LOCALadk Magazine

18 Spring 2020 LOCALadk Magazine LOCALadk Happy Hour 3pm-7pm $3 Domestic $4 Well Mixed Drinks $5 Select Draft Beer $6 Glasses of House Wine $13 Ten Wings & A Pint Dominick Ruggiero is in 8th grade at The King's School in Hadley, NY. He has a passion for photography and with the help and guid- ance of his teacher Wendy Voorhis, he shares his thoughts on photography. A collaboration between Dominick and Wendy Photography is the medium that allows me the opportuni- ty and means to express myself. Through photography I can share my unrestricted vision in a ver y structured and restrict- ed world. My interest in photography began in 2018 with my enroll- ment in an elective photography course offered at my school. I used the school camera that first year and felt empow- ered with the ability to communicate through visual means. My parents supported my interest and purchased a Canon T6 DSLR camera; I shoot with a 55mm 3.5- 4.5, 55mm 1.8 and a wideangle lens. This gives me the opportunity to photograph anytime and anywhere. What inspires me to be the best photographer I can is my best friend Rebekah Hodges who told me about the course and pushes me to be my ver y best ever y day. I photograph all genres of photography through my high school advanced photography course: commercial, portrait, sports, etc. How- ever, landscapes, nature, and especially the Adirondack Park are where my passion lives. I am at peace in the vast space of the great outdoors. My photographic goals are to incorporate the sound, smell, space, texture, color, and the organic shapes of nature in each of my landscapes. The Adirondack Park is my backyard, my playground and I never take for granted the opportunity to photograph the landscape. It is an endless canvas in which to create breath- taking photographs. I often feel like an apprentice of this visual craft on the path to becoming a master landscape photographer. Up and Comer

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