Senior thesis

A sample of my thesis work...

Wendy's

No editing done to this one yet... Just a photo from my cell phone.

Blackfoot

An image I got this summer of the Blackfoot in Missoula. Click on it to make it bigger.

Boat race

Umbrellas

Sweet Pea Art Show

So I entered this into the Sweet Pea Art Show. They had few enough entries that everyone made it into the show, so now I'm just waiting to find out if by any chance I got 1st, 2nd, or 3rd prize!

Hand colored over platinum. Original 8X10.

Alt. Process Final Project

Finally, my final project from Alt. Process this past Spring!

Old family photos scanned, printed as digital negatives, printed in Platinum/Palladium, then hand colored with pencil.

At first I was disappointed to discover that oil paint didn't work with the combination of the Platinum process and my paper choice (Cranes). In the end, though, I think I overcame by hesitation about working with colored pencils and that the prints turned out ok. I'm currently experimenting with different paper options, including some that would potentially let me watercolor over platinum.

Gallatin County Fair 2011

Some photos from the fair...Should be a lot more interesting in platinum and handcolored, but this is all I have so far.

Feminist Portraits

Feminist Portraits on Display

Here is a terrible cellphone snapshot of some of my work on display yesterday!

The images are some of the feminist portraits that I have been working on for a project for my Portraiture class. As I do more work on them in the coming weeks I will post actual images. Here is the brief artists statement I posted with the project:

Feminist Portraits by Elizabeth Wilmerding

Feminist Portraits is a series of images depicting self-identified feminists. The men and women in these portraits believe in the ideals behind the feminist movement and are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs. These people are the faces of equality and outstanding role models for our society on local and global levels.

Digital inkjet prints.

Elizabeth Wilmerding is a photography student living in Bozeman, MT. She is interested in using photography as an avenue for social change. Elizabeth uses both digital and analog photography techniques. She employs digital methods as well as many alternative processes when producing her work.

They were on display at MSU all day for the Take Back the Night event sponsored by the Students Against Sexual Assault group. I am involved with SASA and their affiliate, the VOICE Center, which provides options to students struggling with issues related to sexual violence. For more info on both groups as well as the TBTN event go to www.sasamsu.webs.com (of which I happen to be one of the primary editors).

Layout Idea for Group Project

Starting to come up with layout ideas for the homelessness project...

Portraiture Project

I just started a group project for my portraiture class and I'm pretty excited about it! We have to use artificial lighting and the final product needs to be a cohesive magazine or catalogue spread of 6-12 images. We were initially going to do a photo essay on the economy in Bozeman, so yesterday morning we went to photograph some homeless people to get their perspective. After spending about an hour talking to and photographing a group of six homeless individuals, we decided to focus exclusively on homelessness in Bozeman. I think it's going to end up being a powerful body of work! My job was to "interview" (aka just talk to and try to understand) the five men and one woman. Hence, these photographs were taken by Emily Barnhardt, not by me. Enjoy!

Amy and Aaron's Wedding

About six weeks ago Shelbee and I collaborated on photographing a wedding. We each shot hundreds of images; here are some of my best ones!

LA

Some images taken last weekend in LA... I just got a prime 50mm lens and am really enjoying playing around with it!