Michaela Shipman- Digital Artist and Photographer

Maine Photos

2012-08-07T20:24:00.002-04:00

Here are a few of many pictures I took in Maine this summer. I had fun playing with the different settings in my camera, and trying new things!

Barnacles on a rock in the ocean

Crashing wave

Shadows walking into the sunset

Wave crashing under the pier

Storm coming on the beach

Pretty Peony

2012-06-27T21:16:00.002-04:00

I took this picture in our garden in our backyard. The peonies were in full bloom in late June and were absolutely gorgeous. The pictures I liked best were really up close. I think it's beautiful to be able to see each individual fold of the flower.

Modern Day "V.J. Day Kiss"

2012-05-08T17:56:00.004-04:00

After closely studying the photos and style of famous photographer, Alfred Eisenstaedt, I had to make my own photo using his style. I decided to do a modern twist of the famous photograph by Eisenstaedt called "V.J Day At Times Square." Although I don't live close to the city, I made the background a more country feel. The man in my photograph is wearing a baseball cap instead of a sailors uniform. Overall I was excited about how similar my photo looked compared to the famous photograph.

Abandoned Door Series

2012-04-17T18:07:00.000-04:00

This is a catalog photojournalism project I have been doing for a couple weeks now. Going around Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts, I looked for abandoned doorways to photograph. With signs of rust, graffiti, and broken windows, the doors have an interesting and artistic look to them, which interests me. In total, I photographed about 30 doorways, and plan to do more in the future.

A scratched and broken boarded up door is locked multiple times on Railroad Avenue in Oneonta, New York.

The front doorway of Otsego Iron & Metal factory in Oneonta, New York stands boarded up and locked.

A yellow doorway with broken windowpanes and rusted hinges is found at the Otsego Iron & Metal factory in Oneonta, New York at 50 Rose Avenue. The business specializes in making many different guardrails.

An old, boarded up door is overgrown with tree branches and weeds behind Main Street in Oneonta, New York.

A white door in an alleyway off Main Street in Oneonta, New York is covered with graffiti.

Sand bags lay in front of an unused door to a power room on 5^th street in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Abandoned doorways in Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts show signs of deteriorating, rust and graffiti. Groups shared ideas in Oneonta, New York about decreasing housing issues Tuesday, February 6^th at a three-hour meeting at Center Street Elementary School. Decreasing the number of deteriorating, vacant, and abandoned houses was one of the topics addressed.

USS Constitution

2012-03-28T20:50:00.000-04:00

I took these pictures in Boston while on the deck of the USS Constitution. I wanted to focus closely on objects people may pass by without noticing while on the ship.

Lighting Studio

2012-03-16T13:09:00.000-04:00

These are some pictures I took while practicing and learning about light. I was in a lighting studio and didn't have very great lights. The lights were all very harsh, so I used a paper-like structure and placed it in front of the light to diffuse it a little more. The middle two photos still have harsh light, but I thought it kind of worked with the subject, especially with the second one.
It was fun to do some portraits for a change. I usually like photographing objects and nature, and it was interesting to try something new. I ended up really enjoying it!

I'm still not sure which photo is my favorite, any advice?

Fruit

2012-03-05T13:30:00.000-05:00

I recently got an assignment where I had to take pictures of fruit. It was really open ended, but I got creative. I wanted to play around and experiment with the fruit. I was really happy with some of my results.

"The Garden of Eden."

Swans

2012-02-22T22:49:00.000-05:00

I never knew I was going to see so many swans when I went to England. In Stratford Upon Avon there were so many together in the river. They were so beautiful. Which photo is your favorite?

London Phone Booths

2012-02-08T21:04:00.000-05:00

London is known for their amazing phone booths! They're all over the place and they make the city really fun. If only they had red phone booths everywhere!

St. Paul's Cathedral and Millenium Bridge

2012-02-01T09:42:00.001-05:00

I took this photo because I liked the modernized part of the city (Millenium Bridge), with the old (St. Paul's Cathedral) in the background. The clouds were super spooky, which I thought added a lot to the picture.

UNDERGROUND

2012-01-29T15:33:00.001-05:00

The Underground is by far London's most reliable and quickest form of transportation. Also known as the "tube" this has become a popular part of London's tourism industry. People buy underground maps and "mind the gap" shirts all the time when visiting.

I wanted to capture the popular underground sign. Whenever people see this symbol they know a station is there.

Tower Bridge

2012-01-20T10:53:00.000-05:00

The Tower Bridge goes over the Thames River in London. I went on a river boat cruise and got to see it during sunset. It was so beautiful!

Big Ben

2012-01-17T12:15:00.000-05:00

One of London's most famous landmarks is Big Ben. Technically the name of it is "The Clock Tower." The bell inside is named Big Ben. Anyway... I went both during the day and at night to capture it's beauty.

Traveling!

2012-01-09T12:08:00.000-05:00

I'm in LONDON! I'm making my way through some of England for a class. It's beautiful and there are so many amazing photo opportunities. I've been taking about 100 photographs a day. I really hope to capture the culture of both London and smaller places outside of the city. Be ready for some major photo updates!

Capturing Nature

2011-12-30T16:31:00.000-05:00

It's really awesome when you come upon something magnificent in nature and have your camera with you. I captured this spider web one morning when it had some drops of dew in it.

Star Fruit

2011-12-28T17:24:00.000-05:00

I decided to take some pictures of star fruit the other day. I think they are really interesting in taste, color and shape, so I wanted to capture them cut up and ready to be eaten.

Water Dam

2011-12-21T21:12:00.000-05:00

This is a photo I took at Thurman Dix Reservoir. I thought it was really beautiful the way the water fell in a bunch of different directions.

The Journey of an E-mail

2011-12-13T13:28:00.000-05:00

This is a Photoshop stop motion animation I made for one of my classes.

Look What You've Done

2011-12-11T11:15:00.000-05:00

This week I actually won an award for this piece. It's called Look What You've Done. What do you think?

Dead Roses

2011-12-10T18:56:00.000-05:00

For some reason I keep coming back to photographing dead flowers. I want them to be seen as beautiful even though they are now dried out and dead. Here's one I took today.

The Shadows of the Darkness

2011-12-09T20:09:00.000-05:00

I think is is probably one of the most interesting pictures I've taken. I'm not sure what to think about it. It's so unique and I've never really seen a photograph like it. What do you think?

Taking Back Sunday

2011-12-09T20:05:00.000-05:00

Taking Back Sunday, and their opener Ace Enders came to perform at my college this semester. They put on a really great show, and we sold a lot of tickets. Here are some photos I took during the show.

Christmas in Vermont

2011-12-08T12:45:00.000-05:00

I took some of these photos when I went to Vermont. It was all very christmasy, and I wanted to capture the Vermont christmas feel that I love so much!

Zebra Rose

2011-12-05T15:13:00.000-05:00

Here's a recent picture I took of a rose. I absolutely love the contrast with the bright pink color and the zebra carpet in the background. I cropped it purposely as long and narrow because I wanted to show a lot of the carpet. I tried to make the dimensions 8x10 but I absolutely hated the photo when it was displayed this way. It has to be long and narrow. In my opinion, this is what makes the photo.

Sophomore Review.. Over and Done

2011-12-03T13:49:00.000-05:00

Sophomore Review went pretty well. I got some comments that will help me to become a better artist down the road, which is good. Most of the critiques I got were to make sure my work corresponded with my artist statement. Can't wait to see what comments I get later on in the mail!