the accordion player

One of the reasons I love photography is that you are able to capture the emotion of a person in a single moment and immortalize that moment. Whenever I see this photo I remember exactly where I was, how I felt, the smells, the sounds, the heat, everything. That is what I find incredible about photography.  I love this photo for the way in which it portrays this man fully in his element. He was sitting against a wall across from the beach in Maceió, Brazil playing music with two other guys. I had to stop and take a picture.
If I hadn't have taken the time to capture this, I never would have remembered this man. I am so glad I did.

flow in curitiba

I was looking through some of my Brasil pictures the other day and amidst my nostalgia I found these two pictures that I liked. I think they work well when demonstrating flow and rhythm. I also think the word "rhythm" looks weird. I dont know why. But thats besides the point. I took these photos in a city called Curitiba. I had had a super stressful week and decided to fly down there for a day and just scope it out (man, I miss the benefits of working for an airline and flying for free whenever I wanted). This was a great little trip in the aspect that I was able to spend time taking photos and just relax. The first picture is beneath an opera house made completely of steel poles. They call it the "wire-frame" opera house. It really was stunning. The photo is actually the structure of the bridge leading to the opera house over a moat. I just really like the complex flow of the shot.

Yeah, I just think its neat.

There are plenty of things I lke about this shot. To name a few; flow, contrast, rhythm, the reflection.

I am fairly pleased with this to say the least. Fun times in Curitiba. 

blue lips

These photos are the result of an abstract portraiture I had to do. I was really into Regina Spektor at the time, and she has a song called Blue Lips so I decided to create some photos after that song. Super cheesy, I KNOW. 

I actually didn't use this photo, but i actually like it more now. I think it has to do with where the focus of the picture is. Initially you look at the blue lips, which are out of focus, and your eyes are drawn to her neck/shoulder. 

This is the photo that I actually used. I still really like it, but not as much now. Pale white skin contrasted with bright blue. Not nearly as abstract as I wanted them to be, but I kind of like the subtle abstract.