This Week me and my friends played around with light! First we messed around with long exposures and colors at my house. I put the flash on so that the people would freeze in the picture but you could still see movement in the background. Than last night it was super foggy out and about 2am and me and my friends decided to get some fog pictures. We utilized a long exposure so you could see the ray of light from the flashlight reflect off the fog.
Today in class I saw some of professor keener's work. It was very cool to see his transition from photojournalism to fine art photography. It also made me realize all the possible careers and paths photography can take you down. I really liked some of his fine art work, especially the playground zero photos, I though they looked really cool. It was also cool to see a different side of a professor. We got a glimpse of his past and what he has been through. We kind of got a sense of who he is and how he as changed through life just by looking at his work from over the years, which is cool to see. I also learned that a career in photography can last a lifetime. He has been taking pictures for like 40 years and does not seem to be slowing down. Thats what is cool about photography, you never really retire until you die. You can pretty much always take pictures either professionally or not. Sidenote: I did not know wha...
Reaction Paper About a week or 2 ago my photography class visited a photographer’s studio. The photographer we visited is Jim Lennon (lol no to be confused with john lennon). He is a local photographer on long island and mostly works with corporate clients. His studio is kind of small and he only has 1 employee, his wife. He has 2 Hasselblad cameras and a variety of lights. H also has a mock kitchen set up for food/kitchen based clients. I learned a lot during this visit. I learned how expensive and difficult it is to run your own studio. I also learned how much training and year of experience you need to have to make it actually happen. There is so much more that goes into running your own studio, way more than I imagined. After visiting his studio and hearing speak I am definitely discouraged. It is way too complicated, expensive an...
Perfect weather for sledding!
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