Photography and Editing by teka

Welcome to my photography page!

Below are examples of my work with photography and photo manipulation in the DMA Program and beyond.

Click Here To Read My Photography Artist Statement

As a photographer, I really enjoy taking photos of everyday things and creating a story with them. Although I do not have a lot of technical knowledge and do not focus on standard photography practices, it is this focus that makes my work different, creative, and meaningful. To me, photography means seeing the world from a different point of view. With photography, you can manipulate time, places, and see people in different lights. My style is definitely different but that is what makes me, me!

One of my greatest strengths as a photographer is to take photos of everyday objects that most traditional audiences wouldn’t expect to be captured. Personally, I believe that my greatest strength is taking a raw photo and editing it so that way it still retains the original look and feeling but has tiny accents to make it artistic. I am a firm believer in keeping things natural. I don’t like to do too much editing in my photos. My biggest weakness is not staying focused on what I’m doing for big edits or complicated photo manipulations. When audiences see my work, I hope to make people feel happy. Utilizing my skillsets with software and with hardware, I tend to focus on capturing landscapes and portraits. There is something so nice about taking a really good landscape. The editing process is also really fun for big wide landscapes or unique portraits. The photo editing software that was once new to me now feels like something I have mastered, especially Adobe Lightroom. Some ways I want to grow as a photographer and editor are to definitely continue to use and experiment with my tools and resources in the future. Something I’ve learned is that things take time and you can’t just force things to happen- you can’t plan to take brilliant photos, you need time, patience, and luck to get the perfect moment.

In the future, I hope to continue with my photography. It is something that I love and I would love to continue it as a hobby. Creating and channeling the creative energy that photography demands gives me an outlet I’ve never had before. I’ve never had space where I can just be myself and do something different every day. My goals are to continue and make people happy as I share my work out. Finally, I hope to make projects that I enjoy and better showcase myself as an artist for years to come.

Seeing in Red- Danielle Studio Shoot

This was a series of studio portraits I shot of Danielle for some graphic design projects. In this shoot we used portrait lenses (50 and 85mm) with constant lighting and red gels to create a dynamic and moody series of portraits.

The landscape-orientation photos on the top left are a slideshow.

The blockbuster- movie poster Recreation

With this assignment we had to recreate an iconic movie poster using our Photoshop skills and our own photography. For mine, I remade the classic 1980's film The Breakfast Club. We set up a photo shoot with pure white backdrop lighting to match the original, and with some editing we matched it very closely featuring a crew from DMA!

Back Lit Studio Series

This was a studio series I shot with Danielle of Natasha and Keagan who were shadowing the program to join next year. In this shoot, we used high-angled LED panels and gels to create dramatic angled lights.

Four Seasons Photo Shoot

This was a fun portrait series I shot with Jack to showcase the look and feel of all four seasons in Vermont using props, lighting, and outfits!

COVID-19 Photo Essay

When our school campus shut down for Covid-19, we had to shoot a photo essay from home to explore the topic. Since I was quarantining at home, I shot some macro photos of these flowers to represent the happiness and beauty we can still find at home.

Bring me the HORIZON- Landscape Series

For this assignment we shot a series of big wide landscape photos using landscape techniques and compositions. These were my favorites that I submitted.

Stowe field trip Photography

We as a class took a trip to Stowe. We got rained on but were still able to capture some cool photo compositions!

Composition Photography

This was a series of photos I took that showcased different photographic composition techniques. In my photos I showcased some techniques like leading lines, rule of thirds, symmetry, and more.

the sketch effect

We used Photoshop layering techniques to create a hand drawn effect. After combining it with a photo where we were drawing, it created a realistic manipulation.

texture macro Photography

For this project, we shot macro photography to try and show different textures using framing and lighting. I tried to focus on plants and leaves for this project.

layers on layers- collage Edit

This is one of the projects we created in Photoshop! We learned the basics of layering and masking by making a collage with dozens of images overlapping each other. My theme was DC comics Superheroes and Villains!

Light Painting Series

These are some photos I shot in camera using long exposures and light painting to capture light trails over time. Some of these were made with dance party lights that ran as my shutter was open!

Double Exposure Manipulation

With this project we used Photoshop to create the classic double exposure effect; using Photoshop we were able to mask and show overlays more easily than with luminance effects in camera, so my edit showcases a city through a profile portrait.

attack of the clones Effect

With this project we had to create an effect with multiples of ourselves and stack a photo series by using masking and using photo layering techniques!

text clipping mask Design

With this project we learned how to make clipping masks by making a design where images showed through a text design. My design showcases visuals about music!

Portrait Photography

This series features some of my favorite portrait photography shot in class using shallow depth of field and an interesting setting to see my subjects in their best light!

make it move- GIF ANimation

For this project, we learned how to make GIF animations in Photoshop using the Timeline window. I made a GIF series with photos of my cat!

flash flash - Exposure Photography Experiments

For this project we created effects by using long exposures and manually using flashes to create these effects in our studio. We made these in camera as single photos with no editing!

Studio Backdrop Experiments

I worked with Jack and Hazel to shoot a series of photos of Theo with our middle gray backdrop. Using lighting techniques we made the middle gray backdrop have color, be pure white, and pure black for backdrop variations.

borrow a look - Preset and Action Editing

With this project we set up a series of presets and actions in Lightroom and Photoshop to edit our photos! These were two edits using presets I made.

be selective- Adjustment Layer Edits

For this project, we learned how to use adjustment layers in Photoshop that could help us edit just one pat of an original photograph. I used hue/saturation effects to edit this photo of a camera that I took.

pixel dispersion Effect

For this project, we learned about custom brush tools and the liquify tool to create pixel dispersion effects. Using multiple layers of edits, we made these manipulations in Photoshop to make it look like we were wasting away, and I used butterflies for my dispersion.

DOUBLE PROFILE Effect

For this project, we created the illusion to show our faces though and outline mask of our sideways-facing profile to see our face in two ways.

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