As a studio art minor, I am required to concentrate in one area of fine art. In my free time, I love to paint with acrylics, sketch with charcoal and colored pencil, and draw with oil pastels. I decided to choose fine art photography as my concentration area because it was a medium I had never worked with, despite loving looking at work in exhibitions and museums.

Here is a collection of work done by me in photography 1 and 2. In photography 1, I worked in the dark room developing 35mm film into contact sheets, then enlargements. In photography 2, I use a Sony Alpha 7 IV Mirrorless Digital Camera to shoot over 1,000 frames per project. After shooting, I use Lightroom and Photoshop to make edits, and an InkJet printer for final prints.

One of the most important and overlooked elements of a studio art education is learning to give and receive criticism. At the end of every project is a class critique in which we install our art as a collection. Each artist is given time to give an artist statement and explain the intentionality behind the work. Learning to take technical and stylistic critiques allows for greater attention to detail, artistic growth, and evolution. Participating in critiques has encouraged me to continue developing my craft and always strive for improvement.