AWAKE Photography Vol. 5

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T hephot ogr a phsi nt hi sl a t t ers or tofbookma k eust hi nka boutphot ogr a phyi nnew wa y s .( Orper ha psr emi ndusofwha twef eel weoughta l r ea dyt ok now, whi l e a s t oni s hi ngusa l l ov era ga i nwi t hj us thowwel l i tc a nbedone . ) Wet hi nk… “ I ’ dl ov et ogos omewher el i k et ha tt os eewha tI c oul d ndt her e . ” Wet hi nk… “ I l ov ehowt hi si sc ompos ed!( I needt ot r ys omet hi ngl i k et hi smy s el f , a ndI deni t el yha v et or emembert ogeti nc l os erwi t hmys hot s . ) ” Wet hi nk… “ I r ea l l yneedt os t a r twor k i ngmor ewi t hmodel s .L ooka tt ha tl i ght i ng! ” Aswe i pt hr ought hepa gesofgr ea tc ol l ec t i ons , onephot oa f t era not heri ns pi r esus a ndr ei nv i gor a t esourl ov eoft hec a mer aa ndwha ti tc a na c hi ev e .

T heyma k euswa ntt ogetoutt her emor e .

Outi nna t ur emor e , outont hes t r eet smor e .

Abov ea l l , s uc hbook si ns pi r eusa newev er yt i meweopent hem.Andc ha l l engeus t or ea c hhi gher .

Whi c hi swhyI ’ ms opr oudt oi nt r oduc et henewes tedi t i onofourma ga z i nef ea t ur i ng t hephot ogr a phyofourAWAKEa r t i s t sa r oundt hewor l d.Bec a us ewi t hea c hi s s ue , c oedi t or sMy r i a m Kr i el a ndMa r i eOt er oa r ebr i ngi ngt oget heraf r es hc ont r i but i on t ot ha tmos twonder f ul c a t egor yofphot ogr a phi cl i t er a t ur e— c ol l ec t ede x a mpl esof e x t r a or di na r yphot osmea ntt odel i ght , mea ntt oc ha l l enge , mea ntt oi ns pi r e .

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Phot obyMi c he l l eMondr agon

MichelleMondragon

Featured Photographer

Gr owi ng up i nr ur alI owa,Ir ememberal ways l ooki ng atobj ect s— pi eces and par t s,wonder i ng how t hey coul d al lf i tt oget her .Iwoul d vent ur ei nt ot he yar d wi t h a paperbag and f i l li tup wi t h r ocks,bar k,di scar ded househol d obj ect s,and anyt hi ng el se Icoul df i nd and gl ue t oget her .

Iwas i nspi r ed by my gr andmot her ,who pi eced t oget herf abr i cs,and by my mot her ,who bui l t wi t h wood and f ound obj ect s.Bot h desi gned somet hi ng usef uland pr et t y.Long bef or et her e was such a t hi ng as “ f unct i onalar t ” .Back t hen,i twas j ustmaki ng use ofwhatyou had.My cr eat i ons of t en ended up di spl ayed on my gr andpa’ s TV cabi net .Idi dn’ teven r eal i ze i tunt i l r ecent l yt hatt hose wher e my f i r star tshows.

Today,Icont i nue t o be a col l ect orand a cr eat or ,i n bot ht he anal og and di gi t alr eal ms.

Somet i mes I ’ mi nspi r ed by a st r ol lt hr ough t he pr oduce sect i on att he mar ket .Ot hert i mes an obj ectf r om my col l ect i on ofodd t hi ngs cat ches my eye i nt hatmoment .Iadd t hi ngs i n,It ake t hi ngs out .Of t en whatIend up wi t h wasn’ twhatIst ar t ed wi t h.Buteach t hi ng l eads me t ot he next .Whateveri ti s Iheara st or y aski ng t o be t ol d. ki ng wi t h a si mpl ef l ashl i ght ,Ispend whatevert i me i s necessar y pai nt i ng i nt he l i ght , W or overand overunt i lt he r i chness and secr et s ofeach obj ectr eveal si t sel f .Somet i mes i t ’ sa mat t erofmi nut es.Mor e of t en t han noti tt akes hour s.Each f r ame It ake l eads me cl osert ot he st or yt hati s whi sper i ng t o be hear d.Seemi ngl y unr el at ed obj ect sf i nd t hei rway t ot he ar r angementt hatwi t ht i me and pat i ence end up maki ng per f ectsense.

Fort he past14+ year s when I ’ m notshoot i ng f ora pr oj ectorsi mpl yf orpl easur eI ’ mt eachi ng wi t ht he phot ogr aphy depar t mentatt he l ocalcommuni t y col l ege i n Col or ado Spr i ngs CO. My cl asses covera wi de r ange ofl evel s and opt i ons wi t h postpr oduct i on.St ar t i ng wi t ht he ver y basi cs ofhow t o or gani ze and pr ocess i mages,i nt r oduct i on t o composi t i ng and di gi t al pai nt i ng t hr ough t o advanced t echni ques.Some st udent s chose t or emai nt r ue t ot r adi t i onal phot ogr aphy and seek t o opt i mi ze ever y pi xelt o pr oduce t he bestpossi bl ei mager y whi l e ot her s embr ace al lt he appl i cat i ons avai l abl et ot ake t hei rwor ki nt o di gi t alf i ne ar t .Whi ch ever di r ect i on t hey deci de t o go Iam t her et o hel p gui de t hem.It r ul yl ove t eachi ng ot her s as much as Ido cr eat i ng mysel f .

Dee Adams

Li sa Demal i ne

Dov Fuchs

Ni na I rvi n

Mari e Ot ero

CherylEng

At hal i e Tayl or

Susan Jones

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Mari et j i e duToi t

Rebecah Thompson

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Shel l y Benj ami m

Mari e Ot ero

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Li sa Demal i ne

Ni na I rvi n

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Dee Adams

Jul i e Powel l

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Ri ck Matkowski

Ni na I rvi n

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Ni na I rvi n

Dean Hohn

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Ci ndy Vondran

Dov Fuchs

Mari e Ot ero

V C i v ai r e o n lGr Bu a c h k a l e my

Shel l y Benj ami m

Bet hany Perron

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Ni na I rvi n

Di ana Haroni s

Vi vi en Buckl ey

JudiLapsl ey Mi l l er

Li nda Hal l

Don Neuf el d

Jul i e Powel l

Rochel l e Marshal l

Maureen Maxwel l

Ni na I rvi n

Kri st a Droop

Dov Fuchs

Rochel l e Marshal l

Dean Hohn

Ci ndy Vondran

LoriNaf i e

Jul i e Powel l

At hal i e Tayl or

Mi chel l e Mondragon

Ni na I rvi n

Prest on Moochnek

Kei t h Hawl ey

Kat heri ne Tracy

Mari e Ot ero

Shel l y Benj ami n

I l onaAbou-Zol of

Li sa Demal i ne

Li nda Knox

Don Neuf el d

Mari e Ot ero

Shel l y Benj ami n

Marko Raut avesi

Dee Adams

Jul i e Powel l

Ni na I rvi n

Vi vi en Buckl ey

Ni na I rvi n

Di ana Haroni s

Chri s Brunt on

Candi ce Moody

I an McGregor

Ni na I rvi n

Susan Jones

Li sa Demal i ne

Candi ce Moody

Susan Jones

Shel l ey Benj ami n

Kay Evi son

Chri st i ne Brunt on

SherriReed

At holPhi l l i ps

Kri st a Droop

Di di erHannot

Shel l ey Benj ami n

Ni na I rvi n

Dov Fuchs

Dov Fuchs

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Shel l ey Benj ami n

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“Mono� Chi l dr en by Vi vi en Buckl ey

One aspectofphot ography Ireal l y enj oy i s phot ographi ng chi l dren part i cul arl yi n st udi o.

Iam f ort unat et o have a numberof grandchi l dren who have grown up wi t h havi ng t hei rport rai t st aken,and enj oy dressi ng up and worki ng on i deas f or i nt erest i ng creat i ve i deas.

There i s somet hi ng aboutmono t reat menti n postprocessi ng t hatprovi de t i mel ess hei rl oom port rai t ure,a st yl e Ireal l y enj oy produci ng.

CONTRI BUTI NG PHOTOGRAPHERS 0 0 2L E T T E RF R O MS E B A S T I A N 0 4 1M A R I EO T E R O 0 6 5M A U R E E NM A X WE L L 0 8 8K R I S T AD R O O P 0 0 3-FEATUREPHOTOGRAPHER 0 4 2C A R O LG R A H A M 0 6 6S H E L L YB E N J A M I N 0 8 9D I D I E RH A N N O T 4 3C A R O LG R A H A M 0 6 7I L O N AA B O UZ O L O F 0 9 0S H E L L E YB E N J A M I N 0 1 7 MICHELLEMONDRAGON 0 0 4 4B E T H A N YP E R O N , D O NN E U F E L D0 6 8S H E L L E YB E N J A M I N , L I S A 0 9 1N I N AI R V I N 0 1 8D E EA D A M S 0 4 5N I N AI R V I N D E M A L I N E 0 9 20 1 9L I S AD E M A L I N E 0 4 6D I A N AH A R O N I S 0 6 9L I N D AK N O X 0 9 3D O VF U C H S 0 2 0D O NN E U F E L D 0 2 1 D O VF U C H S 0 4 7J U D I L A P S L E YM I L L E R 0 7 0D O NN E U F E L D 0 9 40 2 2N I N AI R V I N 0 4 8L I N D AH A L L 0 7 1 S H E L L E YB E N J A M I N , M A R I E 0 9 5A U G U S TN A U D E 0 2 3M A R I EO T E R O 0 4 9D O NN E U F E L D O T E R O 0 9 60 2 4C H E R Y LE N G 0 5 0J U L I EP O WE L L 0 7 2M A R K OR A U T A V E S I 1 0 1N I N AI R V I N 0 2 5A T H A L I ET A Y L O R 0 5 1 R O C H E L L EM A R S H A L L 0 7 3D E EA D A M S 1 0 20 2 6S U S A NJ O N E S , V I VB U C K L E Y0 5 2M A U R E NM A X WE L L 0 7 4J U L I EP O WE L L 1 0 9D E B O R A HA T K I N S O N 0 2 7M A R I E T J I ED UT O I T 0 5 3N I N AI R V I N 0 7 5V I V I E NB U C K L E Y , N I N AI R V I N1 00 2 8R E B E C A HT H O M P S O N 0 5 4K R I S T AD R O O P , D O VF U C H S 0 7 6N I N AI R V I N 1 5D I A N AH A R O N I S 0 2 9S H E L L E YB E N J A M I N 0 5 5R O C H E L L EM A R S H A L L 0 7 7D I A N AH A R O N I S 1 60 3 0M A R I EO T E R O 0 5 6D E A NH O H N , C I N D YV O N D R A N0 7 8C H R I SB R U N T O N , C A N D I C E 1 9V I V I E NB U C K L E Y 0 3 1 L I S AD E M A L I N E 0 5 7L O R I N A F I E M O O D Y 0 3 2N I N AI R V I N 0 5 8J U L I EP O WE L L , A T H A L I E 0 7 9I A NM C G R E G O R 0 3 3D E EA D A M S T A Y L O R 0 8 0N I N AI R V I N 0 3 4J U L I EP O WE L L 0 5 9M I C H E L L EM O N D R A G O N 0 8 1 S U S A NJ O N E S , L I S AD E M A L I N E 0 3 5R I C KM A T K O WS K I 0 6 0N I N AI R V I N 0 8 2C A N D I C EM O O D Y 0 3 6N I N AI R V I N 0 6 1P R E S O NM O O C H N E C K 0 8 3S H E L L E YB E N J A M I N 0 3 7N I N AI R V I N 0 6 2K E I T HH A WL E Y 0 8 4K A YE V I S O N 0 3 8D E A NH O H N 0 6 3M A R I EO T E R O , K A T H E R I N E 0 8 5C H R I S T I N EB R U N T O N 0 3 9C I N D YV O N D R A N T R A C Y 0 8 6S H E R R I R E E D 0 4 0D O VF U C H S 0 6 4D I A N AH A R O N I S 0 8 7A T H O LP H I L L I P S AwakePhotographyMagazi neVol5.February2020

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