Eventually, the camera became an essential element of the composition. The materials I have been working with: paper, drawing tools, toothpicks, all affected the direction of my investigation. As I worked with vellum, line, and shadow, the camera itself was no longer a means to record what I had created, but an extension of my thought process. The images on this page led me to my next area of exploration. I became fascinated with how the camera’s narrow depth of field could create vague, dreamy atmospheres.
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