Reflection On TJ Mcchaul's Artist Statement

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TJ McPhaul’s Artist Statement
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When I started to get into photography I always took an interest in nature and all the different aspects that come from nature photography. I remember watching videos of time-lapse photography of amazing landscapes with the motion of stars, clouds, and other things in the background. I was amazed with this technique, and loved all the motion that was captured through the many photos taken. I knew with our class we had to incorporate nature into our artwork is some way, and I didn’t think about making a time-lapse as my final project until I came across an article in PetaPixel with the title “Five People Doing Time-Lapse Photography Right”. This article was very interesting to be because in opened me up to what it takes to have a stand out time-lapse. The article explained how hundreds upon hundreds of time-lapses are posted online daily, and with really good technology open to people with not that much mechanical experience with cameras; it seems like anyone can make a really good time-lapse. This means that if you want to sand out in this field you have to be the best of the best, you need to be able to explore places and travel to locations where you can get amazing footage. I enjoyed all five of the artists mentioned and watched a few of their time-lapses hoping
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I thought this randomness of who made it into my frame which the photo was taken and who didn’t was a really interesting part of my project, and for some reason I always thought of this interaction every time I would take a

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