What started off as a cloudy day, ended up with wonderful, natural light photographs. My friend discovered an old, weathered down cotton mill near her house in the woods and I knew I had to shoot it. She also has a cemetery right next to her house so I wanted to shoot that as well. We were going for a bohemian look which somehow turned into this melancholic girl lost in metal scraps. Sam was the model and I even had a stylist this shoot, thanks Danielle!
Here's how a few of them turned out.
I've known Gabby for a long time, and we've been talking about a photoshoot for awhile now and it finally happened! Gabby and Maggie are sisters and are absolutely stunning together. I've been wanting to do a photoshoot with a chair and they had the perfect vintage one at home! We took pictures at a nearby creek and they had positive and open attitudes the entire time. I loved taking pictures of them, it was great! I'm extremely happy with the outcome--this was an unplanned photoshoot and we kind of went with the flow with everything. Here's a few of the final ones. Enjoy! 
Our recent assignment was based off of the show Work of Art. One of their tasks was to choose a newspaper headline and create a work of art based on that, incorporating newspaper as a media. Our assignment was the same, and I chose an article from the Dallas Morning News titled From Darkness to Light. I covered a wall with newspaper and had my friend Gabby model for me. Over the break I really got back into photography and even though I'll miss making book art, I'm glad to be back in 2D. There are more pictures to come soon! 
Artwork inspired by Su Blackwell has been my focus in Studio Art so far. Using a book in a way that intrigues people is what first caught my attention to her work. Stressful, tedious, yet rewarding. I worked with paper and 3D towards the end of last year, but never anything like this. At first I didn't like it, and felt like it was not going to work out well. I have finally figured out some tricks with the hot glue and the paper so it has gotten a bit easier. I am hoping to include more media as I progress but here are the two I have done. On the top left is my most recent work, with media such as fabric, wooden branches, and coffee stains on the pathway. On the bottom is my previous work and first book that I cut up. I used wire to make the tree, swing, branches, and roots. I plan to continue this nature theme and see where it takes me for now.
Yesterday I did a photoshoot with two girls from my school. It was set again in Bishop Arts but it was entirely different. For starters, this is the first time I've photographed two models at once and I loved it. Secondly, I used props that my teacher brought. Thirdly, it was themed as Bohemian Chic, or Boho Chic. I had a fabulous time photographing these girls because they are bubbly and were willing to go along with what ideas. We used vintage suitcases, lovely hat boxes, and other props that I loved! This was a great photoshoot and it really got me back into loving photography.I've never had a blog before and I've always wanted one. I decided to make one because my art teacher told me I should so here it is. My name is Olivia Migacz and I'm a junior. I love doing yoga and wearing fuzzy socks. I love old postage stamps and flower prints. I'm mainly interested in photography but recently I have been experimenting with a variety of art medias such as sketches, collages, and more. I love cold weather but I live in Texas. I went to Honduras this past summer and loved every moment of it. I want to go back or do mission work in another country. I don't know what I want to do in the future but I have a pretty good idea. Let's see if I can keep this up.
