Black & White

 I have always considered myself an aspiring Photographer. Whenever I get the opportunity to get my hands on anything with a lens I am taking the chance to capture something beautiful. I have dabbled in many different art forms such as oil pastel, acrylics, mixed media and even clay but the digital art world has always been my path of choice.
To the left, and the next three images are some of my black and white photographs that I have done. If I was asked to say a particular theme that my work

 I don't exactly know what I would really tell people. I have always had a large amount of respect and intrigue when it comes to black and white photography. I love the simplistic beauty that it creates and how it allows objects to be seen in another way. Most of my pieces are high contrast with intense highlights and shadows because I really

 like the intensity that the effect creates. I am always photographing old pieces such as the pocket watch or the antique mannequin because I love how the old and simple pieces are captured through the black and white values.
       When it comes to photographing things that are actually living, I tend to stay away from people. The image to the left is one of few artistic portraits that I have taken. I am proud of what I captured but since I tend to be shy behind the camera, I usually stick to the living objects of the plant variety. Plants are one of the Earth's greatest gifts. They all have their one specific characteristics that make them beautiful and I see all of them as perfect opportunities to create artwork. Although you can obviously tell the subject of the image on the left, there is still a sense of mystery that I like to create in all of my images. The naturally pink flowers, turned white, highly contrast the black background, making this piece a cohesive part of my portfolio.

Landscape and Architecture...

Now this... You are about to experience my absolute pride and joy. My complete obsession. I would do this every day for the rest of my life if I could... Architecture and Landscape Photography

       Summer of 2011, I went on a trip to Germany Austria and Italy with my cousin and my grandfather. On this trip, I fell in love. And not with a super delicious Italian boy, but with European Architecture. I do not understand why anyone would ever want to move to America when they are living amongst gorgeous architecture as part of their every day lives.

       On that trip, I took over three thousand pictures of everything that I saw. The Gothic cathedrals and buildings in the main square of Munich, Germany had to be my absolute favorite. I used the solid structures of the buildings and altered these images to give them my own little spin. Most of the images include pen & ink, watercolor paint and a lot of digital manipulation. I love playing around with the intense contrasts and adding on my own colorful spin. Like I said, I love the simplicity of black and white images but splashes of color I will often use to make pieces unique.



      I was also truly intrigued by the culture and the mystery that came along with the small European towns that I visited. The image to the left was taken in Salzburg, Germany. A crazy little town with cobble stone walk ways and old buildings crammed too close together. This town just really stood out to me. It has almost a haunted feel to it that I did my best to capture with the images that I was taking there. I kept my black and white style for this image and others like it to help create the sense of mystery that the town      
               made me feel.
      The next image was taken in the Italian Alps. The gondola ride made me feel like I was in an old time movie so the antique coloring and style of the image really reflects that feeling. I guess you could say I try to create emotions even through the most emotionless subjects. I want to try and get people to think of their own story when they see the photographs of the places I have visited.
    So as for a theme for my overall work, I would have to say simplicity. By simplicity I don't mean simple images that don't take much thought. But more the simplicity of objects that show their true beauty and evoke emotions in the viewers of the images. Now a days, people don't really take the time to notice the simple things and see the true essence for what they are so hopefully through my photography, I am inviting people to take the time and notice what the world around them has to offer.