Artist Statement: This photo essay series showcases behind the scenes of a tasting event at La Rue's Patisserie on main street in Aberdeen. I really enjoyed being able to show the process and the end result. I enjoy cooking and always have, and I love going to events where people dress up and have a fancy theme. I was able to document both the cooking and teamwork aspect required to pull off a large event, as well as the end result of the food and the people enjoying it. I documented from start to finish of this event and process, but I have my best pictures posted above. A lot of work goes into preparing and plating food, and this event was actually extremely fast paced behind the scenes. I was able to capture the main chef's expressions during this process which was really important to my process. You can see that most of the times when he is preparing the food he has a very concentrated face and sometimes looks stressed. However, when he is able to present his food and i...
April Olson 03/24/24 Photography 1 Artist Statement Project 4 For this “Sense of Place” photography project, I chose the location of the Capitol Theatre for this assignment during my first gallery reception there. I chose this location because it was an important place, and I hoped it wouldn’t be the only gallery reception I would have, but just the first. I had also spent a lot of time there when I was younger, as I was involved in the youth community theater, and so it held lots of other fond memories as well. In addition to this, it has a very unique atmosphere that I wanted to be able to capture. The images I took capture the details of the space rather than wide shots. I wanted to be able to represent the feeling and atmosphere of being there, rather than just showing the rooms. Everything in the space has an intricate design, so I wanted to be able to show the viewers those details close up. Each photo I took also required me to closer examine the space and de...
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