Nicole Tucker
Myself
Boise, Idaho
July 2013
Title: These Goofs
Genre: Informal Family Photo
Informant: My love
for beauty began right before the sixth grade.
From the very first time I held a camera in my hand, stood on my
driveway, and preserved the bright oranges and reds of a summer sunset, I was
hooked. My mom noticed my artistic eye
and always encouraged me to pursue my passion of photography. It has always been one of the most impacting
aspects of my life. I took classes to
learn the mechanics of a camera when I was in eighth grade and took out a loan
from my dad to buy my own DSLR when I was in ninth. In 2010, my photo entry was awarded second in
the Man and Nature category of the BYU
Monte L. Bean Museum Nature Photography Competition and Exhibit. In high school I built a small
business of shooting for families, children, seniors, missionaries, groups,
engaged couples, bridals, and weddings.
By the time of my senior year I had a consistent amount of scheduled
shoots. Along with photographing people,
I use photography as a personal form of expression to document and preserve the
important things in my life. I avidly follow photography websites
and blogs to keep up to date with styles and trends in shoots and editing. When I self-taught my sophomore-self Adobe’s
Photoshop program, I was mesmerized. I
loved the editing process and my creativity was permanently sparked through a
digital outlet. That interest has
brought me to the graphic design program at Utah State.
Context: These photos
were taken next to a garage in Middleton, Idaho. The summer of 2013 my immediate family vacationed
there. I know, who goes on vacation to
Boise, Idaho? Well, my family and I did and
it was the most fun we had in a long time. We experienced all Boise had to
offer: water and fun park extravaganza, floating down the Boise River, and a
visit to the zoo. This was the first
time in two years my whole family was able to spend time together because my
older brother Kyle, the second child, served an LDS mission and lived out of
the country for two years. The faces in
the photo go as followed from the photo on the left: Shelby, my sister-in-law;
Craig, who is the oldest child and married to Shelby; myself, in my favorite
summer dress; my littlest sister named Jessica, an eighth-grader; my older
brother, Kyle, who just returned home; my father, sometimes we call him by his
nickname Jolly; my mother, who loves us all dearly; and the sister just below
me, Melissa, she’s the quirky one that keeps us all laughing.
Text: (actual photo)
Meaning: Photos mean
the world to me. When a photograph
preserves a memory in my mind it becomes priceless. I’ve spent my whole life documenting moments
through photos. I’m a strong believer in
expression and preservation of precious moments and pure emotion through visual
images. Some people paint with
watercolor or oil pastel; I paint with light and record it in a
photograph. It’s always been my
passion. This set of particular images
of my goofy family is particularly special because these pictures were the
first of their kind—meaning that every member of our family was present in the
frame. Now it’s not that we never had
pictures taken before but while my brother Kyle, the second child, was serving
an LDS mission, my oldest brother, Craig married the lovely Shelby. This photo was taken soon after Kyle returned
home and met his new sister-in-law. It
was our first chance in a while to bond all together in the new state that we
were in—getting older and becoming adult siblings. I know through the years it will be
important for my siblings and I to spend time together and keep our
relationships close, I know we will!
Bonnie Moore
English 2012 10:30
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