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Process Work | Portrait Lighting
While shooting for my cyanotypes on mirrors I shoot for the blues and whites of the resulting image. I want my images to fade into the...
Resources | Shooting Tips
This is a very helpful video illustrating 9 of the most basic photo rules for composition. Of course, as Steve McCurry himself says,...


Shooting with Mirrors | Doubling
During the past couple of weeks I have logged about 25 hours of shooting time, experimenting with various types of film and pushing my...


Process Work | Resources
As I delve more into shooting medium format it is essential that I do my research, especially after making a couple rookie mistakes that...


Process Work | Setbacks
As the days dwindle before opening night of my senior thesis exhibition I face mutiple setbacks. Within the past 3 days I have spent 6...


Process Work | Lighting Techniques
Below are some examples of my new favorite lighting patterns. All are digital images with only minimal retouching done (levels, white...


Alternative Process | Cyanotypes on Mirrors
This is a process I have been engaging with for the past 6 months and have finally made progress on the installation I aim to make with...


Inspiration | 19th Century Female Photographers
As I delve more into theorizing about the concepts and subjects I want to portray in my own art I decided to steer away from studying the...
Bauhas & Avant Garde Inspiration | Art Beyond Art
Das Triadische Ballet | Oskar Schlemmer The premier of this ballet happened on 30 September 1922. It quickly gained popularity and became...


Alternative Processes | Painting with Caffenol
Caffenol is an alternative film and print developer that has been around for little over two decades. The ingredients are simple: instant...
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