Artist Statement

This is my portfolio for my digital photography class. Overall I think that my portfolio is very well organized with all the projects we were given to do. In the portfolio various things will be found such as pictures with our last project to the picture we took with the first compositional trick we were taught. I learned so many things that I hope I will improve through out the course of the class. Several things that I learned were a success but in some I struggled a little bit.
My portfolio might not be the best but I think that it is very well maintained. So far I have all the projects we were assigned. I feel that although some of my pictures are good I still could have done other things to them. There is always time to correct anything in my projects.
The pictures in my portfolio vary from not so good to very well taken pictures. I think that some of those pictures didn’t turn out as good as I expected but I will improve through out the class At some point in the class I really enjoyed taking picture although sometimes it was very frustrating or sometimes they didn’t come out exactly how I wanted them to come out. I think that my successful picture and favorite compositional trick is the macro. My picture was even displayed in the office which I found to be very interesting since I am not the best photographer there is.
In the beginning of the year I thought this class would really be an exciting experience even though I didn’t know much about taking pictures. So far into the school year I have improved tremendously in taking pictures. There are some amazing things you can learn with Photoshop that I have really used in my pictures. I think that in a way Photoshop was complicated but at the same time it was really exciting. I still have another whole semester to learn and improve many more things in Photoshop and learning how to take the best pictures I can. Right now I have improve a great amount but in the future I would personally love to improve with my creativity because I am one of the least creative people there is in my class.
There were so many things I learned that were incredible or at least to me they were. I have found this class and everything we have done with pictures and Photoshop to be super amazing. My portfolio looks nice with all my projects and is something I am very proud of.

Lyrics

The lyrics I choose for this project are "Silly of Me" by Deneice Williams"

Silly Of me to think that I could ever have you for my guy how I love you... how I want you...Silly of me to think that you could ever really want me too how I love you...You're just a lover out to score I know that I should be looking for more What could it be in you I see What could it be...Oh, Love, oh, love, stop making a fool of me Oh, Love, oh, love, stop making a fool of me Silly of me to think that you could ever know the things I do Are all done for you...only for you Silly of me to take the time to comb my hair and pour the wine And Know you're not there You're just a lover out to score And I know that I should be looking for more What could it be in you I see What could it be...Oh, Love, oh, love, stop making a fool of me Oh, Love, oh, love, stop making a fool of me Ooh, Silly of me to go around and brag about the love I found And say you're the best, well, I cant tell the rest and Foolish of me to tell them all that every night and day you call When you could care less You're just a lover out to score And I know that I should be looking for more What could it be in you I see What could it be...Oh, Love, oh, love, stop making a fool of me

I choose these lyrics because I can understand how the artist of the song feels and I’m pretty sure not just one woman feels like that. There are probably many more women that feel the same way. She finds the perfect way to express her feelings about guys through this song. The lyrics mean to me that guys just try to make fools of girls and that they like to play games. She says that she should be looking for more which is true every woman deserves better. The lyric made me feel the same way as the artists did in the song like a “fool”.

Social Issue

In this project about social issues in our community that affect us i choose teen pregnancy . The statement i choose to put on the picture was that some choices are made in permanent ink. To me that meant that you choose to have sexual intercourse with someone so you have the responsibility of taking care of the child that is gr owning in you. You choose since the beginning by doing what you did no matter how it happened you still did it, you should of thought about the consequences before conceiving that baby. In a way it also meant that just like permanent ink that baby, that you choose to conceive will always be in your life no matter what. So now you really have to think about everything you do or don't do because it isn't just about you anymore its also about the baby, so whatever you do or don't in the future will affect that baby.

This issue affects me personally because i have friends and relatives that are pregnant or already have a baby. Now my friends really have to think about all the choices they will be making during and after that pregnancy. They have to take responsibility for their actions.

My friends that already have the baby really struggle with life. They have to work and take care of the baby so they quit school. This affects me because they are my close friends and family. Its hurts me to see them struggle with something they could have prevented but now its to late so that's why their choice was made in permanent ink that will affect them through out life.