Photography is the most mind-boggling way of capturing a moment in time. The simplicity of pushing a very small button, and when the shutter closes you’ve managed to save a point in time, vividly. To me, it’s somewhat like time travel. You can always look back at photographs from hundreds of years ago, and from it you’ll have a better understanding of what life was like then and how it’s changed.
If you compare my work to those of famous, well-known photographers, they’re very much alike, but very different. My photos are more of capturing a moment to keep for myself, and theirs are to share with the world. If you compare mine to William Eggleston, they are alike so much because they are more about personality in them. But if I’m compared to someone like Annie Leibovitz, we are very different. Hers are more staged, and she poses her models and I’d rather not use models. I like the moments just as they were.
When I created my typography unit, I wasn’t thinking about the photos I used as much as the font I used. It’s true, the font explains the actual words better than the words themselves. My favorite typography creation was made in about 10 minutes, and it’s amazing. You have to stare at the photo to understand everything about it, but if you just look at the words, and the way they are put on the photo, it explains the mood, the tone, and the way I wanted it to be portrayed.
I believe if you have a passion, no matter what it is, you need to always be prepared to put in the work. I don’t cut corners because it shows in the final results, and then even if most of the work is awesome, the entire thing went down the drain. It doesn’t matter how much time is spent on it, it just matters how much heart was put into it. I’m very happy to say this class has had a big impact on the way I look at things. If I could, I’d take this class forever, I’m always learning something new that helps me in everyday life.
