erika
Artist | Hobbyist | Photography

United States

i am a lover of any and all animals, and i do not tolerate cruelty towards them. please do not test this subject with me.

as for my personality. . . . well someone recently said that i am wise, reliable and fun. you know who you are and thank you for the comment. i am a very strong willed person and if i set a goal for myself i will do whatever i can to achieve it. once my mind is set it is hard to get through to me, i can be very stubborn. i am very open minded (this is different from the stubborn part of me), so do not feel that you may offend me (unless you beat on animals). i do have my own kind of philosophy on life but i do not push it on people. i enjoy being out with the people i know, i dont care for extremely large crowds. i do like to make sure that the people i am with are having fun, if they are not i will do my best to change that. i can be extremely crazy, energetic, and spontaneous.

more and more each day i am learning that life is too short and that from now on i will live each moment to whatever extent i can. things have been very different for me recently and i honestly wouldnt have it any other way........i am changing a lot in my life and welcoming some new things and new people. who knows what life has in store for any of us honestly.

i have a vast range of interest. i love a camera. there are very few times that i ever leave the house without having my small but reliable camera with me. my larger camera is only slightly harder to carry around or i would have it on me at all times. i have been photographing things since i was about 8 years old when i got my first camera as a gift and it just has never stopped. i have taken a 35mm black and white class in college where i also got to learn how to process film in a dark room, as well as a digital arts class focusing on using photographs and drawings to create something by manipulation. i work primarily with adobe products for manipulations and every now and them will use a website where i get more ideas for adobe. i also love being at the other end of the camera, i have been a model for my god mother since i was old enough to know how to make a peace sign and say cheese. i don't do any specific type of modeling, i love them all really. each style has its own unique characteristics and i like to branch out and try them all.
i also dabble a bit with graphite sticks but I'm definitely not talented at drawing, just abstract ideas. i love to write but it will be rare for me to put any of my writings on here. i am very much of a critic of my writings but i will try to start adding a few of them on here to let my watchers get a glimpse of what i do.

as for my work i do ask for PROFESSIONAL COMMENTS ONLY!! please do be respectful on here, I am not a piece of meat to gawk at. i expect respect from people and i know that some on here will be otherwise, so don't expect a nice person when you do this

my goal on here is to make friends with a lot of the same interest as i have. if you have any questions about me or about any of my works please just ask. i will answer most anything. there are a few exceptions but not a ton.