Monday, January 28, 2008
Notes of Thanks
"Wow! They all look so great. I'm extremely pleased. I just can't pick out my favorites right now."
"I received my headshot prints in the mail Friday. They look great!!! I wanted to thank you again for all you have done. I'm super pleased with the photos. I can't wait to hang one up in the Loretto-Hilton in March!"
Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Color of Emotion
Note: This format, I believe, does not quite do the project justice, but here it is nonetheless.
The Color of Emotion
This is a story of an eating disorder. This is a story of hope. This is a story of healing.
Brooke, 18, has struggled with an eating disorder for the past several years. Her family and friends have few pictures of her; those they have do not please her. She does not like the Brooke she sees. For many years, Brooke has not seen herself as beautiful, and she is in fact, quite lovely. Her personal story is long and involved and likely echoes the stories of other young ladies in her situation.
What stands out? The emotions.
This project was intended to pictorially show that very thing. Her emotions stand out.
Each image visually represents something very powerful to Brooke, who helped in the design of this project. The elements of the scene are intentional. The scale, toilet, refrigerator, mirror. Her placement in each situation is to say something also. For example, as she sits in front of the refrigerator, she is small- in essence, making a statement that if she turns her back on food and remains in control, she can be exactly what she wants to be, small. But the image does not strike you as victorious, but as hopeless, which is how she feels regardless of her actions. Her clothes are normal and drab to make the emotions, shown in the blindfolds, that much more powerful.
The blindfolds represent a lot in this project. Instead of making the viewer guess on its meaning, I want the viewer to understand it in its entirety. First, on its most basic level, the blindfolds are Brooke’s emotions. These colors show what she feels. Some of the colors may not connect with the audience’s understanding of her emotion, but it hits her at the core of her being. Also, in specific photographs, the blindfold means different things. It was a difficult task for Brooke to stand and sit on a scale and not see what it said. Simply having her stand there, eyes covered, was showing her growth. As Brooke stands before the mirror, even though she cannot see herself, her reaction is the same as if she could. She continues to use a posture to make herself smaller. In the picture with the white blindfold, it is no longer on her face. She lifts it up, surrendering her eating disorder, her emotions, and her whole life to God, asking for His help. In the last image, she lifts all the emotions, and in this act, is able to celebrate and worship God.







Saturday, January 12, 2008
Baby Face
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
2008 is sure to be Great!


Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Rain, Rain Go Away
Good luck to Miranda as she dances this semester and then onto somewhere like Branson! Hopefully, these classic-styled headshots will help her with her dreams.

This second image is not likely to be used as a headshot, nor does it represent her bubbly personality, but it is quite captivating so I thought I'd share.
