About Me!

I am a student at Napa Valley College. I have been working towards my photography certificate by now taking Intermediate Photography.

What Influences Me?

My name is Cassandra Mellen

Where were you born? I was born in Greenbrae, California.

How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have one sister.

What language do you speak at home? I speak English at home. 

What are you career goals? I am studying Anthropology to help people thrive in their societies. I hope to tie in Photography with this and maybe open my own business. 

What do you see yourself doing in five years? In five years I hope to be finished with school and possibly have my masters degree. I hope to be traveling to different countries to help those in need. 

Who do you know, other than a teacher, who has gone to college for art? My friend Aleasha is going to school for art and fashion. She is very inspired by her work and is doing well. 

What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I enjoy in my free time to be outside as much as possible. I love taking photographs and hiking. I love riding horses and spending time with my family. 

Why did you enroll in this course? I enrolled in this course to begin the next steps in getting my photography certificate. 

Who are the photographers that you are most interested in right now? I absolutely interested in Ansel Adams work. I love his work in nature photography. 

My ideal job would be to teach people about how to function within the world but to show the world to people and how beautiful it can be through the camera. 

3 examples for artwork I like today:

Artist: Ansel Adams Work Title: Moon and Half Dome Year:1960 I have always been very interested in Ansel Adams work within Yosemite Valley. This place I love to go to myself and photograph but also enjoy every aspect their. I am starting to enjoy black and white photography more too. This making an image more dramatic in my eyes. So what is their not to like about the piece in my eyes. I have been to this place and even to the top of half dome itself. I has always fascinated me.

The second photographer whose work I like is Jerry Ueslmanns’. His work Untitled of 1882 really stood out of the roots combined with the house. The reason I like it so much is because of his unique style. I like the idea of bringing the unreal to life. Unfortunately I was not able to save the photograph due to publishing rights but below gave a link to his website.

http://www.uelsmann.net/works.php

Artist: Loretta Lux Year: 2001 Title: Boy In A Blue Rain Coat 2 The reason I chose this artist because of the work she has done with portraits which is what I hope to one day work on. This photograph hit home for me because of the nature in the background and the person in the foreground. This is really what I want to do with photography. People on nature. Even though to me this work looks like a painting.