Rebecca's Photography: 2013

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Example of my work

When I was about 13 I got my first camera. I was really excited. It was an older camera from a church member who had many that they didn't need anymore. I had wanted a camera ever since I was little and envied my older sisters because they had one. I didn't start taking pictures right away but I was always excited to use it. I was really shy throughout my teenage years so taking pictures of people was and still is more difficult for me. Taking pictures of nature was much easier and its something that I love to do. Capturing the beauty of the earth is amazing to me and I love to look back at those pictures. I also really like taking sports pictures, trying to catch the motion and the action of the event. I didn't really know anything about photography so most of what I took were simple snapshots but I really enjoyed it.

This is a picture of some papaya that I took for my beginning photography class that I really like. It gives a different perspective of papaya and how it grows. The title to this piece was actually "hanging out" because that's what papaya do, which I thought was kind of funny. I enjoy all kinds of nature and the beauty that is always found there. You may have to deal with wind or storms that ruin your plans but that just means you can change those plans and take advantage of the situation and capture unanticipated beauty.

As I approach the close of my school experience here at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, I have the opportunity to look back and reflect on the past couple of years and I recognize how much I have grown. My knowledge of spiritual and secular things were very limited when I graduated high school. I feel being here at Hawaii, with so much diversity, spiritual support, and a community of academia, has really helped me to grow. I understand the gospel of Jesus Christ better, I understand and can perform various art forms, I understand what makes a good teacher and how to cater to the needs of students who struggle in school, I have learned more about social interaction and relationships, I even met my husband here, but most of all I have learned more about myself. All of these things have helped me to grow into the person I am today.
I would like to take photographs that portray a sense of this growth that I have experienced using Hawaii's bounty of nature as my subject matter. Drawing from Ansel Adams spectacular black and white landscape photos, I will only use black and white to depict my theme. I hope to capture various values in my photos as Adams did, as well as the essence of growth.

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