Roni Horn

Roni Horn... I really like how she can take something as simple as running river water and use it as a metaphor for the rest of her photographs. I like how she uses that one element that inspired her for other aspects of her photography. Looking at her work it was almost crazy to think that they were actually photographs and not pictures (her water images). She takes a more metaphorical route to her work and in my opinion is a lot different than the artists we've seen in the past. In a sense her work reminds me of the painter Degas because he liked to paint people in motion. Clearly they are from two different times and have different concentrations but when I first saw her work I immediately began thinking of him. I also liked how she could make a picture seem so different just by taking them a few seconds apart. It goes to show all artists are different and that no two works are ever completely alike.

A portait of hers i liked because it didn't have to be something over the top. It was simple yet beautiful.

accordian

These are the pictures I took for my accordian. I really got some amazing shots from a mountain in Arizona, and I felt what better way to show my love for what I was able to see firsthand. For peole who have never gone slowly creeping up a mountain just taking everything in, I truly reccomend it because It was probably one of the best experiences ever. It was a place with not much civilization but you could see the towns below while you just sat on the rocky mountains and peered down below. The higher and deeper you climbed the more you moved away from ponds and hills to actual snow. Enjoy :)

Stefan Sagmeister

From what I saw of Sagmeisters images, I immediately fell in love. He has a way of capturing pictures by also placing words around them. He makes it more obvious to viewers what message he is trying to send and I think just by looking at the following image you can tell his images are powerful. He helps makes his images stronger by adding words and I think it's something we can all learn from. An image can say soo much but sometimes word help get what the artist wants us to see. He is an inspiration, and I really loved looking at his work. I also googled him to get more information about him, and I found this link that told more about who he is and where he started from. http://www.designmuseum.org/design/stefan-sagmeister ... He makes it known that you don't have to be all fancy with pictures and sometimes the best images are right in front of you. I like the wording and his placement of everything in his pictures.

Carson

I think Carson brings about some good concepts with his art. Many people often overlook that although a picture may be bad, and you only want to use bits and parts of it; it takes trial and error before you can be completely positive it's not usable. He also makes a good point that you can find art in anything especially when you start off with next to nothing. It's just a matter of playing around with what you do have to find perfection. You may think a stamp is just a stamp but when you start playing around with it you can really discover a lot from it. He makes me realize you don't exactly have to look at something dead on to get shot but sometimes just by not looking and focusing on something else you can get something better than what you were originally tending to get.

Mt. Lemon

So this past weekend I went to Mt. Lemon... which is about 45 minutes north of Tucson. I knew it snowed it Arizona but who knew in that area. Needless to say I was unprepared, but I feel I was able to capture some really good images on the trip up the mountain where you didn't see any snow until you got onto the other side of it.

amusement

Love roller coasters!

I went to a fair and thought that different things you typically see at one would be the perfect items to shoot. They have such bold colors that just stand out. I think they contrast quite nicely with the sky behind it. I remember  as a kid always going to carnivals and riding the ferris wheel. It was something always looked forward to. So when I look at it it brings back good memories. :)