Film: Independent

ARTIST STATEMENT

My final project started with hope in the camera I was using. It ended with me manipulating another picture. I'm not unhappy about the end result at all. I think that this image will make a great memory later on in life and captures a good idea of what my junior year has been like. I used this image earlier for my Thanksgiving role. I like how this image shows friends all gathered around and shows a sense of family. I got the natural light shining through the window behind me to light up their faces which worked a lot better than being backlit, it makes the printing process a lot less complicated. We were all eating lunch in the lower FPAC watching a funny video on a laptop. Although technology has couched a lot of teenagers, it also brings us together to hang out and enjoy stupid cat videos or funny falls. Friends are the family that you choose, not that you have to spend time with. That's how this picture connects to my life. This is my family.