So, I know I haven't updated my blog recently, but I've been way to busy! School, work, photography, family, and the list goes on and on. Well, I now have the time so I'll be updating my blog much more frequently. So, stay tuned to what is coming:
Colorado
Weddings
Baby Portraits
Portraits of my three beautiful neices
and hopefully some more art work
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Graduation
Well, I graduated! I really did it. It is a little weird to think that I don't have to go to school anymore, not if I don't want to anyway. It is a litte bitter sweet. I'm really glad I went to commencement...it was worth the two and half hours it took. I graudated with two degrees. One in art history and the other in photography and related media. After commencment, we had the closing reception for the photography exhibit at Purdue. It was so nice! I am so thankful to everyone who came to see the show! It meant show much to me and the other seniors.
Right after commencement, on our way to the show.
At the gallery. Yep that is my work right behind me. To see the images, scroll down to the post called "Rural Indiana".
Right after commencement, on our way to the show.
At the gallery. Yep that is my work right behind me. To see the images, scroll down to the post called "Rural Indiana".
Rural Indiana
Rural Indiana is the series I've been working on for the past several months. It was in a gallery exhibit at Purdue University.
I have grown up in the small towns and countryside of rural Indiana. They are the places I have called home my entire life. They are beautiful but forgotten, much like my memories may become one day. I chose towns that reminded me of the one in which I grew up. I chose subjects by the way they communicated with me when I encountered them. I wanted the subjects to be representative of any small town in Indiana. Throughout this process I discovered repetitions of certain subjects. I’ve encountered the same once-functioning garage that is now used as storage, the same tall, single silo that stands in the middle of nothing, and the same overgrown gravel driveway that the farmers use to enter their fields. These places remind me of what life is really like. I purposely composed the shots so that the subjects would be objectified. I wanted to reduce them to what they really are: simple, rural constructions. Although there are no figures in these images, they are very much about the people who inhabit these spaces. The structures and spaces do not really ever change even though their purposes change periodically. They are simple yet full of character and personality. They are quiet and usually unrecognized. However, they are everywhere.
I have grown up in the small towns and countryside of rural Indiana. They are the places I have called home my entire life. They are beautiful but forgotten, much like my memories may become one day. I chose towns that reminded me of the one in which I grew up. I chose subjects by the way they communicated with me when I encountered them. I wanted the subjects to be representative of any small town in Indiana. Throughout this process I discovered repetitions of certain subjects. I’ve encountered the same once-functioning garage that is now used as storage, the same tall, single silo that stands in the middle of nothing, and the same overgrown gravel driveway that the farmers use to enter their fields. These places remind me of what life is really like. I purposely composed the shots so that the subjects would be objectified. I wanted to reduce them to what they really are: simple, rural constructions. Although there are no figures in these images, they are very much about the people who inhabit these spaces. The structures and spaces do not really ever change even though their purposes change periodically. They are simple yet full of character and personality. They are quiet and usually unrecognized. However, they are everywhere.
Botanicals and Seashells
These are just a few images from my handmade book called Botanicals and Seashells. If you are interested in buying any of these prints, please email me at kellyallenphotography@gmail.com
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Portfolio
This is the other portion of my professional portfolio.
Horse Documentary- these photographs are a few from a documentary I did about horses. The project is suppose to document the form, beauty, and grace of the horse, an animal beloved by so many including myself. This is probably one of my favorite projects I've ever done. I really loved working with animals and I hope to do more of it in the future.
Leaf Landscapes- I totally came upon this project by mistake, but I am so happy I did. The viens,textures, and colors make these images look like they are satellite views of landscapes.
Horse Documentary- these photographs are a few from a documentary I did about horses. The project is suppose to document the form, beauty, and grace of the horse, an animal beloved by so many including myself. This is probably one of my favorite projects I've ever done. I really loved working with animals and I hope to do more of it in the future.
These photographs are palladium prints, an entensive printing process from 4x5 negatives, that takes an extremely long time. They really caputure every detail of the subject beautifully, so it is worth every minute. This project was my first time working with a view camera...a very bitter sweet experience!
Abandon Building is a topographical documentary about America's wastefullness and inability to take care of what we have. I shot all the images the same way in order to create a certian feeling...they're all objectified with beautiful blue skies, long short buildings, and receding pavement.
Leaf Landscapes- I totally came upon this project by mistake, but I am so happy I did. The viens,textures, and colors make these images look like they are satellite views of landscapes.
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