Ayana Beverly/ Artist statement

“Ability to change the ordinary into something special”-Robert Long
This quote is the reason I love to do photography, photography is a way I express the way I in vision and visualize everyday things. I began photography for a high school class and ever since then I’ve loved it. I have been finding ways to take photos and be in photos. Whenever my photos come out the way I expected, I gain an extra boost and enthusiasm in my mood and my approach towards my task. I really feel good about myself. My photos have no specific pattern, they come out the way I see them. At times they may be random, but most of the time they come out the way they do based on the mood I have the second I push the shutter. My favorite thing about my photography style is that I can produce what ever I want. My photos are developed by my emotions and the way I feel. So my style is very urban and artistic, so whenever I use photo shop, I always use the artistic filter. It is my favorite tool to use because there is a variety of ways I can develop a good photo. Like Richard Avedon, I enjoy a very vogue
subject and very plain background, so the photo can focus on the subject other than the back draw.