I'll miss this place

I wanted to take pictures of memories and places in Newberg that I'll miss when I leave. These are all taken at Chapters :)

yet another addition to the happy list

I have this list I call "The Happy List." And I think everyone should have one. Its simply a list of things that make me happy. Somethings are deep and poetic and some are simple. The list also comes in handy when other people want to cheer you up, or when you want to cheer yourself up. My list has grown over the years and now i have several mix cd's that are part of the happy list. I thought i should start capturing some of the happy list in photos.

Here is an abbreviated version of my Happy List

good coffee with good friends
blackberries
dancing
photography
sunsets

class trip

street photography (2nd film project)

These are photos I took walking around Portland with some friends...

The Body

I take a lot of photos of hands so I wanted to explore taking photos of different parts of the body. This is one of my best friends... her baby is due in June :)

Lost without God

These photos started out as an idea I had for a topic on "misplaced" and then grew into my "series of" theme instead. The more pictures I took the more meaning the shots had to me. Lately I have been feeling like I'm lost on some sort of crazy back road trying to use my outdated map to find God. So that's what these photos mean to me. They aren't nearly as artsy as I usually like my photos to look, but meaningful nonetheless.

emotions

These photos were meant to either capture an emotion or invoke an emotion in the viewer. (I took these in India and Africa)

Gallery Reviews

Minthorne Gallery

It was really neat to see art done by our professors, some that I know well and some that I don't know at all. I really enjoyed the different interpretations shown through each display of art. Tim's glass pieces stood out to me the most. I really loved them, beautiful. I think this exhibit is a really great way for us to get to know our professors a little better, and I think allowing us to see their art and interpretations of the Bible is a really intimate way of opening up to students.

The Cheat

This is a concept a friend and I thought up while brainstorming interesting photo themes a couple years back. It has taken me this long to find the right people for the shot. I had envisioned this shot outside but of course it rained on the day I scheduled the shoot. But with the background as the only downfall to my vision I like how they turned out. I would like to do it again outside someday though. The story line for these photos are this: There is a couple in the foreground of the photo in which the man has cheated on his girlfriend. A woman in red holding an apple stands in the background as the woman whom he cheated with. A scandalous photo with undeniable symbolism… open to interpretation.

1st film project... unconscious habits

These are photos of Molly Boyle. We both work as photographers for MarCom. Before shooting mug shots in the studio we have to make sure the lighting is right and that everything is set up, so we often take photos of each other. These are candid shots of molly just being herself as we set up for work and play with the lighting.

Also... my film came out really purple so i'm guessing that the fixer was bad when i developed the negatives. So these photos are kind of gray. The darkroom hates me.

ordinary... unusual

My idea was to take something normal… like a pair of high heals… and then make it unusual…

Gallery Reviews

Minthorne Gallery
For me, things are so much more impressive and beautiful when I have an understanding of the creation process. Otherwise I get the “what? That’s not art. I can do that!” complex. Lucky for me I had Breanne with me to explain what throwing a pot is and the difference between that and coiling. Knowing a little bit of the process made each piece even more incredible. My favorite pieces were the totems. I had never seen anything like it before.

Lindgren Gallery
I read the explanation of the technique used to create the painting, incredible. It was really neat to see big paintings of people that I see around campus.

Studio 3 – Breanne
Wow. I have never seen pen & ink drawings paired with a splash of colorful background. The contrast was amazing. I couldn’t stop looking at the details of the buildings.

Trust. Learning to trust. Security

My vision for this theme was to capture the trust in a new relationship. Whether it be the trust and security in a boyfriend girlfriend relationship or that of a young child and a parent.