Ahh

My computer completely died on me, so I haven't been able to update much and be able to upload photos anywhere. I finally have a new one but I can't put photoshop on it yet. Here is a photo I took a few days ago, completely unedited. 

Comparisons.

I pulled up a couple of my old images from when I first started, and then I pulled up a couple from more recent times. 

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Artist's Statement

Melissa Pakusch
Artist’s Statement
Photography

                My favorite tool to use is photography. I own a Nikon D3000 digital SLR. I like to use photography as a tool because I feel it is my best use for art. My goals for photography is to someday own my own business, selling photos to buyers and photographing them for their own usage. I would also like to attend the School of Visual Arts to learn more than I already know and put that towards my career.

The best thing, I feel, about my work is the fact that I use different angles and techniques to get the best quality photo I can. I begin a photo by figuring out the best lighting there is, such as the sun, or a lamp. I generally don’t like to use flash settings because I feel it doesn’t show the shadows as well, especially if the shadow makes the picture even better. When I say that a piece has turned out really well, I mean that the picture’s zoom is perfect in my eyes, I mean that the focus is exactly how I want it to be, and the lighting is exactly how I want it. I also mean that the subject in my photo has a story behind it; whether it is a real story of how I got the picture, or a meaning behind it that the viewer has created in their mind.

I have self taught myself everything I know about photography up to this point. I have used many different techniques of learning such as internet search usage, photography related books, or magazines. Each of these different ways has answered many questions I have had over the years of self teaching. When people see my work, I want them to think to themselves, “wow! That is an amazing photo.” I want them to be able to see a deeper meaning of the photos. My current work, I feel, is improving every day. 

I have no words.

Selling.

I want to start selling my photographs. I put one up for sale on eBay, my Bell Pepper Plant photograph. I am really into the selling aspect, as I would like to learn more about it. 

School of Visual Arts

I'm trying to get into the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Here are some of my photos I sent in my portfolio.

Photography.

I'm really excited about having this blog, I want to get ideas from everyone who might read this and help me be better at my photography. Here's my first photo that I'm publishing. Tell me what you think, make me be better, help me improve.