Recent Work Jan-Feb

WorkingPortraits

This weekend I really tried to push forth my new endeavor, portraits.  Whether it was with my iphone or camera I was practicing posing people and bringing out their personality. In all of these photos I barely told the subjects to stand here, and nothing else. The expressions you are are an accurate reflection of how the individuals felt self consciously at this point in time. 

Attempt at Portraits

My attempt at taking portraits, there are some technical things that could have been done better here, I'm not happy with my pictures but I happy with my efforts. This is Jessica Lax a museum curator in Athens, Ohio. Curating is something I'm interested in doing in the future, so I said why not photograph her for my assignment.

I recently got into portraiture after reading some material by Josh Birnbaum which was very insightful. He was talking about the balance between subject control and photographer control in photographs. It made sense to me, and his work reflected his philosophe when I checked out his website. So I now embrace the portrait as an exploration device into people's lives

I'm lacking a tighter shot here out of this selection and I centered her in almost every photo. I plan on going back and ding this shoot better this coming week. So be on the look out to see pictures from my reshoot. 

-Aaron

Images from the first week in Ohio

Life in the studio

This body of work explores the daily life of several First-year architecture students at the University of Memphis.

These students spent many sleepless nights in the studio completing projects for class, and I hope the images serve as an interesting document of that hard work and dedication.

All of the students are close like a tight knit family due to the amount of time they spend together in the studio. They practically eat, sleep, and work together every day, with the occasional fast food run at three in the morning.

Most of these students rarely see their dorm rooms. If they do it’s a short visit: a quick shower, a change of clothes, then back to the studio.

Many of them have stayed up days at a time, completing wood models and floor plans. This photo essay captures the hectic life of first-year architecture students.

Forms and Light

New Orleans

University Center @ University of Memphis