Today we’d like to introduce you to Julia Dalen.
Julia, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I found a love for taking photos when I was in my freshman year of high school. I spent a lot of my time taking pictures on my iPhone and editing them with random photo apps. When I discovered I could take an actual class dedicated completely to the art of photography, I was ecstatic. The more I learned about this form of art; it started becoming less of a hobby and more of a passion. Ever since then I am constantly thinking of new ideas and working to make the ideas and images in my head into a reality.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I am a photographer; I work mostly with people in both formal and informal settings. When I’m out and have my camera with me, I take photos of the people I see. A documentation of a person just living their life with no facade to fool the camera with a false sense of happiness or excitement. When I sit down and plan out a project or think of an idea for a photo shoot, I think about how I can make it as raw and real as possible. How can I capture the essence of this person in a single photo? I want my artwork to be something people can make their own. It doesn’t have any defined, set message; it is just how I saw it in my mind and how people perceive it, is entirely up to them. I focus mostly on people because there is such an incredible range of emotion a person can feel and radiate through their body and facial expressions. Every photo can give off a different feeling or vibe than the one before, and that’s what I use to create my art.
What would you recommend to an artist new to the city, or to art, in terms of meeting and connecting with other artists and creatives?
I can understand how it can be lonely; I think that as artists it can be hard to connect with other artists because you feel very protective over your work sometimes and interacting with other similar artists can be intimidating or difficult. I’d say to be open to working with different people and considering other ideas that may not match what you’ve previously understood about your type of artwork. Try to reach out to people, as well as involving them in what you’re working on and inviting constructive criticism to help better yourself as an artist.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
I am currently active on Instagram at julia_captures, and I am planning on reactivating my Facebook page as well. The best way to show support would be to follow and share some of my artwork that may have stood out to you or that you’ve found interesting. For business inquiries, such as photo shoots for special occasions, or any collaboration interest you can contact me via my email which is available on my Instagram.
Contact Info:
- Email: juliadalen.r@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julia_captures/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Juliadalenphoto/
Image Credit:
Julia Dalen
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