Place Project

This is the Alpine House. It is the home where my mother and her 6 other siblings grew up in. They shared their stories with me and I did my best to recreate their moment in time. I intentionally shot things up close and without too much visual context. My goal was to recreate memories of my aunts and uncles in their childhood home.

Process Project

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I really enjoyed documenting a process that I have unique access to from my job. It truly is a process that we go through about 20 times a day in the store. We have it down to an art now. I photographed an entire buy in one day from entering the store to being back stocked/put out on the floor and then I came back other times to do more detail shots.

Portraits

I knew I wanted to really challenge myself in this project because portraits are typically my forte. I struggled to come up with a group of people who would push me outside of my comfort zone while not putting me in any danger. I came up with the idea of photographing individuals who we see everyday but don't necessarily engage with. So I asked myself who these people are to me. Almost every day I go to the gas station to get a beverage and snack. I see many of the same people behind the counter but I rarely take the opportunity to speak with them and get to know them. So that's what I did. I spent, on average, half an hour with 12 gas station attendants all over utah county. I learned so much about these people. We laughed and connected on a level that I never would have strived for without this assignment. It was a truly rewarding challenge.

camera phone panoramas

I decided to photograph a place I try to go to everyday. The gym is also a place that would frown upon me bringing my camera into. I had to be very discrete. I got asked to stop several times. Oops. From this projects I confirmed my dislike for panoramas especially the app I used. I learned that when people work out they aren't very aware of their surroundings. I learned that I love to photograph so much more in an environment where I have full control of the light.