Final Photos and Songs

Weekly Photos 3

1.) Home

Miller Dance Studios

2.) Space

My two dorm fish! and their new tank

3.) Surrounding

Surrounded by art

4.) Section

Teaching a friend a section of a dance I learned

5.) Distance

Favorite Place on Campus

1.) Dance Studios

2.) Miller Performing Arts Center

3.) Miller Theater 

4.) Music Wing of Miller

5.) Practice Rooms in Harder

Weekly Photos 2

This week have been filled with AU Dance Theatre practices working long hours with choreographers so most of these pictures revolve around the theme of dance and how the photography prompts fit into my week. 

Prompts:

1.) Gathering

Sneak peek at the guest choreographer's dance for AU Dance Theatre focusing on the concept of communities in which we belong to and gatherings within society

2.) Community

This photo is inside Miller Performing Arts Center and you can see a few dancers walking down the hallway and I thought it was a good representation of how I am part of the dancing community here at Alfred University. 

3.) Cluster

Cluster Formation
AU Dance Theatre

4.) Collection

This photo has a bit of humor tied into it because in dance class we have been doing a lot of work on the floor and doing tricks and when I thought of collection I thought about the multiple bruises that were on my legs. There are 19 bruises total so I think that can be considered a "collection"

5.) Family

Alfred University Family
Taken at Second Chance Prom

Weekly Photos 1

Studio Portrait:

Portrait in Miller dance studios

Viewpoint Portrait: 

Piano Keys

Abstract Portrait: 

Public Self:

The concept for this photo was to have myself look very cute and almost childish. Most people mistake my age for being in high school and they think I am very young or youthful. 

Private Self:

I wanted to portray myself as more mature and elegant because I am originally a classically trained ballet dancer. I wanted to show others how I am more mature than people think I am. 

Photographic Self Portraits: Alter Ego & Future Self

Alter Ego

For the first week back from break all of the foundations students were together to create photographic portraits of themselves working in groups of 3-4. We were supposed to think about what defines us and our own self identity. My first idea for the topic of our alter ego would be for me to be really dark and scary because I felt like that was very outside of my comfort zone. I wanted the photos to represent an opposite side to my personality and for other people to see a different style to me as an artist. I was really happy with my photos for my alter ego because I was a bit "afraid" to attempt doing this prompt with this approach because some of the other students were not the most supportive of my vision but I decided to go with my instincts and follow through with my idea and I think that it made me realize how I am my own artist and I can make my own decisions. 

Future Self

For my future self portraits I was a little bit lost for what direction I wanted to go in because the "future" is a very broad concept. I first thought about doing a portrait of me as a modern dancer because I am a dance minor learning different dance styles and I could see myself improving through my time at Alfred University. I also thought of the idea to just do photos of me as myself: happy and healthy because I did not know where I would be in the future in a few years but I know that I will be happy. My third idea was to do a portrait of me as a new art teacher because I want to teach elementary art education after I graduate from Alfred. I decided to do my third idea because I felt like it would be a good contrast from my alter ego portrait. I also think that the third idea incorporated the second idea as well.