June 9-30

June, always the best month of the year; school's out, summer's in, and the AP homework rolls itself out as well. In this post, I plan to track my June Art in. Mainly I will be posting photography because of my lack in drawing, and the sketch book will be sadly seen in September. Throughout the AP journey I plan to enhance my art skills, attempt drawing and hopefully succeed with that. But when that option fails, I pick up my camera and head downtown, where I can make magic with one click.

Week 1 (June 9-15)

Throughout this week I realized that I had a strong interest in random objects around the house, I used natural lighting and artificial lighting during this journey. I captured the beauty in the common household objects from everyone's point of view. There could be your typical individual drinking an expensive coffee drink to fulfill an addiction, an adorable cat lover, typical money hoard, the insecure but beautiful, and lastly the child with nothing but innocence to fill their heart and their clueless mind.

This photograph is of one of my favorite things in the world, coffee from Starbucks.  Although I call it a "sweet addiction" I can't always have it. But when I was looking around my room the other day, trying to clean it.. this is what I find sitting on the edge of my windowsill from March; pretty disgusting, I know. But the fact that the picture is flipped, gives the image the feeling that what happens when life is flipped around by something, something so simple, like an addiction..

I've always found an interest in photographing my cat, she's probably where I get all of my inspiration from. Whenever I'm clueless on what to photograph, I always know that my cat is there, and that other animals are beautiful to photograph. The texture on any animal just enhances the photograph more than anything, and that texture makes the picture "pop out" and almost feel like you could snuggle the cat.

I had taken this photograph to prove a point, that not all money is clean - there's dirty money. And what people do with that dirty money is spend it on pointless things, thanks to society these days, money is known as something to blow. Where's the line between spending and saving? And is there ever going to be a thick enough line?

This photograph was taken to show the true beauty of most people, and was designed to portray any emotion towards the viewer. The facial expression can portrayed as anything.

This photograph portrays that the sweetest things in life can always be seen as just a tad crazy. The lighting in the picture makes the stuffed animal look like it has one good side, and the other side of the rabbit is being pulled into the darker side.


Week 2 (June 16-22)

Throughout this week I realized that a lot objects with texture inspired me. I found myself photographing the clothes on the floor of my room because of the wonderful texture. Also the photo of my Beta Fish, Palli, that I got for my birthday just has the most vibrant colors.  

The texture of the shorts and the suede Ugg's were just clashing together so well. The photo is used to portray the expense of well made clothes.

I've always had a liking to different patterns but never having too much of something in a photo. I found that these two objects fit well together because the outer layer would be plain and simple while under the plain is something more exciting and elegant. It's almost as if it's relating to a personality, how the person could be an ordinary person on the street but could have the most exciting life you could ever imagine. 

The texture of my moccasins is what inspired me to capture them, the cloth fabric just felt like it would photograph nicely. And the lighting on the picture makes the suede more realistic. 

The Beta Fish, the first time I photographed him floating without swimming around. His tank isn't a bowl, it's a cube, and I find it interesting and photogenic because the background that came with the tank fits well with the colors he obtains. I enjoy the texture and vibrant feeling any aquatic animal gives off. 

The texture in clothes always stand out to me, and the lines in the shirt are scattered and more focused on while the logo isn't as focused on. It gives that feeling that the brand doesn't always matter, it's how well the clothes are made.

The metallic material used in the sandals that I photographed have amazing texted, and how the photo is just taken slightly off to the right gives it that rebellious feeling of "breaking the symmetry". I also felt like this photo could bring out breast cancer awareness because of the shape that the sandal is in. 


Week 3 (June 23-30)

Recently I visited my great grandmother, Katie, she's dying from brain cancer. I heard that she was going to pass away soon and I didn't know what to think. When my grandfather died, Paul, I felt nothing. I felt like there was no reason to cry because I knew that people cried to get what they wanted. And if I would to cry, it would be for him to come back home, but why cry when he's never coming home? I thought this at a young age, ten to be exact, and I felt this way until I saw my great grandmother. Hearing that someone is about to die doesn't compare to seeing them hurt. My great grandmother said to me, "Hailey, you've grown to be so beautiful and I'm glad to have you as my great granddaughter." My heart sank and I thought, how can anyone deserve to go through this? I decided to focus this week and probably the rest of my life photographing beauty. My great grandmother inspired me to accomplish anything that came my way, because hearing that from her boosted my self esteem and made me feel like I was on top of the world. 

All of the pictures of the roses are from my boyfriend, Jesse, from my birthday. And they made me feel like they needed to be photographed because of their beauty. They are known to be the most beautiful flower to most people, and usually the most expensive - but I could care less about the expense, the beauty is all I need. 

I've always liked to take my photos off centered, it makes me feel like I'm making them completely my own, adding a little creativity - not just another photo taken by another amateur. 

The lighting on this photograph enhances the flower petals.

I love the capturing the flowers up close because of their soft texture and there is a lot going on since there are so many petals. 

This is my absolute favorite photograph, and I can't explain why. But it just all clicks in my head. 

This is just like the first on that I liked except for there is two flowers and it gives me comfort. 

Just like my favorite, I love the groups of three, and how one is stacked on the other with the most lighting focusing on it.

 This photograph is another one that I took and I realized that I really love the grouping of the petals.

Just another close up.

I decided to pick apart a flower and put a full flower behind the petals so that the photo follows the rule of thirds and is interesting everywhere and doesn't have just a main focus. 

This photo makes me feel like when you're broken apart or are feeling beyond depressing that you can always float away, you can always be on top of something - you can always have high hopes even in the worst of situations.

Boyfriend, Jesse James. We were sitting at my great grandmothers house and I realized that the lighting in her dining room was great so he posed - and I rook a picture. I like this photo a lot because of the lighting and the colors around him are ordinary but his shirt brightens the photograph. 

I've strayed back to the addiction of Starbucks. Except for I hate the double shot, but my grandma likes it a lot.

I only like this photograph for the editing.

I just hate photographing myself, but I find that I need a wider variety of photos. Since I'm used to setting up a scene and photographing something ordinary or something that I find beautiful - I realized I'll have to photograph something I hate.

I could care less about the fact that the only model I had at the time was myself, I'm just not photogenic and it bothers me. But I like how everything but the flower is in black and white. And how the stripes in the t-shirt make the photo more interesting and less plain.