Ike615
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Back during the first week of October I went with my friends to First Thursday (it's basically a big art show that happens every first thursday of the month in Portland). At one of the art galleries a photographer was showing his work. It was nothing inspiring or even intriguing but it got me thinking; if something like this can be shown at First Thursday, there is no reason why I shouldn’t be showing my work at First Thursday and/or gallery. Then the roadblock hits . . . I realize I don’t have any work that would merit a showing. See, up until that moment I hadn’t really thought about my journey into photography as an artistic endeavor. It was more working for other people and trying to learn the technical side of it all. I thought for a couple days about what would be the best direction for me to go with this new artistic endeavor. Ultimately I decided I would start a book/series of photos. I wanted it to be something that was symbolic of my life thus far.
Growing up I was always a shy kid, or “reserved” as I liked to call it. I never really showed who I was on the inside, to the people around me. Over the years though, through learning to sing, participating in theater and choir, starting up my own business, etc. I have come out of my shell. And it feels quite amazing to be comfortable with who I am, around anyone. I now know what it feels like to fly because that’s what it honestly feels like when I hold nothing back and be the me behind this “facade” we all erect in public.
This is what I want to convey through my book/series. The working title is “behind our facade.” I will most likely be working on the series over the course of the next couple months. The possibilities are really endless though so it could potentially turn into a much longer project.
Today I kicked off the series with my first shoot. I shot with Lucy Lovette from Model Mayhem (great model to work with). She has a condo over in N Portland that looks like it could be in Europe and the basement looks like it could be an old jail in a Western movie. It truly is a great place to shoot. Below is a sample photo from the shoot. I took a lot of great photos though so it will not necessarily be the final photo I use.
Hopefully more photos to follow soon! I plan on updating this thread as I continue the series. I would love any constructive criticism and/or ideas to help me make this project the best it can be,
- Isaac Lane Koval
Growing up I was always a shy kid, or “reserved” as I liked to call it. I never really showed who I was on the inside, to the people around me. Over the years though, through learning to sing, participating in theater and choir, starting up my own business, etc. I have come out of my shell. And it feels quite amazing to be comfortable with who I am, around anyone. I now know what it feels like to fly because that’s what it honestly feels like when I hold nothing back and be the me behind this “facade” we all erect in public.
This is what I want to convey through my book/series. The working title is “behind our facade.” I will most likely be working on the series over the course of the next couple months. The possibilities are really endless though so it could potentially turn into a much longer project.
Today I kicked off the series with my first shoot. I shot with Lucy Lovette from Model Mayhem (great model to work with). She has a condo over in N Portland that looks like it could be in Europe and the basement looks like it could be an old jail in a Western movie. It truly is a great place to shoot. Below is a sample photo from the shoot. I took a lot of great photos though so it will not necessarily be the final photo I use.
Hopefully more photos to follow soon! I plan on updating this thread as I continue the series. I would love any constructive criticism and/or ideas to help me make this project the best it can be,
- Isaac Lane Koval