I served as the unofficial primary photographer for the now defunct GreenSpeed Magazine. This was mostly because the founder was my brother-in-law (see Katie and Jeremy below). While I'm not really a car enthusiast, I did purchase a Prius after my previous car died. Since I shot hundreds of photos each visit, I decided to pick my favorite concept cars from the show.
Studio I Final project, December 2007 - What started as an exploration of what people's books, movies and music say about them became the story of the connection between a friend and me. On a whim, I called my friend Dan, who I met almost ten years ago in 7th grade, to model for this project. I'm not sure why I thought to call him, considering I had only seen him less than five times since we graduated from high school in 2003, but I did and my focus changed. Dan and Me is now an exploration of our relationship after all these years.
Digital II Assignment, October 2007 - The assignment was to make a portfolio of 20 images on the subject of one color. I decided to do a series of self-portraits of me throughout my day, only to make my skin really desaturated and my hair really red. After doing this assignment, I will no longer chicken out on dying my hair really red.
Digital Imaging I Final project, May 2007 - Some people have musical talent, some don't. The videogame Guitar Hero allows the latter group a chance to live out their dreams of becoming a rock star. In this project I transformed nerdy theatre major Greg Guiliano into a rock star. I created the merchandise for his imaginary band, Wait Think Fast.
Engagement photos, December 2009 - My sister and brother-in-law were married on July 11, 2010. These photos were taken at the Anderson Art Center and Southport Beach House in Kenosha, WI.
Digital Imaging II Final project, December 2007 - In August 2006 I moved from a studio apartment in Wrigleyville to a 1 bedroom apartment in Logan Square. When my mom first came to visit, she said, "You kind of live in Little Mexico." I argued that I could now get tacos any time I want. About a year after moving to the neighborhood, my purse was stolen while I was riding my bike home one night. In this project I took pictures of different places in my neighborhood during the day and at night. I created diptychs each scene to show what a difference the time of day makes in this neighborhood.
my house
my back gate
the garage from the alley
the alley
my corner from across the street
down my street
around the corner
my L stop
the liquor store that stopped carding me after my second visit
the good taco place
the not so good taco place that's open 24 hours
one night I decided to cut through here on my bike
hydroplaned through a puddle and fell here.
offered help. declined.
and he snatched my purse here.
just one block from home.
Foundations of photography/Darkroom I & II, 2005-2006 - Various self portraits taken during my first two sets of photography classes.
