Brennan
Utata Member
Bio
I am a 26 year old paramedic and photographer, currently living in Charleston, SC. As a child I spent most of my days in the passenger seat of my mama's car staring at the back of a U-Haul truck, as my Daddy moved us from state to state. To keep me entertained my mama would give me a box of Crayolas and a drawing pad and I have been an artist ever since. While I can paint and draw, my real true love is photography. I got my first camera at about eight years old. It was just a cheap little point and shoot, but I loved it. My dad got me my first SLR when I was 17. She was a Nikon N2020. I named her Julia. I only had one manual focus 50mm lens, that was all I needed. I would shoot anything that let me. In college I perfected my craft, learned about Depth of Field, lighting, composition.
It was when I was about to finish college, that I figured out that I didn't make a living with my art. I wanted to be able to shoot when and what I wanted to. I was too much of a passion to be a career. I had been working at the time, in the local ER/Trauma Center. I took to the streets not long after that. I spend my nights now postponing the enivitable from the back of an ambulance. And I get to spend my days taking pictures.
Now, I shoot with a Nikon D50. My Daddy gave her to me for Christmas last December. She is my baby, her name is Molly and like Julia before her, Molly goes everywhere with me. She sometimes even comes to work with me. I like the freedom that digital offers. I am able to experiment without the added cost of film and processing.
I hope to learn from the photographers in this group. Exchange ideas and get some constructive criticism. So there you have it...my story.
Testimonial
"Atmosphere ! Atmosphere ! Est-ce que j'ai une gueule d'atmosphere ?" Arletty in "Hotel du Nord".
I first discovered Brennan photo through her Lafayette Cemetery series. Creepy you'd say. No! The set convey a huge loneliness feeling! You just think about all those lost southern spirits, about voodoo, about Mr. Mardi-Gras. Powerful. But if you continue just a few sets away, it's the joy and cheerfulness of makeup textures.
Pick up your mood.
Testimonial written by Marie M.
