Recreate Your Childhood

This is a picture of me when I was just 1 year old. Now 17 years later I'm like this...

I chose this picture because I did many foolish things when I was little, but I still act like that sometimes so this shows how I am.



Portrait Series

 Portrait Series: Aisha's Personality

         My photographs are of my older sister, Aisha. I've decided to photograph her in particular because she's not only my sister, but also my best friend. I wanted to capture her personality and her natural appearance at the same time. In this series, I took pictures of my sister showing her inner feelings about things she sees, hears, and talks about. She is a very talkative person and I tried capturing her actions in the bottom left photograph, where she "tries" to act quiet and innocent. When she doesn't like hearing someone talk, she often covers her ears to ignore the person. That's just the way she is, which makes her special.
    I wanted my portrait series to look natural. My sister has always been by my side and encourages me in my everyday life. I enjoyed doing the portrait series because it gave me the freedom to think of new ways to photograph people. In this case, I wanted to portray her crazy personality. I also like how the background is a little shadowy and not as bright. I wanted my sister to be the center of attention, which I have accomplished in this series of portraits.

Photowalk 1

I really like this picture because I like how I was able to capture her in an angle looking down. The way she looks up at the camera made the picture stand out also because the down angle makes her look smaller. I also like how you can see a part of the stairs, where this picture was taken.

Artist Inspirations

Steve McCurry is one of many famous photojournalists. Many people are aware of his incredible work including his image of Sharbat Gula who is an Afghan refugee girl. His work inspires me because he is able to capture the soul and essence of his objects.

Carol Guzy is an American photojournalist who is known for shooting feeling rather than just pictures. Her goal is to bring understanding between people in all parts of the world by capturing the darkest corners of human reality.  

Erik Almas is a very creative photographer because he is inspired and encouraged by his own image making. His work is magnificent because he enjoys making his pictures stand out.

Many people are aware of the famous American documentary photographer, Dorothea Lange. She is best known for her photographs of the Great Depression. It was a great way to show the world what people were going through during this time period.

Pop art has always one of my favorite types of art.  I am inspired by Andy Warhol’s art work because I love the way he uses bright colors in his work as well as contrast. It really catches my attention.

My Life

My name:                            Anum Qayyum

Childhood ambition:   To be Successful

Fondest Memory:         Celebrating my parents 25^th
                                               wedding anniversary

Proudest moment:      Achieving my goal

         

Biggest challenge:  Patience

Alarm clock:                Can be helpful at times

Perfect Day:                 Relaxing and listening to music

Indulgence:                   CHOCOLATE!  I LOVE IT

Favorite movie:          There’s so many to choose from

Soundtrack:                 Any music that calms me down

Inspirations:                My parents, my sisters. My best friends

My life is:                      Somewhat satisfying