Breakout: Bailey Rae Weaver

B a i l e y R a e W e a v e r

Nineteen

from Medford, Oregon/ born & raised

I randomly came upon Bailey's Flickr through Flickr, which is something I usually do but hers was different from a lot of people on there. It was awesome, to say the least, her photo's are so unique and beautiful! Definately someone to watch as her talent grows in photography.

Check out Bailey's Flickr:

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I n t e r v i e w:

when did you get into photography?

Well, when I was little I got my first little film camera, I think I was about 6 or so. I just took random pictures with it but wasn't truly interested in it because I don't think I understood it very well. But I remember one time I guess I had a moment, when my family and I went on a road trip down to California and we were driving through this town and I saw a horse pulling a carriage down the street and we pulled up to a stop sign and the horse was standing right by my window. It was such a cool perspective and I took a picture on my little camera. I never saw the picture I took but I still have a mental vision of how cool the horse looked. I remember I just said to myself as a little kid "wooow! That will be such a cool picture! I think I got most interested in photography when I got my first digital camera, I think I was a freshman in high school when I got it. Ever since then I've just loved to play with cameras, and see what I can get out of them.

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Who inspired you to get into photography?

My Grandma although, she didn't inspire me to become interested in photography, I discovered it by just fooling around with a digital camera. She has inspired me to take pictures. She's been all around the world and she took so many pictures. Now she is old and can't travel very far. I want to take pictures and send them to her to make her happy. I feel bad for my Grandma because she is so far away. I want to see her everyday, but I can't. So I send her pictures because we both have a connection through taking pictures. I take a lot of her advice and use it when taking pictures. She can create a huge impact on the way you look at something, and she is such a happy little person. I love her!

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What's one thing you love about photography?

I'm into that whole documenting thing with photography. I use it more as my own journal instead of actually considering it as photography. I don't have the best memory and I love how I can look back on a photo and remember every emotion I had felt at the time, whether I'm the subject of the picture or if I was taking the picture. When I take a picture I'm not taking a picture of just anything, theres much more than taking a picture. I think a lot of people would agree with me. But that is one thing that I love, it's a window to my life.

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If you could photograph one subject for the rest of your life what would it be?

Hands! I am in love with hands. I don't know if I'm considered a freak for this, but before I go about and decided if I like someone I've just met I look at their hands and observe them. I don't understand why I'm so interested in them, but well... I am and that's fine by me :]