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Logan Shackelford final

















            Huge changes have occurred, and we all had to adapt, and still learning how to be free and at the same time, how contained are our wings are. I went from film to digital quickly, due to different circumstance, as in, falling into a swamp with my film camera, but that is okay. I did change my process though looking at what I can do in a contained area and experimented with my home. I saw artists that I like and tried to do something in their style, just to test it out and see what works, like Martin Par food photos and mine. This willingness to experiment was brought on by this newfound time, and a nice step from my photos of quiet and isolation, instead, just wanted to play with light and food. I was always interested in food and photography caught my interest in the culinary, but also lights. We are familiar with the term, “Painting with light”, and to me, I lost that. I was caught up with other things, classes, and other parts of life, but this time at home and at times, trapped, helped give me time to evaluate the light and influence. I do miss the people, and the tools have severely been limited to a digital camera, which was a huge difference than my goal of doing color film all semester long. I keep to my support structure, and many times I am free to talk to anyone to support their art and hope my open arms can do the same with the others. My graduation is coming up, I am nearing the end of my term, and free to pursue, and have ideas to find art communities, and one place is in Findlay, with a local art district that can be of interest and help for me. August will come quick, and four and a quarter years are finishing up here and, I must go with boundless enthusiasm and see what life comes for me and my cameras. My ideas though are always fluctuating and one thing I can think of doing is showing my art at local places, Call For Entry, and also at my work cubicle, for I might have access to a inkjet printer. In the meantime, thought, I look at continuing my culinary explorations, what light gives and takes from me, and what my camera and I can give to the world.

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