Midterm
My artwork, whether it be photography or film, often looks at nature and wildlife photography as well as aspects that revolve around the world of motorsports. In my nature work, I often use my drone to capture both photographs and videos from unique and interesting perspectives that would not otherwise be an option. Growing up in a small town in Northern Canada, I spent most of my childhood outdoors which gave me an appreciation of the world we live in. When working within the world of motorsports, I often try to focus on the individuals involved in the action rather than the vehicles and setting itself.
While originally wanting to focus on the individuals associated with the CU Boulder Racing Team for my midterm assignment, the pandemic that is the COVID-19 virus threw a wrench in my plans as the team is no longer meeting to work on the vehicles. As a second option, I decided to focus on and photograph different aspects of the three current vehicles associated with the CU Boulder Racing Team. Despite not being my first choice of main subject, I hoped that I would be able to show more than just what a person sees of the car from the outside by photographing things such as different motors, frames, and internal brake parts.
I plan on building upon this project for my final assignment once I return home by continuing to photograph different aspects and disciplines of motorsport, including karting and stock cars (COVID-19 restrictions permitted of course). I am surrounded by go-karts daily as I both work at a local kart track and race them competitively back home and will be driving a NASCAR stock car soon which will give me access for photography.
I intend to continue using the same equipment as I typically do for photography work which is my drone and GoPro to give unique angles.
