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Exploring vintage cameras. Historic camera day fall 2024

 by Laura Hurcomb

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Through the vintage viewfinder. Historic equipment day 

by Laura Hurcomb fall 2024

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it's egg day! by Laura Hurcomb Intro to photo’s first portrait subjects

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A solar print (red) from a digital negative (black and white) only took 7 months to make on the dashboard of my car.

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Class Demo: cyanotype on cloth

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UMKC Spring 2024 Intro photo Student

Dreams

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UMKC Spring 2024 Intro photo Student

Beauty in the wild

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Water Droplet by natureloving

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Reflets de pluie by Chantal Tonnelier Via Flickr: La vie, ce n'est pas attendre que l'orage passe, c'est apprendre à danser sous la pluie. Apocryphe de Sénèque

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"Photography helps people to see" Berenice Abbott

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"Your first 1000 photographs are your worst" --- Henri Cartier-Bresson ".... might as well get them out of the way ASAP! So, do your daily photo diary constantly." me -Laura Hurcomb Photo/Educator

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A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people Annie Leibovitz

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Is a Picture really work a thousand words?

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UMKC Spring 2024 Intro to Photo Student

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UMKC Spring 2024 Intro to Photo Student

Artist Statement

Four months ago, I began my journey of indulging in the art of capturing photos, known as photography. The photos in this blog is a reflection of my everyday comforts and what makes me feel happy and content. These last couple of months have been quite difficult in terms of school and in my personal/family life. These photos reflect the simple things in my life that I hold dear that helps keep me grounded.

This was the first time I have ever picked up a DSLR camera in my life, and I would say I have learned a lot from knowing the functionality of my Canon, to simply observing the beauty of the small things in my surroundings. Life is beautiful, from the good to the bad, from the big to the small.

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UMKC Spring 2024 Intro to Photo Student

Za'Carriah Simmons- Art 105 Final Portfolio

Artist Statement:

When I first started this class, my intention was to learn the basics of using a camera or enough to help with my dreams of becoming a graphic designer, I also had no idea what a DSLR Camera was, the only cameras I knew were smartphones cameras and those mini polaroid cameras. When I got started on my first project I found it difficult to do my first project as I did not understand the project and did not know what to photograph so I took pictures of what made sense to me within the short period of time I had since I don’t drive. However, since then I have learned to set more time aside in addition to the fact that I worked an hour less so I had more time to also plan WHAT I wanted to photograph and when. I wanted my art to give a more personal insight into my own taste and hobbies. A lot of my photos are nature-oriented since when I think of photography I think of nature and plant photos. I also wanted my photos to look into the art of the mundane, especially in my landscape photos. When walking around the neighborhood or getting to work, it’s easy to blur the details that make it what it is.I wanted to show the small and interesting details of the places i go to everyday along with places surrounding it. When it came to my other interests which is doll collecting, I wanted to implement a few of my dolls into my photography. I originally was going to take one doll out and about to take photos of them but I didn’t think it would suit some of the projects. (except the painting recreation), which I admit although it is my third favorite, I had the most fun with it because I got to share the beauty and benefits of doll photography with everyone. In short, I feel as though I learned a lot though my experiences in this class and will most definitely be using these skills in my future career.

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UMKC Spring 2024 Intro to Photo Student