Animal Portraits was the first photo series I created using an iPhone in 2011. The series was inspired by the beautiful illustrated art found in many books I was reading to my children at the time. I used portrait lighting and multiple IOS app including iColorama S to create the sketch effect and Snapseed to give the image an 'aged' look. As my kids grew older, many of the animal dolls were packed away. However, my 21-year-old son still has the elephant named 'Kid' on his nightstand next to his bed. The series always reminds me of my kids' childhood days, playing with these animal dolls and seeing them come to life.
