Final Project-Artist Statement

I choose fire as my subject because I had had success with photographing fire before and I wanted to see where I could take it. I found it interesting to play with shutter speed and the shapes fire can create. It was interesting to edit the photos. Initially I thought that all the photos would be black and white and close ups of the flames. I found that the shape of the container, and the grain of the table created a more visually framed subject. The color of the flames contrast against the blacks in the photo in a bright and appealing way. My goal became to show the the contrast of the flames within its environment.