Carlo Sebastian Gonzalez
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︎ sebastian.gonzalez@pepperdine.edu
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︎ 323-994-1654
︎ bastian_just_do_art
︎ sebastian.gonzalez@pepperdine.edu
Despite photography being a new art medium for me, my artistic background has really helped me ease into the transition by exploring new methods, working with lighting, and learning to handle the camera’s technical settings. I’m a very traditional artist, sketching, painting, working with collages, the classics, as most would say. For me, shading and lighting have been a very focused subject in many of my works because, whether natural or artificial, they can significantly enhance your work, making it more appealing. In this project, I considered many themes to focus on, such as forgotten treasures/places, family unity, and spirituality/religion. The more I went out to different places to shoot pictures, the more I was surrounded by people, which led me to think that, while at Pepperdine’s it was quite isolating because of its private location, whenever I return home, I am surrounded by people, returning me to the real world.
My intention for these pieces was to use the lighting and enhance it to the point where it becomes a storytelling trait. For these images, I traveled to Santa Monica, here in California. During this time, we’ve been getting frequent rain, so as I was walking on the Pier, I saw mist covering the structures. This, along with the natural bright sunlight of the beach, offered me a mix of foggy, mysterious scene shots and classic beach shots of the tourist spot. Interestingly, many of these photos don’t really connect with some of my previous work in both traditional media and photography, whether it’s the mood or the. I really did enjoy just watching people go on about their business, public performers signing, and having small interactions with people about taking pictures, creating a connection with them. While I do like being at Pepperdine because of how beautiful the campus is, it really attracts you to how diverse the number of people surrounding it is, giving you the feeling of singularity. So many other people with different stories to tell, so what’s a great way to capture that? Having one image showing so many different people’s lives was so interesting to me; it showed people casually walking by, a Christian Buddhist group chanting, and people exchanging items near shops.
My intention for these pieces was to use the lighting and enhance it to the point where it becomes a storytelling trait. For these images, I traveled to Santa Monica, here in California. During this time, we’ve been getting frequent rain, so as I was walking on the Pier, I saw mist covering the structures. This, along with the natural bright sunlight of the beach, offered me a mix of foggy, mysterious scene shots and classic beach shots of the tourist spot. Interestingly, many of these photos don’t really connect with some of my previous work in both traditional media and photography, whether it’s the mood or the. I really did enjoy just watching people go on about their business, public performers signing, and having small interactions with people about taking pictures, creating a connection with them. While I do like being at Pepperdine because of how beautiful the campus is, it really attracts you to how diverse the number of people surrounding it is, giving you the feeling of singularity. So many other people with different stories to tell, so what’s a great way to capture that? Having one image showing so many different people’s lives was so interesting to me; it showed people casually walking by, a Christian Buddhist group chanting, and people exchanging items near shops.
