Brooke Nelson's digital photography portfolio from semester 2 of 2016 at Aragon High School included projects on shadow tryptichs, alphabets, pop art, mirrored images, tessellation, cyanotypes using the cyanotype process, opposites, and recreating a photo for the final project. Nelson enjoys photographing small details and imperfections in objects and finds unrefined areas interesting. This semester, Nelson particularly enjoyed creating mirrored reflections and tessellations using one photo and exploring the surprising cyanotype developing process, and is looking forward to furthering skills in film negatives, camera use, and Photoshop.

1. Semester 2 – Digital Photography 2016
Aragon High School
BROOKE NELSON –PORTFOLIO

2. SHADOW TRYPTICH

3. ALPHABET

4. POP ART #1

5. POP ART #2

6. MIRRORED
TESSELLATION

7. CYANOTYPE #1

8. CYANOTYPE #2
-OPPOSITES

9. FINAL PROJECT – RECREATE PHOTO

10. WARM-UP
SHADOW PLAY-
INVENTIVE SHADOW

11. WARM-UP SYMMETRY REFLECTION

12. I enjoy taking photographs of the small details
in objects, people, or places that some may
overlook because of the imperfections. I tend to
gravitate towards objects that others might
consider “ugly” but it’s the harshness of the
items that I find interesting. From jagged edges
of buildings to cracks creeping up a rugged
wall, the unrefined grab my attention.
This semester, I particularly enjoyed learning
how to create a mirrored reflection and
tessellation using 1 photograph. The hands-on
cyanotype process was challenging for me
because there was an element of surprise
when developing the print. I am looking forward
to exploring more film negative production and
furthering my technical skills with both the
camera and Photoshop.
Artist Statement