Studio Journal

A professor recently showed me the work of Sparky Camponella. His series 40 over forty directly relates to the idea of beauty and the self-consciousness that women feel, and how they are ashamed of their aging body. While I will not be shooting full nudes, I hope that I will be able to photograph women who are able to rise above the scrutiny just as these women have. I'm planning to shoot this pproject with a 4x5 camera so that all of the details will be picked up, and it is interesting to see that Camponella used the same type of camera.

Studio Journal

I recently started to look at the work of a photography, Elinor Carucci. Her work is very personal and mainly revolves around her family. In her new series My Children there is a striking image of her nude body after a emergency c section and child birth. It is a difficult image to look at so I will not be posting it here. It can be found on her page http://www.elinorcarucci.com/recent.html . In a documentary I saw of her she discusses how she could not believe the way her body had changed since pregnancy. She was upset with the change but she said that taking a picture of her body acted as a type of photo therapy. Carucci became at peace with the way she had changed. For my next series I will be photographing parts of a women's body that they may feel uncomfortable or self-conscious about. Many women are unhappy or dissatisfied with the way their body looks and I intend to illuminate their issues. However, by photographing these parts of the body, I hope this serves as the same time of photo therapy and realization that the model's body is fine the way it is.

Studio Journal

I recently completed my series for October. This series was an exploration into a friend of mine and how she looks, as well as how her space looks when she does not expect to be seen. In working with her it became apparent that she is comfortable with herself. I hope to continue with this idea and do few more women in the same fashion.