Hi, I'm
Sophia Schulfer!
sophiarose-photography.com
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I am Sophia Schulfer from Ventura, California; I specialize in wildlife/nature and food photography. I want to conserve the beauty of Earth through my photographs. I have a connection with animals which creates an ability to empathize with them. I also have a passion for animals and coffee and put these into my photography.
I have always been shy and I struggle to express myself. Since I was shy, my mom put a camera in my hands at a very young age, and my photography journey began. I have been passionate about photography for as long as I can remember. My photography started at a young age, and my type of camera has developed throughout the ages (pun intended). I have a few inspirations, but my biggest inspiration is Ansel Adams—specifically his landscape/nature photography. In the house that I grew up in, there are images of his prints on the wall. I have always admired them and they helped me find my photography path.
For my capstone, I decided to try something new and improve my skills in other areas of photography. I am a big coffee lover and wanted to include that in my photography. I wanted to add something to the idea of “coffee” to make the images stand out. Since I normally photograph nature, I chose to intertwine nature and coffee. I created my photographs at Macy’s Coffeehouse in Flagstaff, AZ, and Lovewell Tea and Coffee in Ventura, CA. I used a variety kinds of flowers and colors. These include daisies, mini carnations, roses, alstroemerias also known as the Lily of the Incas, and poms. I wanted a variety of colors to set a tone for each image from red, purple, and orange.
I would like to thank my family and friends for supporting and believing in me. Thank you to my family’s cat, Oatmeal Latte for being there for me even miles apart.
Coffee Amongst Flowers
