Artist Growth

My areas of focus are subject photography, capturing narrative in the moment, and demonstrating the relationship between people and the spaces we inhabit. To continue this work, I am confident that targeting specific lens types and acquiring a better tripod will help this area of my growth. I had the experience to shoot with a low-quality 50mm lens, which has shown me that a better-built 50mm lens will be of great help in my subject photography. Similarly, I have had the opportunity to shoot with a loaned 85mm lens, and this experience taught me that it's an ideal prime lens for capturing people in motion during events. Continued work and practice in this area are what I'm currently needing, and the equipment outlined in this grant proposal will be of great benefit to that. To measure my growth and skill with the new equipment, I will regularly be sharing my work in public-facing social spaces (Instagram and other social media) and will also be soliciting feedback from other photographers. I belong to a handful of photography learning groups online that are moderated by established professionals, and I have frequently been able to gain useful feedback in these spaces. I'll be eager to compare my new work to my old work. If I'm able to use equipment better suited to the subjects I want to work with, I foresee clear and identifiable improvements and progress in the work I'm producing.