Framin' it.

so today i found a new photographer
whose images pretty much inspired me all over again on this new assignment

mr.traver rains


a former club kid of new york city
he and fellow friend richie rich started up the clothing company heatherette in the late 90s, the clothing which embodies the fun party scene those two use to live has been seen on numerous celebrities and even has had two limited edition makeup lines with MAC


in late 2008 however heatherette went on a hiatus so traver could focus on his love of photography


something...he is very good at.



his photos above (apart of his montana series) show rains ability
to mix simplistic country settings with the high-end colorful fashion he is known for
the first photograph has the principle of depth of field at its PERFECTION


now as someone who isn't a large fan of centered composition i am not thrown off by its use in this photo for the simple fact that the fence around it doesn't draw your eyes directly to the model.


the next photo...


no words.


the composition, the contrast between model and the setting, the framing of just the eyes with the AMAZING makeup


i think i just had a heart attack...


the framing in these photographs aren't the most unique yet they offer breath taking photographs and Rains has mastered the art of taking plain landscape and making it somewhere you want to be.

for my photographs i would like to use that technique of using a simple setting maybe a lake or old house and finding things around for my use of framing and not so much creating it myself.

bec parsons.

fashion photographer
i am researching his work and thinking about applying it to my own
for our portrait assignment
simplistic setting: a white backround, but i want my models to be young dark skin toned
black boys


its daring...
its edgy...
its been done before...


but i will do it better.

Full of Sin.

so our next assignment is self portraits
we are suppose to talk about ourselves, but not in that teen angst
"i listen to the dresden dolls and paint my nails black" kind of way


we are suppose to dig deeper...


so here we go
my name is ayanna bryant
and i am terrified of failure,


the first step to recovery is admitting there is a problem...


i bite my nails
i cry alot because i don't know what to do with my emotions
i am overly sensitive and it gets the best of me
it takes me forever to get over things, im spiteful and it sucks
i am not perfect, but i constantly like to put on this facade that i am
i am the "funny one" but in reality i am just talking about my life...


you just find it amusing.


i am all about equality, being apart of both GLSEN and Trevor Project
yet i judge people, my friends so harshly
i am a walking contradiction


i don't think im all bad though
if anything, i am overly confident in certain areas
i always think that my way is the right way
i always think that my photographs are the best, and its hard for me to take critics
i am funny
i am witty
i have my own personal style, and i try not to let people influence that


i do care about what people think of me


people in my school have this idea of me, alot of them think im a lesbian
i wonder if its because i don't put myself out there like other girls
im not a tease
i don't flirt with people just to flirt,
i am socially awkward and to be honest,i prefer my own company over others


i try to be open and honest with myself
but when i do it just sounds like i am really insecure and bagging on myself
to be honest with everyone, i love myself
to be honest with you, i only trust myself


sorry i had to make a poem there


see i am always making everything a joke
i hate being serious
maybe thats my problem

photography by: jason lee perry