Artist Statement for Flaneur Project

To be honest, I really didn't think I was going to do a good job on this project. I have really only worked with landscape and doing a "photo shoot" with my friends. I didn't think I could just walk around and find interesting things to photography. But this project taught me something. It taught me that something that could be a "boring photography/subject" could be created into the most beautiful picture. Take the old Ford for example. It's just an old rusty truck right? Well with some editing and placing in a landscape, that old Ford now tells a story that really attracts the eye. Also the open marsh field, I took that from a moving car where it was blurry on the bottom and at first I thought it was just a crappy picture. With a little cropping and editing it turned out to be one of my best pictures that had beautiful depth of field. And the picture of the apples on the group. Apples are so ordinary everyday objects, but when you find them in tire tracks that have water in them with great lighting and a cool angle, editing will make the picture come alive. The biggest critique I have for myself is the print job that I did. Unfortunately I was sick and had to print from home which produced tiny little lines but in my defense, nobody noticed except for me. Over all I loves this project, I am extremely proud of the work I produced, and I learned a lot of what I can do as a photographer. Many of my pictures would be just boring object with everything from flowers to a clock to an old Ford but with imagination, editing, and angles you can truly get a picture to say 1,000 words.