Girl Portrait Power

Mini fun photo shoot with my great friend Aurora.

This represents the youthful
young deep inspiring teenage
girls. So much to deal with
so much to gossip about
so much to learn, listen, love,
about everything that comes
into there lives. As a teenage
girl lays around in her room
listening to her favorite music
she dreams of what she wants
to become. Sometimes you just
need to close your eyes and dream
your upcoming realities.

Oh to be young again and dream
of what you wanted to become.

with all my love & respect
Lex.

Portrait by Aurora

Cheers to my great friend Aurora for
taking pictures of me in a fun indoor
studio photo shoot while her stay in
Fort Collins, CO !

Thanks Aurora !
You're becoming
a great photographer
keep it up !

New photo shootin'

Fort Collins, Co
Old Town

Design Design Design

This is work I've done for my internship. Her new business card.

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She said.....

July 13th 2010
Colorado

She said yes !

Colorado Bound

As I am free of tests and projects forced by college teachers and mentors I have began to realize that I have to make up my own tests and projects for myself. A hard thing to kick into your own realization after college yet it's right there in front of you and if you don't pursue your own projects you'll be left last sort a speak in the art world. Coming from some artists that I know told me to draw or take a picture at least once a day. Cause if you don't you'll become lazy and unmotivated to do what you love. Also, when you dream while sleeping at night or even taking a nap, right when you wake up write down your dream and that may become a picture you can create through a drawing or photography.

After driving 1200 miles across the country I finally know where I may belong for while. With great friends, family, scenery, and with many creative people feels great. I hope all you artists feel something like I have wherever you end up and keep up your tests and projects.

*photos soon to come *

cheers to you my new town and home,
your new neighborhood artist/photographer,

Alex Harwood

May 15th Graduation

After almost 25 years I have finished school. That doesn't mean I have finished learning at any means. I owe these years to my parents that have been the biggest supporters I could ever have ask for. They drove me one way and that was just to succeed in whatever I wanted to for a career. I went to 3 different colleges within 6 years and finally graduated at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Where I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Digital Art and Photography Major. In short I got a BFA in studio Arts with a DAP Major. Now my girlfriend and I have decided to move to Colorado where I'll begin an internship with a digital art and photography studio while working part or full time at a custom framing shop ( where I have 2 yrs of experience in ).

I should also congratulate my fellow 1100 or so classmates in there success as well ! cheers to you ! and good luck in the future.

Infrared Photography

Infrared Photography
Nikon D40 camera
18mm - 55mm lens
Hoya R72 Infrared filter
post process:
mixing channel mixer-blue, green, red

Senior BFA Exhibit at the Tweed Museum of Art images

I've completed my first real life art show. Damn that feels amazing ! enjoy

~ there will be individual images of each piece soon







































































Title : FIND ME
( internal struggles/depression series)

~ Cyanotype Process
~ Installation
~ 30in x 30in rag dish cloth

Senior BFA Exhibit at the Tweed Museum of Art

Hi Everyone !

My Senior BFA exhibit student show is coming up.
It's in the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota- Duluth.

Tuesday March 23rd from 4:00pm to 6:00pm opening reception.
It's open from March 23rd to the 28th

Title of my show is called: "FIND ME"

One of the many images from my new work. More to see soon !

Close to the end

New works to come !
March 23 through the 28th
Tweed Museum of Art at the
University of Minnesota Duluth
For my Senior Exhibit Show.
Title is called " Find Me"

Everyone is more than welcome
to come to my show ! Tell your
friends... Link is below

http://www.d.umn.edu/tma/studentshows.html

Band : The Solen Brothers

2/6/2010
At the Rex Bar in Duluth, MN.
My first band "photo shoot"
It was a fun and great atmosphere
The band played a lot of new and old Rock
songs as well as some of there own songs.
These pictures aren't justice to the noise they
were really making while the crowd was dancing away.

Cheers to my buddy Keir ( the drummer ) and his new band!

Last semester at college !

The end is near.
The tunnel is getting clearer.
Opportunities are becoming a reality.
Concepts, Context, Content, are all coming together.
Create art for art sake and involve everyone you can.
I am art. Art is me. Therefore I am an artist in my own artistic world.
Believe. learn. dream. conquer. everything you step into.
Artists never quit.
The end is the new beginning.
Live art. Love art.

Alex Harwood

" UMD Science Building"

This image is for a typography project. ( adding text to it later )
High Dynamic Range photography ( stitched 5 exposures of same image)
The Science Building at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Photo by: Alex Harwood
Nov. 30th 2009

Lighthouse

Lighthouse
Canal Park
Duluth, Mn
November 2009
By: Alex Harwood
High Dynamic Range
( 3 merged images )

Stillwater, Mn

Nov 9th 2009
Famous Lift Bridge
Stillwater, MN
Photo by Alex Harwood
High Dynamic Range Photography

Wedding Day: Ring Man

Erik ( the ring holder )
Wedding Day 10/17/2009
lens: Nikkor 10.5 fisheye
Camera: Nikon D200
photo by: Alex Harwood

Wedding Day: Group shoot in Alley

The Wedding Group
camera: Nikon D200
lens: Tonkina 12mm to 24mm F4
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

Wedding Day: Tree scene

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schminski wedding.
Color and Black and white
"Tree Scene"
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

Wedding day: Alley Scene

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schminski wedding.
Color and Black and white
"Alley scene"
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

Wedding Day !

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schminski wedding.
Color and Black and white
"street scene"
Photo by: Alex Harwood
10/17/2009

"Fall colors 2"

Alex Harwood
"no editing"

"Fall colors"

Oct 5th 2009
Hartley Nature Center
finally took out my AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8D lens.
It was great for low light conditions and bumps the
colors out for a crisp sharp image.
"no editing"
Alex Harwood

"Everybody Jump"

3pm/Woodbury/MN
perfect angle/lighting situation
Great contrast between orange shirt, blue skies
and green grass.
shot about 20mm w 18mm to 55mm lens
Nikon D40.

"stream of reflection"

A stream of off the French River in
upper Duluth, MN.
Great lighting and great water that day.
"no editing"

Alex Harwood

"Cheap Diffuser trick tip"

above pic: my friend Pete is shot at 1/4 power with my built in flash on my camera. The first picture is with the white film canister and the picture on the right is without the white film canister at 1/4 power built in flash on camera. This picture was taken about 4ft away at 18mm range.
A fellow DPG member ( Duluth Photographers Guild ) http://www.flickr.com/groups/duluthphotographersguild/ told me about a white film canister for a diffuser and cut out an area to fit over the built in flash on your camera. **Just remember to keep the cap for the canister and keep it on the canister or extra light will make your flash shoot light were you don't want.
Enjoy !

Alex Harwood

" The end of the path for us "

The end stopped here. Yet my friends Max and Pete and
I got to walk all the way back down the French river
to take some more sweet shots we missed along
the way.
9/16/2009
Nikon D40
18mm to 55mm lens
Alex Harwood

Upper French River

Today was a great photo shooting day !
My friends Pete and Max came along to
venture out up the French River.
9/16/2009
Nikon D40/ 18mm to 55mm lens
Alex Harwood

"The Bees Knees"

First of all Bees are crazy to take pictures of. It's like if you leave them
alone then they'll leave you alone. Well I don't really believe that at
the moment. Around the last week of August I went out just for fun
and ran into some bees. Don't worry I didn't get stung.
I'm just happy I had my macro lenses with to get as close as I did.
I felt like the bees knees after taking this picture.

Enger Tower area/ Duluth, MN
9/24/09

"National Ocean Survey"

As my father informed me about this piece that was
put in the ground in 1984. He told me that there are
tons of these around the United States of America.

Makes me think about where I've been and where I
want to go next. I think I have that figured out as of
right now. If life is a journey at least take a picture of it.

picture taken 8/22/09
Alex Harwood

water + rocks = happy little girl

Ellie
2 yrs old
9/07/2009
Minnesota

2 year old adventures

This is my friends little girl Ellie. She is 2 yrs old and my girlfriend and I
watch her from time to time. On this lovely day we drove up north
to Gooseberry Falls. In Gooseberry Falls there is a beach called Agate beach.
Where these shots were taken.
9/07/2009
Gooseberry Falls/ Minnesota

" Hidden Tunnel "

This shot was taken at the opposite angle of " The Hidden Spots"
image. The water splashing out was from this tunnel creating some
great motion and colors.
5 images/high dynamic range/photography
Duluth, Mn
Lake superior
8/27/09

" The Love Rock "

If any picture that would sum up my love for Duluth, this picture is the one.
I came across this rock and I just had to take a picture of it with the
famous lift bridge in the background. The idea is that pretty much no matter where you
are in Duluth you can look at Lake Superior and see this bridge.
5 images/high dynamic range/photography
Duluth, Mn
Lake Superior
8/27/09