Biography
Hello! My name is Alanna, and I am a photographer and mixed media artist from New Jersey.
Photographing a moment has always been a priority of mine. As a child, I’d grab the family camera or my grandmother’s flip phone to wander around and take pictures of what was most important - my family, my dog, the apple tree in the yard I grew up in.
Without knowing it at the time, I had preserved family memories that would eventually be lost in one of many moves out of state.
Artistic exploration of loss and change refined my photographic eye. At a shoot, candid moments are what reminds me of why I enjoy what I do.
I want you to remember the little things about a special day; the first few moments on stage at a show, the look of your loved ones as they celebrate you, the interactions that fall into the background of an event - the ones you’d miss if you weren’t paying attention.
Digital and Film Photography
Events, portraits, landscapes, wildlife
Candid photography is my preferred method of shooting events as a way for true emotions and behind-the-scenes moments to unfold. It is my goal to remain unseen, allowing for the rawest, most authentic scenarios and self-expression.
Personal Work
Miniature Photography and Mixed Media
During a difficult creative block, I had run out of ideas and local parks to shoot for my darkroom course. This sparked an interest in using photos for collages, something I had little experience with, but had quickly grew an attachment for once revisiting. After some time I did the same with miniature model sets as a way to create my own photographic scene.
Staging miniature sets allows for more access to a wide range of props and locations that may otherwise be inaccessible for me at the time of shooting. My goal is to create and capture these environments to share a personal experience or conjure up my own new ones.
The satisfaction I feel from photography comes from the opportunities to provide someone with joy as they reflect upon the moment they allow me to be a part of.