Project #2: Emulation

I chose to emulate Edward Weston, specifically his vegetables within his natural studies. His photographs dealt with texture and lighting, in a slightly scientific documentary fashion. The images highlight the curves and natural beauty of these objects.

I have a very deep relationship with vegetables, since I consider myself somewhat of a gastronomic. Raw vegetables, while intriguing in their own right, serve as functional objects that help create a final beautiful product in my eyes. I approached my project with that in mind, taking bites out of the vegetables I photographed to symbolize the way I truly view them.

Project #1: Mapping

Since I started at Oberlin, I began photographing the unique activities that my talented classmates were involved with on campus. The fencing team was a later organization I became involved in, after a friend invited me to take a few photographs for the new fencing website. I quickly became engrossed in the blade-wielding group, especially with all the photographic possibilities, involving the athletic, team, and personal aspects.

Uniformity is symbolic of a team, even though each member of the team brings a certain style and intelligence to the fencing strip. The gear doesn't make a fencer, but it is a tangible part of their training and competition, as well as emblems of their sport.

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The various interpretations of dance: A more modern version, using body linearity as a structure for an interpretive new media class, and a traditional version, involving swing dancing.

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People and instruments: Sean and the Javanese Gamelan, Andrew's junior saxophone recital, Jesse's junior composition recita

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I've been a kind soul this semester and dropped everything when friends need photos. This is probably a bad thing... but I've had a bunch of fun doing it.