Feminist

A few students from the Women and Gender’s Studies department and their accompanying clubs got together to make buttons that they ten sell on campus in order to fund their organizations.  The girl in this photo is Jourdan.  She is WAGS student and a feminist.  She was also in charge of the button press. The buttons on the ground are the ones she had just completed.  

I selected this photo because of it’s simplicity.  But I loved that the words on the buttons give a lot away about who Jourdan is.  I like that you can see the toenail polish she’s wearing because it reveals that feminists are indeed feminine and enjoy the some of the girly things in life.

The darker circles in the carpet keep your eyes moving from her foot, to the buttons, to the scissors, and around again.

Lauren and Silviano

This photo is of two of my friends, Lauren and Silviano.  They are very close and were roommates last year.  I took this photo because I love the contrast in their skin color.  This photo says a lot about interracial friendships and that they can be beautiful and shouldn’t be something we look down upon or turn from.  And a person looking at this photo could think the two of them are in some sort of romantic relationship, which they are not.  

I also took photos of them holding hands, but I liked the appearance of the embrace.  The shape of their arms crossing is more appealing than a simple “V” shape of two hand-holding.  The “X” shape leads the eye to the green.

The photo was taken outside the Performing Arts Center on campus.  I loved the bright green color, and it’s a color, for me, that symbolized growth.

Board Operator

This photo is taken from the perspective of a Board Operator for a theatrical production.  In the photo, you see the board, a headset, cue sheets, and pencils.  These are the necessary tools for operating sound or light for a show.  

The photo is rather dark.  This was intended.  Board Operators work in almost complete darkness, except for a small desk lamp.  This desk lamp is all that is lighting my photo.  In order to get enough light, I had to open up the aperture and slow down the shutter speed significantly.  

I wanted to capture this photo because the technical crew is often the unsung hero of the theatre.  The show is very much about the actors to most.  But who is lighting the actor?  Who controls the volumes so the actors can be heard?  You rarely, if ever see the board operators working, but they accomplish a lot.