Artist leaves digital in dust

To Andrew Moore, there’s something honest in capturing a moment through a camera lens — something that digital editing software can’t come close to achieving.

It’s this natural state of expression that Moore, a photographer for eight years, hopes to represent in his photography.
“There’s really cool stuff you can do in Photoshop,” Moore said. “But when it comes to my stuff, I really love having it be like how I took the picture.”

In June, Moore opened up his own photography business, Light Leak Photography. Moore said he finds himself building the
company’s foundation, since it’s still in its infant stage.

“I just want to be able to shoot more people. … If there are
models in need of a portfolio done, if there’s a band that needs something,” Moore said. “Honestly, a lot of it is just interacting with people. Like, I love doing portraits more than anything.”

Hannah Filyk, a UNM student and one of Moore’s first models, said her photo shoot was natural.
“He’s just a really cool guy, and his pictures really reflect his personality,” Filyk said.

While Moore shoots mostly portraits, he said he meshes urban and outdoor aspects into most of his work. For Filyk’s photo shoot, Moore located a graffiti-covered arroyo with a clear blue sky and the mountains looming off in the distance as a backdrop.
Moore said that the way models react to settings is more important than how they’re positioned.

“I don’t really like posing all the time,” Moore said. “I’d rather just watch and see what’s going on with the person, or not necessarily the person, but the subject.”

Eight years behind the camera, Moore said, allowed him to grow physically and emotionally as he became more technically proficient.
“My grandpa and my mom were both really into photography, and I was pretty much surrounded by it my whole life. … A lot of
inspiration came from them,” he said.

Looking into his future as a businessman and photographer, Moore said his passion for the art is omnipresent.
“I just love making art, basically, and photography is the way I grew up doing it,” Moore said. “I just loving watching the world and seeing what’s going on.”