DALVIN BLAKNEY
“ Hidd3n”
When I was a kid I felt like my world was all planned out. Respect, recognition, love, happiness, and encouragement is all I could ever wish for! But in our society today who would notice me? Will somebody point me out or will I blend in with the background? If I brighten my skin, hate on my race, bring my brothers down, allow the blue people to kill us, will you notice me then?
CYNPHANY bROWN
“Melancholy”
Bronze light creeping in
Brown eyes, brown skin
Sun out, shining bright
Shadows on your clothes
Wind blowing, leaves leaving
Flowers blooming, feelings booming
Feet on the dashboard
Smoke in the air
Glaring out the window
Quiet as a widow
Looking for love
Calm in your stare
Okay with going anywhere
SYNAIA DEVAUGHN
The photographs I made in Experimental Photography took me out of my element. I was forced to use a camera in ways I haven’t thought of before. Everything from toy lenses to close-up lenses helped me make better photos and look at the subject in more ways than one.
“The Bird Stairs”
It’s not often that an animal will stand still for a photo shoot. This cooperative pigeon not only let me take a photo of it, but allowed me to see it in a vulnerable state of loneliness away from its kind.
“Look at the Girl”
Look at the Pretty Girl taken at Graffiti Alley. This model presented herself as an opportunity to be photographed. She, following the directions of another photographer, paid no attention as I snapped photos of her modeling for him.
“Twist of Flower”
Starting off as a regular leaf, getting intimate with the subject, showed me that it could be more than that.
ANASTASIA GLASS
“In a Daze”
Through this image I wanted to capture a dream-like sensation. The woman seems to be in a rush, which successfully helped the toy lens create the hazy feeling the image gives off. I particularly like this photo because it is up to the viewer to decide what emotion this piece creates.
TYRA JACKSON
“Toys with a Story”
When you were younger you had lots of imagination. When you got toys from the store, your imagination went wild. You would give them a name, relation, and a voice. Having that imagination, your toys would come life and you mindset started to explore. With the images you see in this book, you can make up your own story. You can give them a voice, you can do what you would with the toys. They link together so you can make your own stories. So my challenge to you is to create your story and run wild.
MEASHA NORRIS
“Breakthrough”
I captured a balloon escaping the tangible. The abandoned houses and the security cameras are the lowest and dimmest parts of the photo with the intention to highlight the sky. The sky holds clarity, possibility, and freshness.
“Tired”
“Saturday Afternoon”
TYLER O’NEAL
“Multiple Visions”
In my photo you see more than one image. The photo connects to me personally because it depicts what I see in my home city, Baltimore. In the urban parts of Baltimore I see graffiti and broken glass. I see a lot of multiple images on the walls of my neighborhood. How this photo connects to my standards of artistic vision is because I’m a very creative person, and when I saw all the different photos together surrounded in one I was very impressed with my work with the eye and images around it. I called it “Multiple Visions.”
TAVON SHIPLEY
“Heaven’s Gate”
Initially, I didn’t think much of this image. But after a short debate with my instructor, I decided to revisit my thoughts on it. I came to a realization that the image speaks volumes in a calming way, almost heavenly. The subtle unbalance makes it truly an experience, like a feeling of ascendancy to the kingdom of kingdoms.
I came into this workshop seeking more knowledge and understanding of photography, and it definitely delivered. Working with André has forced me to look outside the box, and see in depth the true power of a photo. And how many ways there are to experiment, and create a new visual from our everyday sightings.
I am overall pleased with my photos and my progression as a photographer. Though still a novice, I now have more tools to create the world as I see fit through my camera.
“Reflection I”
“Sudden Impact”
SAMARIA TYLER
Samaria’s images examine the mundane in detail. Her lips and eye are so finely focused as to cause the viewer to consider not just the subject’s body, but their own as well. Contrastingly, the soft focus and flare of her landscape seemingly uproots the viewer and brings them into a dream state where the details don’t matter as much as the feeling of being untethered.
—André Chung
