A New Way to Crunch Numbers (and Letters)

 As an artist, I am a big fan of seeing things that can be created out of ordinary objects or things. So when I got this assignment, I was excited and curious to see what I could find and take pictures of.

For this assignment, I was asked to take pictures of things that resembled letters and numbers. Using the pictures I made, I was to create a word (containing a minimum of five letters) and two numbers.

For my numbers, I chose to do the number 19. I chose 19 because the day I took these pictures was the day of my 19th birthday. Also, my personal "lucky number" is my age, so 19 was a perfect fit.

I found the "1" on a tree. When the light hit that particular tree, the shadows formed the outline of a number 1. The "9" came from a window on the front of the Ezell Center on campus.

For the "letters" portion of the assignment, I decided to create my name using shadows and various foliage:

                                                                  

 I absolutely love the way these letters turned out, and I enjoyed capturing them on film. My favorites have to be the "a"s made out of leaves and branches and the "h" made out of the shadow of the railings at Dugan Field.


In conclusion, I enjoyed venturing out on campus to find letters and numbers. It was very interesting to see how thinking creatively can create interesting shots that appeal to audiences, especially when they are arranged in sets to create new things.