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Welcome to my blog... the home of Annelise Woodward Photography! It is here that you will see a glimpse into my life as an ever ambitious, adventurous, and crazy photographer!
My name is Annelise Woodward (pause for effect) and I'm the lead photographer and owner of Annelise Woodward Photography! (Yay!)

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Shooting in and around beautiful Boise Idaho! As well as the rest of the Great State of Idaho and Utah!
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Boise Idaho Photographer: More than Statistics

            It appears that to most people, unless they have experienced the horrific tragedy of losing someone because of a drunk driver, the statistics are just statistics. As an artist I am focused on creating bodies of work to bring awareness, that are filled with emotion, and evoke feelings that cannot be ignored.

            Starting in August (2013), I will begin a photography series that forces viewers to see more than just statistics in regards to impaired driving. The series will feature survivors and victims who have lived through a crash and its aftermath involving an impaired driver. They will have the opportunity to share their stories and the stories of their loved ones who cannot share them for themselves.

            Each person or group of people represented (families and groups are welcome!), will be photographed from the waist up, covered in RED paint. The red paint which makes a bold visual statement is known to many as an awareness ribbon color associated with driving crashes caused by impaired drivers. Each person or group of people will have the opportunity to hand write, in their own words, their story which will be incorporated into their photograph.

            I am looking for volunteers willing be a part of this. Everyone and anyone are welcome! If you have a story to tell, have been affected in anyway, directly or indirectly, please join me in my efforts to influence a change and stop these preventable tragedies.

About the Artist:  Annelise Woodward, a Fine Art Photography Student at Boise State University, will be working on this series from August (2013) through October (2013) as her final body of work in her Bachelors of Fine Arts program. To see more of her work and another body of work, “The Colors That Create Us”, visit www.annelisewoodwardphotography.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/annelisewoodwardphotography.

If you would like to be involved, please contact me at annelisewoodward@gmail.com

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Boise Idaho Portrait Photographer: Cutest Kids!

These little faces make me so happy! They're such beautiful kids and I'm glad to call them family! :-D 

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Boise Idaho Photographer: That Moment When

Oh the things we create as artists. When perusing a Fine Art Degree, you find yourself taking every aspect of your life and turning it into a body of work. This is from this spring which I neglected to share till now. 

 “I’m standing in the middle of a crowded room, screaming at the top of my lungs, and no one looks up.”

             This is the statement that has come to my mind numerous times in the last few months. After several unexpected events that have changed my perspective on my life, I realized that in those moments it felt as if the chaos around me had frozen me in time. It’s left me waiting for something to happen or someone to show up. Mean while the world still rushed by. It was this odd realization that inspired me to create my interpretation of Still Life's that represent moments.


            This series is of “that moments when” you find yourself frozen. Whether it is from the chaos of life, absorbed in something you love, or the moment when you’re captivated by a kiss. There are no details as to what the moments are that are represented because each of us sees different things through our life experiences or current state of mind. It is for you to interpret on your own. 

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Boise Idaho Photographer: Spring... something to smile about

I love spring. Just ask anyone following me on Instagram. :-) I post photo after photo of the flowers in my yard. My friend even gave me a Birthday Card with a beautiful red paper flower on the front knowing that it would make my day. Until today all the photos I've taken were with my cell phone. For a photographer like me, it's been like allowing myself small amounts of oxygen. Today I chose to take a deep breath... 

It's hard to not smile when you're looking at something so beautiful. I'm no longer afraid to admit it... my mother (an expert gardener) had officially rubbed off on me. [love you mom!]
As a child I hated gardening but loved flowers. Now I wish I'd learned a little more from my mom. 

I hope that by sharing this you all feel a little warmer inside. :-) These are some of my favorite creations of this beautiful Earth. 

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Boise Idaho Photographer: Plenty of things I haven't seen

Yay for random pretty photos! :-D Okay so not so random, yet I'll still continue to refer to them as such!... Here are several images from the series of "random pretty" things I've been working on. It's amazing what you can find when you get in your car and drive. get out at random locations, walk around, then get back in again and drive some more. I never suspected I could find amazing and beautiful things just outside a construction zone, behind a Lowe's Home Improvement store, and off the side of the road. 
Sometimes it's nice to just take a photo of the simple things I normally wouldn't have the time to look at. 
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Boise Idaho Photographer: The View From Up Here

One of the greatest parts of being an artist is having connections to other artists. It's one of my favorite ways to learn. Which is why for the next several months a fellow artist and one of my professors, Jonathan Sadler and I will be collaborating on a project together. 
Here's how it works...  One of us will start by taking a photograph (like the one below, taken be little old me yesterday) and the other will respond to it with their own photograph. We'll go back and forth like this till we've created one exiting masterpiece. :-)

Photo ONE
"The View From Up Here"
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Boise Idaho Photographer: 365 and some

Since January 1st I've taken on the task of taking a photo (or more) a day. Not all of the photos have been strictly artistic, but I've decided to give myself the task of taking a photo a week that is strictly meant to be artistic!... and if it happens to be momentous of an occasion in my life or just a cute picture involving my little family, so be it! :-D

Here are several photos that I've loved and wanted to share here as a little bit of a taking off point.

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 Bogus Basin Ski Resort, Boise Idaho

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 Bogus Basin Ski Resort, Boise Idaho

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 Early Morning Commute, Downtown Boise Idaho.

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 Snowfall, Boise Idaho

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Boise Idaho Photographer: The Colors That Create Us

                As we see from bumper stickers, ribbons on t-shirts, awareness bracelets and special awareness days listed on our calendars, many people are becoming increasingly aware of the diseases, disabilities, and hardships which exist in our world. With thousands upon thousands of these trials, its hard to find a single person who has not been affected in some way by one or more of them.

            All around us there are individuals who are battling with these afflictions firsthand, and there are those closest to them who have been impacted by their affects as well. In each case, these are the people whose lives are enveloped and changed, both in negative and in positive ways.

            This series, which started as five images of individuals whose lives had been changed by their interactions with someone close to them, quickly expanded into a larger and more revealing series. Each individual captured in this series has felt the affects of the disease, disability, or hardship they represent, either personally or through their relationship with a loved one. The colors they wear all over their skin, clothes and hair represent the circumstances that have changed them.

            If there is one thing I can share that I have learned through my experience with this series, it's how you allow these changes to affect you which make the greatest difference. It's possible to look constantly at the past and wish you could change it, but it is living today and making it beautiful that makes life worth living.

Loss of a Female Child 

“My baby girl is my guardian angel.”

Hearing Impaired

“Whenever I hear the song of a bird, I wish my mom was able to hear it too.”

Anorexia nervosa

“After a third of my life battling, everyday of recovery is a success.”

Lung Cancer

“Irony: Feeling you need something that will kill you.”

Child Abuse

“It is the strong who protect those who can't protect themselves.”

Childhood Depression"I wish I could trade places with him so he could be happy too."

Breast Cancer

“I come from a family of survivors.”

Colon Cancer

“I love you Grandpa.”

Asperger’s Syndrome

“It's hard to see my brothers hardships, but easy to celebrate his victories.”

Lymphoma
“For my mother-in-law Ellen. We miss you.”

Spina Bifida

“Though physical abilities may be limited, determination is not.”

Thyroid Disease

“Living life without being defined by an illness.”

Vitiligo

“My mom has Vitiligo and she’s beautiful.”

Depression

“No more rain cloud! I'd rather embrace the silver lining.”

Substance Abuse

“I've never been to war, but I've won the battle against myself!"

Pancreatic Cancer

“In memory of the strong.”

Miscarriage

“To my baby… Someday I’ll hold you in my arms and tell you how much I love you.”

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All rights reserved. No part of this
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