Each of us have moments that slip past us.  Moments that we are not fully present in.  I see my life becoming an accumulation of these.  I am just skimming by on the surface of life, not allowing myself to dive deeper into each experience that I face.  I move through time at a distance.  The distance keeps me safe from experiencing pain, but also does not allow me to feel true joy.  

These images show this disconnect from the world around me.  I show a figure, whose innocence is shown by a white dress, surrounded by a place that is abandoned.  The setting represents my place in the world.  By never fully being present and experiencing the moment, I imprison myself in a place of solitude.  A place I don’t feel that I belong, but the more I am there the more comfortable it becomes.  I vary my positions to show my different feelings about being there.  From sitting; trying to protect my vulnerability, to laying in an almost sacrificial way; to show my submission.  

These 2-D pieces of metal express something I cannot release any other way.  They take the complexity of my self and put it into something tangible, something that sums up what hundreds of pages in a journal only begin to capture.

FINAL

Napa

Alter Ego

I have always wanted to own a goat farm. So I decided that I would take on that persona for this assignment.

Photo booth

I went to Rayko for the photo booth assignment. It was after a long day at the digital lab. I wanted to express my exhaustion in the image. I layered the image with text about my frustration with being so tired.

MIDTERM

Grey Whale Beach

Holga Imagery working towards midterm. Final grouping will be up next week.

Granite Lake

Ryan helped take these images while we were backpacking for the weekend. Used the Holga, double clicked for effect and exposure.

Garden of Eden

This was my second trip to the Garden of Eden in Felton. These images are both taken with my Zone Plate camera. It was my first time using it. Exposures range from ten seconds to two minutes. I prefer the subtleness of the first image.

First real self portrait. I went to the SF bay at China Camp State Park, a very comfortable location that I shoot at often. I set up my tripod with my Santa Barbara Pinhole Camera, place it in the water and exposed for thirty seconds . Fun Fun! Exciting first experience.