Artist in the House: Megumi Abe

Name:

Megumi Abe

Hometown:

Kanagawa, Japan

Artistic weapon(s) of choice:

Cannon Cameras (SLRD/SLR)

“Day job”: 

UHM Art student; BFA in Photography (pending), Kapiolani Community College First Year Experience Peer Mentor, Ka Leo and Ka Lamakua Photographer

               

Latest book/movie/music you’ve consumed:

Book-The Naked Life by Eriko Yamaguchi

Movie- Youth in Revolt

Music- Sarah Vaughan (Jazz on Pandora)

Website or artist you think is worth checking out:

Ted Talk: lots of interesting ideas for life from smart people

Eriko Yamaguchi: the bag designer/owner of Motherhouse Co.

Greatest accomplishment yet: 

Moving from Japan to Hawaii and starting a new life here.

Inspiration(s): 

Talking to my friends, going to art shows, watching old movies…  

Details or notes regarding any of your featured works:

I have started photography since fall 2009, so I am very new and still trying to figure out how I can make my photos better every day. I mainly do family portraits, artistic portraits, event photos, school news paper/other school publications, and commercial photos besides the works I do in the photography class that I am always enrolled since Fall 2009. 

Personally I like taking pictures of people, portraits. I feel “I got it!” when I capture the precious moments.  When I take pictures, I try to make the person’s inner beauty and emotion expressed; in other words, “making invisible thing visible” as my professor Stan Tomita says. 

Here are some of my works that I have done recently with my SLRD.  Check out my fan page on facebook for more works.

Suggestions for fellow artists:

Make sure you use bathroom before you start any kinds of art work…you focus better that way… ;)