Intro to Photo

During my visit to the George Eastman House Museum, an exhibit on animation caught my eye. Thus, I decided to focus on the history of animation for my presentation. Since ancient times, humans have been fascinated with the idea of animating stationary images. While primitive, the methods have evolved from drawing multiple sets of legs on an animal on the wall of a cave, to the sophisticated techniques of today. In between, there have been multiple major breakthroughs that I will summarize here. In the 17th century, Magic Lanterns projected series of images onto walls as a form of entertainment. These were some of the first examples of rudimentary projectors. In 1824, Sir John Herschel created the Thaumatrope. This used persistence of vision to make 2 images seemingly combine when a disk was spun. In 1831, the Phenakistoscope was invented which uses images drawn on the same radius between slits. When spun before a mirror, the images seemingly moved. The next big leap came in 1834 wi

         A selection of photos from my spring break trip to New Orleans, LA, and Pigeon Forge, TN.

View of Niagara, ON with the sun shining through the skyline.

Wasteland opened my eyes to the power of photography and art as a tool to help people find their voice. The movie showed me how important it is for people to see themselves positively and how becoming a part of a project that is meant to bring light to someone's situation can change their lives forever. The work in this movie not only shows the world the plight of the pickers, but also how such a small gesture, like including the pickers in the art process, can give them a voice and change their perspective and empower them. In summary, watch this movie because it can and will change how you see the world of modern art and life in the modern world.

Night on the frat quad.

                                                                                                            This project, entitled Drifting Away, comes from a roll of film which developed improperly. When I developed the film, there was a sort of "ethereal haze" in a lot of the images, but I wanted to try and develop them. After the first image came out, I liked how the imperfections made the viewer focus more on the subject. The title comes first and foremost from the image with the balloons, but expanded to make a statement about how things in life can ebb and flow - and can ultimately drift away.