

#Nofilter aka ALL THE FILTERS and Why They Don't/Do Actually Matter
Let's talk about Instagram, and color, and all my favorite hipstery things. We'll start with color, as color is really, very complex. Color, at its most complex is split into two theories used by the scientific and artist communities. These theories are: Pigment Theory and Light Spectrum Theory. At its simplest, it is the way in which we humans experience the world visually, or at least lots of us. As we've discovered with the advent of modern science and the help of viral me


Formative Assessment
Being back in the UK has kindled my desire to travel and photograph in Wales. It's a bit early for me to be planning a trip, so in lieu of jumping on the train, I decided to dig deep into my hard drive to find my MFA photographs. The process of looking through old photographs is very telling. For me, it is a method of formative assessment; making me reflect on what I produced and how I would have approached a series of images differently. In this instance, I am considering th


Framing: Considering Images
To jump back into my blog after quite a long break, I would like to talk about framing. Framing, is often times what makes or breaks an image. It is the first and perhaps most important tool a photographer has, even surpassing the camera in importance. An artist will have to frame a composition, no matter what make or model camera they are using; in fact he or she may not even be using a camera at all to create photographs. This art educational topic, is particularly importan