My title of my work is going to be called “Right Within” in reference to the lyric “how you goin’ win when you ain’t right within” Doo Wop by Lauryn Hill. Music has always inspired my art and creating. I have been using more of my Camera, adjusting the aperture along with shooting in naturalContinue reading “Portfolio weekly week 8”
Author Archives: Nick Purdie
Portfolio weekly week 7
A deeper take, I want to use the color palette of Purple, Indigo, Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow , and Red. Ironically they do match with the visible color of the rainbow and my project highlights on the LGBTQ community. My purpose is more so because those colors in particular represent the seven chakras! ChakrasContinue reading “Portfolio weekly week 7”
Portfolio weekly Week 6
One of my inspirations Dorian “Scottie” Wilson is a well known multi media creative / photographer. He has worked with many celebrities, high end brands, and local brands. I always adored his use of text and photography along with his spin on masculinity. Here’s a awesome tutorial on how he made an apocalyptic editorial. IContinue reading “Portfolio weekly Week 6”
Portfolio weekly week 5
In regards to advertising design my images will address a problem and include graphics demonstrating photo manipulation to express my concept. I recently bought a Canon EOS Rebel so I’m exciting to start sketching and creating a mood board.
Portfolio weekly week 4
Shaunte Gates is my new inspiration. Local DMV Graphic Designer acknowledge for his blending of reality and imagination in his work aiming to portray dreams. It’s dark and you immediately receive a story just looking at his pieces. I would like to mimic his style in my own way depicting what goes on in mindContinue reading “Portfolio weekly week 4”
Portfolio weekly week 3
Based on my research with LGBT psychotherapist Nick Fager and his tips for living an more empowered life. Interconnected with healthy day to day practices that I have gained a better overall mental state from. Using what I have learned and practice myself I want to create pictorial insight that provokes positive change versus individualsContinue reading “Portfolio weekly week 3”
Portfolio weekly week 2
My target audience are LGBT men of color. Who have experience similar issues surrounding physical abuse, emotional abuse, drug abuse, rape, broken families, and lack of representation in the media. I want to challenge they are still worthy to be love with showcasing my pictures. Highlighting beneficial copying mechanisms through spirituality and self love.
Portfolio Weekly
My senior thesis plan is having a collection of photo series with poetic text attached to them morphing my passion for photography and advertising for the reason that pictures can sell. Ultimately inspired by Duane Michals (Photographer) and how he uses photo sequences to examine emotion and philosophy. As well as Dorian “Scottie” Wilson (FineContinue reading “Portfolio Weekly”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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