ARTIST STATEMENT

Biography

April Day (San Diego, CA, 1994) studies at SD School of Creative and Performing Arts. Has had work be in the Spring Show 09-10. Also in the book of Photography at SDSCPA, 2010.

Artist’s Statement

My work consists of a natural beauty scene, which can almost be seen as a dreamy fantasy nature, and also with a bit sense of fashion that intrigues the photograph. My aesthetic and technique can be related to the work of many out door fashion photographers especially those who shoot more of nature. It is an attempt at creating a personal vision, where the beauty of nature and clothes, which traces a naturalistic vision, mixing in with fashion concepts that can create a contrast, and in doing all of that the challenge the subjectivity of photography.

My personal objective is that creating a work that is beautiful and breath taking. Not just any ordinary beauty but a natural beauty that Mother Nature offers. That beauty and ability of breath being taken away will come from seeing the landscape in the background and also by what the models are wearing and how they are posing in the photographs.

My art is influenced by the outdoors, and recent commercials of representing Mexican culture called Bicentenario, 2010. I have dedicated my self to find similar locations that would show the different types of beauties that Mother Nature offers us.

There is mostly a pattern of sky and earth tones in my work; the purpose is to create that sky to show space and also to represent Mother Nature the green colors and our brown colors show the earthly tones of our planet. The viewer of my work will be confronted with the theme of Fashion in Nature in which will try and convince them of the awareness of our beautiful planet and the beauties it has to offer us. It is taking photographs of beautiful landscapes of Mother Nature and models in earthly tones that have become personal for me, and breath taking to the viewer.

PHOTOS

FOTO PORTFOLIO

SHOTS

My concept of fashion in nature was portrayed here especially the nature part. I decided to combine two images together to make this image as one. I had to crop the picture because it seemed that a plant was coming out of her hair, but it was the way she posed like in the other image. If sometimes i take better landscapes i can keep pasting images of my models used and they will look like different shots all the time because of the location. I also liked the face expression my model used and thats why i chose this one to paste it.
Since my concept is fashion in nature i made sure my model did her hair and that you can aslso still see the trees in the back. I decided to make it a close up so you can catch more detail of her face and to make it more about her top. The only thing i would have changed were the angles i shot of her and her face expressions just to make it seem more model like.
Since my overall idea is fashion i think this image shows my concept very good.To represent nature my model is by these really green trees. Her dress represents very fashion like and the way she is posing also shows us that she is modeling the dress to show fashion. To develop my concept more im going to make sure my models pose more model like.

For my central idea i wanted to do fashion in nature. This represents that fashion in nature because she is by the grass which is nature and also the dress she is wearing shows her outfit being put together. My theme will keep progressing by keeping shooting dresses and in the areas i chose to represent fashion.

8 SHOTS

This photograph on top contributes to my theme of fashion in nature because i set my model out by the trees and you can also capture the beauty of the sun as being with nature. What my model was wearing shoes that kind of fashion but her hair could have been fixed and that what have made my shots preetier. For next time this will help me make sure my models are done with make up, hair, and outfit.

This image also contributes to my theme of fashion in nature because to represent nature i decided to put her by the trees were you can see all the lines. The only thing i had to fix this time was to make sure i was capturing the trees and not the ground. This time my model was dressed up with make up, hair and her outfit. From here on im going to remember to make sure i get all the space above and not the ground as much, because that space above can also be  considered as nature.

EXTRA PHOTOGRAPHS

For my extra shots i really didnt use a theme but i had a concept that i used in all of them which was the use of photoshop. In this image i decided to really let the colors brighten up and show. The picture had  a natural glow and i just wanted to enhance that and the colors more by using photoshop.
In this image this pict ure contributed to my concept because i also used photoshop in this one because i used photoshop to make sure the blacks were black and by using levels. I also decided to add a little bit of texture to the skull just to show its edgy side. I could have worked more on the skull with photoshop and i think that would have made this image pop more.
This photograph of george in the skull fit in with my idea of using photoshop to add effect or try new things. I decided to clone the skull and put it on his face also. This was a fun one because i got to use photoshop in a fun way.
When i photoshoped this picture i wanted to also add a background and i thought she looked very city like so thats why i decided to put her there and add brushes. I started going back to what i learned last year but that way i added more stuff to the layouts this time becaus ei wanted to experience more with it.

When i did this picture i decided it would fit into my concept if i used photoshop to focus on one thing and make the edges darker. I could have also developed the use of photoshop more by making this image a little softer maybe or something like that. So my whole concept for my extra images was the use and development of using photoshop to edit my images.

PHOTO #2

In this piece i was trying to portray fashion in nature. By having the trees in the back i wanted to show nature and also by showing my model is pregnant it embraces the whole beauty of it. What i decided my model to wear was showing the fashion i was trying to portray. Her dress looks a little elegant by the fabric we chose. This contributes to the idea of embracing mother nature in any kind of way. My idea hasn't changed it is just another way of representing fashion in nature.