The Process of Discovery

Above is a collaboration of photographs that collectively spell my full name.  Although attaining this finished product was a rather long process, it was enlightening.  To be honest, I didn't like the thought of this project; however, when I actually started looking and got over the idea of it, I began to realize the reason why it was our first digital photography assignment. In the beginning, not much work was accomplished - being told to find letters seemed like a timeless effort and I procrastinated.  In reality, finding these letters was a lot more difficult then I anticipated.  The process of this assignment allowed me to exercise my artistic ability while I questioned if I had any at all...It is difficult to see art in an ordinary object when you're not used to looking for it.  As cheesy as it sounds, I realized that there is an opportunity for art wherever you go, as long as you're willing to look for it.  As well, the process made me well aware that it's the journey that counts more then the finished product.  Specifically, none of the photographs have much meaning to me, but the fact that I found shapes of letters in things I look at everyday is more significant.  Collectively, these photographs give off the idea to me that there is an opportunity for art in everything and it will help me in future projects that have less specific guidelines to broaden my horizon in a way that allows me to manipulate an object rather then the object manipulating me.