Hello, my name is Emma Hernandez. I'm currently 18 years old and working to get my BFA at the University of the Pacific in Stockton! I specialize in photography and Digital Art with pieces of drawings as well. I grew up always wanting to be more creative but was never really given the gift growing up. I came from a family that wasn’t very creative artistically but I’ve always felt inspired by the things around me.

I began drawing anime and other cartoons that sparked my interest but the practice never stuck with me because of my lack of confidence in my work. When I was given my first phone my most used feature was the camera. No matter what it was I always wanted to have a memory of it, whether it was family, friends, or just the sky. I fell in love with photography at a young age because it became something I was very proud of and something I wanted to pursue in the future, in order to share my work with others. In high school, I began my love for the Adobe programs as I took Advanced digital art classes and became more familiar with programs like Illustrator and Photoshop. Along with those programs, I began to use Lightroom when editing my photography which became my favorite part of photography in general. When I was given my first advanced digital camera at age 15 I began to photograph anything that caught my eye even though I had no idea of any of the technicalities when it came to taking the pictures themselves. I was heavily inspired by film when I knew someone who got their first manual camera. The overall process of film is something I hope to improve on in the future. Although I specialize in photography I have made occasional drawings and paintings and hope to improve on those skills in the future.