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John Paul Photography

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My name is J.P. O’Donnell; I have always been more of a "right brained" sort of person. I have always loved to draw, paint, and do anything that involves art. Photography has always been something special to me, I was fascinated as a kid with how and why pictures are taken. Growing up in a more "left brained" family, only motivated me more to be interested in this art form. Freshmen year I got super into dance and photography and recently I have decided that to be my career path. I hope to double major in dance and photography at an arts school. Live on the coast and make a name for myself in the industry as a dance photographer. But also specialize in wedding photography, portraits (senior pictures, headshot, graduation, family, school dances etc) , theater photography, and sports photography. I hope to get more into still/landscape photography, wildlife photography and street photography and increase my experience and skill level in those areas of film work.

My photography style is very out of the box, abstract and interesting, I love to make people think when they see a photograph of mine. Personally it means more to hear a "how?" rather than a "wow!". Taking chances and risks is very important to me. I love to be challenged. I think this is a very competitive and scary industry and you have to stay one step ahead of yourself. Photography is a magical thing and it’s so crucial to society that it doesn't get taken for granted.

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