Artist Statment

My very first experiences with any kind of art started when i was 3. i loved how i could play with the colors and color anything i want whatever i want. as i grew older this desire and passion grew stronger inside me. i started taking art more seriously in my life from 2011 and started photography from 2014. and as i grew more and more deep in to this new journey of my life, i understood that art is hard work and you not only need an open mind and creativity, you also have to put your most effort and time into it to have a great art work.
the images that i capture are an over all view of life in just a few seconds. my art work may not be considered the best, but i always make sure to put my maximum energy into my work. i usually get inspired with my dreams and my surroundings and my personal thoughts. 
my style is mostly dream like with high contrast and usually holds a special message for the viewer depending on the viewers mind and personal experiences, they understand it different than another viewer.
as an kid, i usually had a very different point of view even towards the smallest things and now as an active artist i feel its my responsibility to awaken the people around me to see the beauty of this world by capturing the simplest things in our world in the most beautiful way for their eyes.
maybe then, we start caring more about of selves and the world we live in.

About Me

My full name is Sara Sadat Jamali, and I am 17 years old. My birthday is June 9! I was born in Vancouver and have lived in Vancouver, Massachusetts, and Tehran, Iran. I love to travel and I love art! When I was little I loved to draw, even if I wasn't that good, and as I grew up it transformed into a passion and I think I am good at art, drawing and painting now! Family is very important to me; I have a small immediate family: my mom, dad and little sister Ava. All of my other family lives in Iran, including one aunt on my mother’s side and she has 3 sons who I am close to. My taste in music is more oldies like Queen and Metallica but I also love new artists like Coldplay and Taylor Swift. I enjoy thought-provoking movies that spark deep conversations and thoughts. My favorite color is yellow.
 email contact: sarasadat_jamali@yahoo.com

Photography Tips And Ticks:

•  Remove the lens for macro:

instead of getting one of those fantcy/expensive micro lenses, you can just simply take off your lens and hold it infront of your camera!
but make sure that your camera is in manual mode and you will also lose autofocus so you have to move closer or further away from the object to achive the focus you wish.

• Creating your own light source:

materials you'll need:
box, ducktape, ruler, pencil, cutter, scissors white fabric and white or black poster (depending on what color your background want to be).

Steps:
1) Choose a box and Secure the bottom of the box with paching tape. Use more packing tape to secure the bottom flaps inside. This will keep them out of the way.

2) Lay the box on its side. Have the opening facing you and mark lines about 1 inch (2.5 cm) inside each edge of the box on each side and on the top.

3) Using the box cutter, carefully cut along the lines you drew.

4) Cut the front flaps off with a box cutter.

5) Cut a section of white fabric (white muslin fabric) or White Nylon and white fleece, large enough to fit over each of the openings you cut. Then tape it to the outside of the box using cellophane tape.

6) Use the box cutter and scissors to remove any stray pieces of cardboard from the front edge of the box.

7) Cut a piece of matte white poster board to fit the inside of your box.

8) Insert the poster board into the box, curving it up towards the top of the box.

9) Cut matte black poster board in sections large enough to cover the tissue paper areas. This will allow you to block light from certain directions when taking photographs. 

10) Add your lighting. Photo lights, flashes, and even standard desk lamps can be placed on either side or above the box to produce the desired lighting effect.

your final work will look like this: 

(photo taken from wikihow)