I Am, My World

 “Somewhere along the journey of remembering who we really are, we may find ourselves in a very uncomfortable space, a void in which we realize that we haven't totally let go of our old beliefs, and on the other hand we have yet to fully plug into the new truths we have discovered. This awkward "place of mind" can bring on an internal crisis of uncertainty, instability, confusion, frustration, and a most unspeakable despair as the "dark night" sets in and makes its presence felt.”    - Nicholas Schmidt

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Botanic Gardens, Sculpture in Context Exhibition 19/09/13

Botanic Gardens, Sculpture in Context Exhibition 19/09/13

So, as part of my course, we were told to all meet in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin, for the Sculpture in Context Exhibition.  

"Visitors can explore this 50 acre 

botanical paradise and discover sculptures in 

the most unexpected places throughout the garden." 

- sculptureincontext.com

The idea is that the artists create a piece that can look as if it were already part of the Garden.  Our role was to go and photograph whatever we wanted in the garden.  One of my favourite pieces in the garden was this amazing angel, as a person who really loves all things spiritual and angelic, it really stood out, I felt as though, no matter what I photo or angle I took the photo from, the photo was always perfect.  My favourite was this photo, as I loved the depth of field in it.  As someone who has only just started discovering how to create the depth of field in a photograph, this componant is very apparent in the photos from the Exhibition.  

I have a canon 350d, which I wasn't fond of until I tried the sigma 300mm lens, which changed my outlook completely.

As I walked around the Garden, instead of taking photos of my favourite sculptures, I began looking at the beautiful parts of the garden.  I ended up chasing a squirrel for 10 minutes for a photo, with no luck(squirrel paparazzi right here ;) ).

This sculpture really didn't have any true meaning to it, for me personally, until I read the name of the sculpture, excuse the lack of "correctness" here, but I believe it was something on the lines of a kid in a huff or a child you had just been scalded by its parents (it was probably one worded or much nicely worded than the name I gave here, apologys). When I read this, suddenly it didn't look just like a person sitting down, it had meaning, this angle, I felt was the perfect angle to capture this. 

The minute I walked into the garden, I saw this couple (below), I couldn't help but imagine their roles, if they were alive, I felt they looked so enchanting. 

Shawna Clarke

Wannabe ;)

Intro

Hey guys,

So I've wanted to be a photographer since the age of about 15.  I used to set up little photoshoots with my friends using my dads DSLR (shamefully, on Automatic), but I never really thought of pursuing it as a career, until last year.
Last year, I decided to try Multimedia as a course, and instead of concentrating on my course, all I wanted was to make a photography portfolio, mind you, I hadnt a clue how to go about doing that so, it meant I didnt get my desired course, at the time.

Then I slowly started to learn that photography takes time to master, its all a learning process.
So this year, I began my first level 5 photography course and I'm excited to learn this, so this is where the inspiration for this blog came from.

I'm not sure how long I'll blog on it for, but I figure I'll document "the journey," I guess, to hopefully my future career. :)



Shawna Clarke,

Wannabe