Faculty Exhibition

Today, instead of being in the classroom, we took a trip down to the faculty exhibition. While walking down to the gallery, I was very anxious to see the work that my teachers have created. Usually it is the opposite way around and teachers get to view our work in class. So, it was a nice change to be able to view some of their work.

            When we finally arrived, I was so intrigued with what I was seeing. All of the work had their own personalities thriving through them. The first photograph that interestingly caught my eye and made me think was, “Chasing Wolves” by Patricia Colombraro. I have not had the privilege of being one of Patricia’s students but I would love to know what inspired her to create such an amazing photograph. This made my mind race. The photograph had a certain mood to it that somehow I could relate to. It was a dreary type of feel but filled with so much emotion. The fact that blur was incorporated in this particular photograph, in my opinion, was beautiful. The blur gave this photograph even more emotion and feeling and I don’t think it would be as intriguing as it was without it. This was more than enough to have me inspired and excited to get my camera in my hand and create something beautifully filled with feeling.

            Walking around the gallery more, I was very much excited to take a look at Allen Keeners photographs to view the work that he created. The photograph that I was extremely fond of was, “In My Hand #11”. This was one of my favorites because abstract photographs, I find, are exceedingly intriguing for me. When I first received my camera, abstraction was the style I really had a passion for. The positive feedback on my work made me only want to do more and more. That was when one of my professors told me to try a new style to expand on new styles of photography and I kind of lose touch with it. So looking at this photograph really reminded me how much I truly enjoyed creating abstract photographs. This has inspired me to go back to the place that I use to be when I first picked up my camera. This photograph also in a way reminds me of the movie “Alice and Wonderland” and it looked like it was its own little world separate from ours. The colors worked really well in this photograph and I really enjoyed studying all of the detail.

            A wise man once said, “If you do what you love, you won’t have to work a single day of your life”. For my whole life, I have been trying to find that one thing. I still have a lot to learn and experience, but photography is definitely a love for me. To be able to express your thoughts, feelings, and emotion through a camera and create something beautiful makes me feel free and want to learn more. This trip to the faculty exhibition really got me inspired and ready to experiment more with my photography.