Final

Below is the final edit, sequence and project statement for this semester. I want to thank everyone that has followed along both during the course of this semester and over the past couple of years as I continue to expand upon my original ideas for the project. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas season and I’ll … Continue reading →

Sequencing and Editing

I am officially done photographing for the semester and I am in my final sequencing and editing process. I feel that the project is really coming together in ways I could not have imagined. The landscapes inform the portraits and give them a broader scope. They show the context of where the people in the … Continue reading →

Image Update

This week I sent in 25 negatives to be developed and I received them back on Friday. I spent my Friday at Los Vecinos photographing and I made portraits of the property manager and a few of the participants, as well as some more landscapes. On Saturday, I scanned my negatives, so I am excited to … Continue reading →

Still Lifes

The images below are from a few weeks ago. I decided to start photographing some still lifes within the series and I feel that the addition is both helpful in understanding the area and provides a nice bridge between the portraits and the landscapes.     This past weekend I explored Division Street and photographed … Continue reading →

Humboldt Park

I had a critique of the work with my view camera class this week. There was a lot of positive feedback and the class found it to be very dynamic. They also mentioned that my portraits were are strong as my landscapes. Here are a few landscapes from about a week ago. I also photographed … Continue reading →

Photographs

This week I spent an afternoon photographing landscapes in the Humboldt Park area. I started at the far West side of Humboldt Park and made my way East on North Ave. I wanted to be very methodical and create a plan to follow. I focused on the murals, small shops and local businesses that make up Humboldt Park. … Continue reading →

First Round of Photographs

This week, I have been thinking about Los Vecinos and the area that surrounds it, Humboldt Park. What are the characteristics of Humboldt Park? What are the boundaries and defining population? How do I go about photographing the unit and surrounding space in a meaningful way? In a class I am taking this semester, entitled History … Continue reading →

Los Vecinos

This week I finalized a few decisions and made progress toward photographing at a Heartland housing unit. I will be photographing at Los Vecinos, a subsidized housing unit in the Humboldt Park Neighborhood of Chicago. I went on a visit to the site and met with the property manager. She was really excited about the project … Continue reading →

Senior Year

Hello everyone! I am excited to start my weekly blog again and want to thank everyone for following along for the last two years. September has turned out to be a very busy month for me as I enter into my Senior year. I started a new job at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, started … Continue reading →

End of the Year

Finals are over and I can breathe again! I have been working non-stop to make this book a reality and I am really excited to share my final product with all of you! This project is the most ambitious project I have pursued and I am so incredibly thankful to all the people who have supported … Continue reading →