A Little about Photographer Martin Schoeller

 The artist Martin Schoeller is responsible for some of the most famous portrait photographs today. Most are just close ups of the face, plain and simple, but I think that's what makes him so special. He can take a a photo of someones face and add so much life and story behind it. There's more skill to his work than first meets the eye.

 I chose this particular photographer as my subject because I am a portrait artist and mainly draw realistic portraits with graphite and charcoal. I use Schoeller's photographs for reference images. I had no Idea I was using his imagery until I looked him up. He is responsible for thousands of portraits of mostly famous indivuals.

His portraits are on the cover of several magazines and used around the world. He is one of the best.

MY view of Orange County

 The above image, in my opinion, is a great depiction of Orange county. Palm trees are everywhere. I grew up in a place where there aren't any and when I moved here it was immediately apparent that they are everywhere around Orange County. When I think of the OC, I think of Palm trees.

 Of Course, no list of pictures describing orange county could be complete without including one of the beach.The beach and surfer culture are such a huge part of what make up Orange County. People come from all around to come to the beaches of Orange county. The surfer culture has also been instrumental in the shaping of orange county's culture.

 I took this pic of an expensive sport's car, because like palm trees, car dealerships seem to sprout up everywhere. To me, someone who didn't grow up in the area, sights like this is what defines this area for me. It also reflects upon the wealth of this area,

 Healthy food seems to be a trend in Orange county...and for the most part, only orange county. I've been many other places and California, and OC in particular, seem to be moving in a vegan/vegetarian/organic direction. In my opinion, this is an amazing thing for Orange county to be known for and I wished it was like this in more places. I feel lucky to be able to have so many healthy options of food.

Like organic and healthy foods, the gym life seems to be integrated into the lifestyle of OC. there are as many gyms as there are starbucks. It seems unusual for someone living here to be out of shape and pale, as opposed to muscular and tan and knows how to surf.