My family have always played an important role into how I perceive life and how to capture it to its fullest. They’ve
always taught me to try and look at things in different perspectives, to see the bigger picture within
my work and I feel that has heavily influenced how I produce ideas and develop them into a physical body of work.
When I first started finding my roots within photography, I took a keen interest in macro photography which since then, have progressed further to all different forms such as portraiture due to my experimentation in higher education, From then on I began to enjoy taking profile shots of people and documenting their lives in further series' .
When taking photographs particularly portraits, I look into what makes the model most
comfortable from there I capture them in their most natural element- Showcasing their passions and what makes them happy.
When creating a body of work, I look for what can express my ideas in creative ways, this includes using
an SLR camera or dark room practises. As an example of this, “The girl that had cancer project.” that I had produced was displayed as a slideshow and added text to tell the stories of my models as the individuals that they are rather than how the cancer affected them or gave them a different identity ( I have also included many of my other photographs within the series into a gallery).
Styles in which I have practised with that I particularly enjoy include dark room practises such as developing film, using a 5x4 camera, different chemical or natural toning’s to tint my images or alternatively my studio practises using a broad range of equipment and lighting to add depth to my images.