Artist Statement

My Ideas
I create take photos to share how I view the world, through a camera lens. Photography for me is a fun outlet in life that lets me express myself and show what I am doing in life. I am inspired by everything around me, especially the outdoors, friends and sports. My inspirations are all that my work is. I rarely take photos of subjects that don't inspire me. I have made works almost wherever I go. On every trip I take or event I attend, I will take lots of pictures each time. I hope to increase the overall quality and viewer experience through taking Digital Photography this semester.


Artist Analysis
Ryan Kirk

Ryan Kirk is mostly an action photographer, whose works encompass mostly skiing, biking and snowboarding, but also has works in other categories. Ryan uses a Canon 5D Mark II and "luck" to take his photos along with flashes, a MacBook Pro and Adobe Photoshop CS4 are used in post production. I feel like the materials he uses are very standard in the current industry, along with the process he uses. I do think most photographers might not be so quick to admit that there is a lot of luck involved with capturing their images as Ryan is on his site. Here is an example of one of his pictures:

The rest of Ryan's photos are protected on his website, and can be found here: http://www.ryankirkphotography.com/