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ART 20I: Virtual Open Studios Fall 2020

Virtual Open Studios Fall 2020: ART 20I - Introduction to Photography

Instructor: Kathleen Perry Dyer


Akane Kaneko

Akane Kaneko 1

Akane Kaneko
“Firefly”
Nikon D5300
Showing some sense of nostalgia, used slow shutter speed to photograph countless lanterns decorated with Japanese maple trees to express the firefly that I couldn’t see during this summer because of self-quarantine.

Akane Kaneko 2

Akane Kaneko
“Winter”
Nikon D5300
Tried to capture the unique atmosphere/mood, loneliness, and transparency of winter air.


Katie Wood

Katie Wood 1

Katie Wood
“The Looking Glass”
Canon EOS Rebel T5i

Katie Wood 2

Katie Wood
“Control”
Canon EOS Rebel T5i

Katie Wood 3

Katie Wood
“Tranquility”
Canon EOS Rebel T5i


Leica Tran

Leica Tran 1

Leica Tran
"yeah im handling the divorce well what are you talking about”
Olympus E5

Leica Tran 2

Leica Tran
“sick”
Olympus E5

Leica Tran 3

Leica Tran
“rocks hibernating for winter”
Olympus E5

Leica Tran 4

Leica Tran
“WOTER”
Olympus E5


Mia Donnelly

Mia Donnelly 1

Mia Donnelly
“Insignificant”
Nikon D3400

Mia Donnelly 2

Mia Donnelly
“Peppers”
Nikon D3400

Mia Donnelly 3

Mia Donnelly
“Trampoline Daydream”
Nikon D3400


Mohini Batish

I am very observant of animals- they will catch my attention wherever I am and I hope to share the way I literally see them with others. The soft shapes and colors of the bird’s bodies, in addition to the way the water catches the light in these images highlight how peaceful and beautiful they are. I drew inspiration from National Geographic style images, and mixed that with the artistic styles of photography that we learned about in class. For the purposes of a periodical, generally you want to catch the animal’s face in focus and in the image, no matter what. I subverted that type of animal-documentation photography by not following those rules in every photograph- some images only have the body and do not show the face of the animal. I think by doing that it allows us to look at them from another perspective- perhaps one that is more artistic than documentarian. The shallow depth of field is created by the zoom lens and wide aperture to enable a fast shutter speed- this allowed me to capture the birds which can move quickly, and create emphasis on them individually. These shots are all portraiture for birds- showing how I see them just as much as individuals as humans are.

  Mohini Batish 1

“Mallard” 
Digital Photograph Sony a65

  Mohini Batish 2

“Ring-Necked Duck”
Digital Photograph Sony a65

Mohini Batish 3

“Merganser Duck”
Digital Photograph Sony a65

Mohini Batish 4

“Serenity”
Digital Photograph Sony a65


Nungrutai Mullennix

Nungrutai Mullennix 1

Nungrutai Mullennix
“Window”
Canon EOS Rebel TF5

From a series of photos I took in my father’s house. It has been really hard with my family my whole life, and recent events in my own life keep reminding me of this. He has either been gone most of my life or heavily negatively impacted my life, but he is dying and I feel so many things all at once. It is hard to say anything is simple. My mother was killed when I was ten years old- a story most people who know me personally know- and I went through a lot after that as well, beyond the emotional trauma that continues to impact my life and leaves me having flashbacks or being terrified around loud, sudden noises. She also physically and emotionally abused me. I had been considering suicide since I was around seven years old(from the earliest I can currently remember). I feel many things all at once toward her and her death and how it has impacted my life as well. I feel like I’m missing something in myself or that I am missing something from family all the time and I just feel like a broken human being. I also feel like I can never raise a kid. 

The courage to make and share the photo series this was for was partially inspired by the story of the pop(?) song “Papaoutai” by Stromae. I’ve been singing this a lot while cooking alone in the house, and I’ve been taking these photos alone in the house, which has been the only time I’ve felt like I can come down.

Nungrutai Mullennix 2

Nungrutai Mullennix
“Constructing Self-Identity-2”
Canon EOS Rebel TF5

Nungrutai Mullennix 3

Nungrutai Mullennix
“cover”
Canon EOS Rebel TF5

Nungrutai Mullennix 4

Nungrutai Mullennix
“Chess 1”
Canon EOS Rebel TF5
From the same photo series that “Window” is from.


Todd Wang

Chenguang Wang 1

Todd Wang
“Illumination”
Canon 6D
This photograph attempts to capture a mystical and surreal feeling aroused by the fluorescence of the lamps through the obscure position of the objects, and looms of soft edged shadows and light casted on the wall triggering to think the illuminating pattern of the lamps.

Chenguang Wang 2

Todd Wang
“Isaac Smoking”
Canon 6D

Todd Wang 3

Todd Wang
“Book & Tea”
Canon 6D

Todd Wang 4

Todd Wang
“Praise the Lord!”
Canon 6D
Daniel grew up in a Chistian family, one day he struck up this conversation about music with me, and found out that he hardly listened to any other types of music except church music. This photograph is meant to convey his passion for Jesus Christ through playing guitar; and sunlight pouring through the window lighting up his right side of the body granted the scene a nearly holy-spiritual atmosphere.


Valerie Jackson

Valerie Jackson

Valerie Jackson 2

Valerie Jackson 3

Valerie Jackson 4