Artist Statement
My artistic goal is to take familiar things that we see everyday and make them into something unique, causing the viewer to see them in a whole new way.
In the days before digital photography, dramatic alterations of the image could be achieved using Infrared film, specialized darkroom effects or Polaroid films. Today, I use digital photography in conjunction with computer software to dramatically alter color, depth, exposure and texture to achieve a truly unique image.
Most of my current work is created with an iPhone. The iPhone along with photo apps seem like a natural fit for creating these images. The apps allow me to create saturated, glowing color with a "Polaroid-like" quality. I will often push the image even further using multiple apps to create exactly what I want to see. I also enjoy working in conventional photography but the emerging art form of "iPhoneography" allows me to much more freedom to see just how far I can push the boundaries of an iPhone and imaging software to create artistic images.
In the days before digital photography, dramatic alterations of the image could be achieved using Infrared film, specialized darkroom effects or Polaroid films. Today, I use digital photography in conjunction with computer software to dramatically alter color, depth, exposure and texture to achieve a truly unique image.
Most of my current work is created with an iPhone. The iPhone along with photo apps seem like a natural fit for creating these images. The apps allow me to create saturated, glowing color with a "Polaroid-like" quality. I will often push the image even further using multiple apps to create exactly what I want to see. I also enjoy working in conventional photography but the emerging art form of "iPhoneography" allows me to much more freedom to see just how far I can push the boundaries of an iPhone and imaging software to create artistic images.
