Emma Cotter - revised proposal

As I started this project I decided I wanted to photograph nature with a new perspective, one that most people never saw. In a way that was what I did, but it developed to be more about what I saw in nature that interested me. I started focusing on photographing the small moments in nature that caught my attention and made me find nature so beautiful and alluring. I also found myself trying to see things from a different perspective, at some points I would sit on the ground and take in the scenery to see what caught my attention. I wanted to photograph in this way because I think, now especially, life is moving very fast and a lot of times we don’t take time to appreciate the little moments, we no longer stop and smell the roses. Now with the issue of climate change as well, I wanted to show nature to remind people what could be lost. I think that having a passion for the natural world even better helps me to portray how I feel in my work and it will help others see the beauty of every little element working together, no matter how small. 
After hearing feedback from the first round was when I decided to tweak my work. I took time to think about the critics I was given and how my work was being read. To me I got that the focus of looking at nature in a personal way was not being seen. It was too color focused and I decided to also get more personal with my work and making sure I really spent a lot of time with the areas I was photographing.
This feedback really helped me to grow with my work because I would really take the time to make sure that every photo I took felt special to me. I would not just take photographs of everything I saw, but I would scout where I would be taking pictures for that session, find something that interested me, and make it feel personal to me. I think that people will want to view my work because of this reason. For me I always love looking at work that is personal to people because I want to understand what makes it so important to them. Also, my work can be a little abstract and viewers would be intrigued to try and see what something really is or just find it interesting to see something from closer up than usual. 

Throughout this process I came across few to really no challenges, overall it was enjoyable. Unexpectedly I had no issues with the weather and I had ample time to go out and spend time in the location I was photographing. Even though I was not always able to bring someone with me, I actually found it more rewarding when I went alone and felt no pressure to rush. I would say that my biggest challenge was pushing myself to be more adventurous with how I was photographing and to stray away from what was expected.

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