Hi! My name is Eliza. I’m a graduating senior at the University of Maine. I was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, my mother’s home country—so you could probably guess that I’m a big family-oriented person. Immigrating from one country to another pushed so many of our boundaries and our limits and it tested my relationship with my family in so many ways under the amount of pressure we had to succeed in education, in our careers, etc. Not to mention, my dream growing up was to become an artist, a career that doesn’t necessarily give back. Eventually that turned into a love for creating things, coding things, building things, which landed me a Front Development position in a small company in Portland, Maine. My family, nevertheless, has been my backbone since the day I was born. In my free time, I try to spend as much time as I can with them, though I live a little ways from home (currently based in Portland, Maine) while home is half an hour away. My brother and I are both collegiate runners, so when we have the time, we always make time to run with each other.
1. Kind: Character: Family (history) and What I Do,
2. Photo Techniques: explicit photo album
3. Emotional theme: love of family, passion for being an artist and running
4. Favorite: a close-knit, loving family and turning artist talents into other ways to use art for a career
Kind: Character
Photo Techniques: A variety of photos, with different subjects from family to pets to artwork
Emotional theme: Reflection, and adaption to what she wanted and what her parents wanted
Favorite: I love the picture of the dog, and of the family. The images show a strong connection to the family.
Kind: Character
Photo Techniques: Large variety of images showcasing a variety of subject matter
Emotional theme: inspirational, reflecting on dreams, resilience and how passions have developed into a career path. Connection to family is also evident.
Favorite: The variety of images lends itself to demonstrate your values
Kind: Character
Photo Techniques: Static going from family pictures to pictures implying family
Emotional theme: Belonging
Favorite: That the first and second photos line up in a way that it looks like the photo of her is reaching a hand out into the first photo
Kind: Adventure/Love for your family and job
Photo Techniques: The photos are a fun combo of your family and art, which are the two things you like.
Emotional theme: It’s a very adventurous, loving story because it shows all the things you like doing and the love for your family and where you live.
Favorite: Covering all the bases! Background, family, work, school, etc