Summative display and artist statement.

My series is based on the importance of relationships to the human condition. The idea was to explore this through taking pictures of the four key people who have affected my life in the largest sense. For this reason, I used pictures that I took of three of my best friends and my sister. Earlier in the year, I wrote a very spur of the moment poem that was four stanzas long and illustrated how I felt about where I was in my life at that point. I later realized that each part described exactly how each separate person had affected me, so it worked out perfectly. I was also inspired by the work of the mixed media artist Sabrina Ward Harrison and wanted to create work like hers. She frequently uses words in her creations to convey a subtle message, so I thought it would be perfect to use the same method with the poem I wrote. Overall, this project shows what I think of my life at this moment, and what I have learned up to this point.

Final summative photos.

kara.

ashley.

caitlin.

mixed media to come.

Sitcom picture.

So technically this doesn't have a teen cast, but a show can be a sitcom without being obnoxiously infested with ditzy adolescents, correct? Anyway, for this picture (my digital black and white), I came up with the idea of a scientist trying very hard to come up with a revolutionary idea, but failing so far. Although the idea is slightly random, I think the picture turned out very well.

Political issue > Wiretapping.

For my political issue, I did wiretapping. I did a diptych of a girl holding a disconnected phone out with the cord wrapped around her neck; this shows my stance that wiretapping is an invasion of privacy.

Selling a product to a Teen Audience.

For this picture (my color digital) I am selling Urban Outfitters clothing to an audience from adolescence up, but especially focusing on teens. To do this, I took the photo of my friend, Taylor, researched advertising campaigns in the catalog, and finally photoshopped it for the very distinct UO look.

Tell me what you think! :)

Three cool-colored pictures.

So these aren't going in my slideshow; I just felt like doing cool-colored pictures to convey a cold feeling instead of a picture of, say, snow. So I did pictures of something I connect with very well: music. I changed the colors in the pictures both because it was required, and also to show that no matter how "cold" and isolating life becomes, music is always there for me to help guide the way.

Black and White.