My Artist Statement

    I never gave much thought to the pictures that I would take on my own time. I have always enjoyed taking pictures, sometimes of just random things. I would usually just take photos for fun in my spare time, but this media arts class has taught me to look at photographs in a different way now. Beginning Media arts class has taught me to consider what angle I should take my pictures from in order to get a better picture. I’ve also learned to use the right lighting and that positioning the camera correctly can give a better result in my photographs. This class has taught me more about taking photos more seriously.
    I think what I liked the most about this class was how we learned to use Adobe Photoshop to edit our photos. In my spare time I enjoy editing pictures of my own, so when we were told to edit pictures following certain rules it was a nice experience. I especially enjoyed working with typography. I’ve learned how to position the words and letters so that they’re more interesting and not so boring. Learning how to crop and paste pictures together was also a fun experience.
    Learning to pay homage to a photographer was the subject where I had the most trouble. Learning how to imitate the photographer’s style was pretty hard, but in the end I got some decent pictures. Learning more about a photographer was pretty interesting, as you got to know more about the different styles that they used. I especially liked Minor White’s use of texture in his, as they were pretty interesting and a little different from what you would expect.
    Throughout this whole semester I’ve seen my styles change accordingly to match the task at hand. I will take away with me before the semester is over the new styles of photography there are. I have also learned more about editing and about the Adobe Photoshop software as well. Although my photography is not yet the best, I will keep working towards improving my photography skills.

Some of my Photography: (what i do on my own time) 

 

Although this media arts class is finally coming to an end, I will still continue to take pictures and edit them on my free time. 

Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz is a famous American Photographer, who's career has reached many different levels since she started her photography career. Leibovitz's first major job was when, in 1970, she approached Jann Wenner, the founding editor of Rolling stones, and impressed him by her portfolio of works. The first assignment she got assigned was to shoot John Lennon. Annie is considered one of the best American portrait photographer. In 1983, after working for Rolling Stones, Annie went on to work for Vanity Fair. And in 1987, Annie won a Clio award for her portraits of celebrity holders of "American Express" cards.  
    Annie Leibovitz shows strong lighting in her photos. She works with lighting, and knows how to adjust and manipulate it to make her work look better. And she also has the style of using bold colors within her photographs. But most of her photographs show in black and white rather than color. Annie always has her subjects posing in dramatic poses which always appear striking and uniqe. Annie has worked with many very different areas to photography, going from celebrities to fashion. And yet, Annie has been able to pull each one off with many great and unique photos. Annie Leibovitz's work has been shown all throughout exhibitions in the U.S and some over seas.

Some of Annie Leibovitz's works:

 

 

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