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Abel Rico

Artist Statement

ABOUT ME

 I was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. Being here in Santa Barbara I was able to attend the MAD Academy where I was introduced to photography and film making. That's where my love for the two art forms came into play!

FOCUS 

I take photos to remember, I have always had a hard time remembering times and places. I have a terrible memory, always have. So the photos that people see, they are really me making a timestamp for me to come back to later and remember “that time when”. 

PROCESS

When I get home and am sitting in front of my computer I upload my photos to Lightroom to edit. The first thing I do is straighten out the photos I take. Then I move onto the lighting, I try to mimic natural light as much as possible. Then finally I will change my colors, like white balance and certain colors in skin tones. Then it usually sits on my hard drive, not going anywhere.

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