'How Creativity Inspires Community'
A Photography Assignment
Ize is a Chilango artist living in Arizona. This piece is a part of his Ajo mural series. "This piece is inspired by my heritage and I'm so grateful to share my story through murals around Phoenix and Gilbert," Ize said. This photo was taken on March 25, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Local artist Halle Yellowhair created this piece titled, 'Indigenous Wrath.' "I'm very close to my heritage and in Arizona, I feel connected to the community but I want other locals to understand what it means to be Native American. Growing up I was bullied for my differences and this is my response," Yellowhair said. This photo was taken on March 15, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.
A collage created by artist Ava Blumenthal. "I wanted to incorporate feminism in a way that wasn't too serious. Most times I see people taking it [feminism] so seriously and I wanted to show it in a way that was comedic but got the point across," Blumenthal said. This photo was taken on March 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ize is a Chilango artist living in Arizona. This piece is a part of his Ajo mural series. "This piece is inspired by my heritage and I'm so grateful to share my story through murals around Phoenix and Gilbert," Ize said. This photo was taken on March 25, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
These photographs capture the essence of local artists and different mediums of artwork. Each photograph is of a young local artist's work. The significance of these photos is that they showcase the talent within the Phoenix community and how their artwork represents more than meets the eye. Each photograph tells a story about who the artist is and what each piece represents. Within each image is a caption or quote from the artist about what their craft means to them and how their artwork inspires the community.
Every piece showcased comes from college students struggling to find time to fuel their creative outlets. In this photography campaign, they share their stories of avoiding “creative burnout” and turning their frustration into art. Explore and see what art means to these local artists and how the community has impacted them.
Editing Photos For Digital Presentation
Arizona State University Adobe Assignment
This in-class assignment focused on practicing how to edit photos in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. For this assignment, I chose to use Lightroom to edit these five photos and included brief descriptions and titles for each photo taken.