Ratatouille
This series was inspired by the Pixar movie Ratatouille. It is about a rat living in Paris, who wants to become a chef, but continuously faces challenges because…well… nobody wants a rat in their kitchen! I love the whole vibe of the film from the music, to the art style, to the main message that everyone should continue pursuing their passion no matter what stands in the way. And not to mention, I love all of the cooking and food in the movie! Which is why, I wanted to create a series inspired by Ratatouille. Voila!
Read about how I did this shoot…
Retro Summer Series
Retro Summer Series
For my mini portfolio, I decided to photograph a series focused on happiness and light. When I think of these two words, the first thing that comes to mind is summer. Therefore, I chose to shoot a retro inspired summer series that creates a vibrant, warm, mood using unique lighting. For the first image, I shot a still life with lemonade. I used warm colors such as yellow and orange, as well as natural window lighting. The second image, I shot a portrait using a star filter to catch the reflection of the sun in sunglasses. For the last image, I shot a record player lit up by rainbow reflections that were created by a rainbow window film. Each of the images consist of unique lighting all created by the sun, which gives them a warm, summer vibe.
Design and Fruit
For this series, I wanted to combine multiple forms of art to create something new and unique. I took inspiration from Matisse’s artwork, magazine covers, Andy Warhol’s work, and still life photographs using fruit, shape, and design.
Cloud 9
For this series, the photos were taken by both me and Nico Cariati, each edited differently to create our own unique series.
City of Angels
This past summer I went to LA for the first time and took hundreds of images. After coming home and editing all these photos, I found that many of them were alike, making it easy to put them into several series. Here, are the 4 series that emerged.
