world how I am feeling at that moment.
      My life is so hectic, between school, work, friends, and family that I feel lost in the shuffle of my own schedule. Photography helps me slow down, I am able to concentrate on the composition of my shot, what story I am trying to tell, and how I want myself as the photographer to be represented with the finished image. This makes me slow down, so I am able to capture exactly what I want.
      Before I found my passion for photography I felt lost, and often convinced myself that people didn't care about me, but when I show my photos (that tend to be more personal then most people think) and they comment on them (in both good and bad ways) it feels like the people around me are finally listening to the stories I have to tell.

7 Deadly Sins

Pride

Greed

Lust

Gluttony

Wrath

Envy

Sloth

I had so much fun shooting the 7 Deadly Sins project. I was able to express myself in a way I normally don't, which was an adventure within itself. I took advantage of studio lighting, and different settings to get photos that flowed well, and told a story, but weren't repetitive. 

I had some trouble with wrath, nothing I did seemed to be working, I have decided that my face does not know how to express anger. Then I got the idea to do "After wrath" , the photo I ended up choosing, is supposed to portray what happened when my character experienced an episode of wrath from one of her 'clients'.

One of my favorite parts of these pictures are the shadows. Especially in Lust, and Pride. Though I really like the lighting in wrath as well. These shadows were a pleasant surprise, when I saw the enlarged pictures on the computer.

Architecture Project; Kingsbury Hall

Before and After

Gotta love the amazing things photoshop can do! 

Flenaur

Orange

My favorite shot of the Color project, beautiful veggies from a market in Boston I went to.