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...
This week I explored the abandoned psychiatric center buildings in kings park with my friend cam and captured some scary images because halloween is coming up in a few weeks. Its amazing how cool buildings can look when no-one takes care of them for years.
Last week I got the opportunity to hear the photographic career path of another one of my professors, Cyr. He explained how he got to where he is today. It takes more planning than I initially thought, you always have to be one step ahead and know what your next move is. I is beneficial to have a goal and to plan out what you want to do so you can achieve steps that will get you to the end result that you want. Life moves faster than you realize so its good to be on your toes and always think of the future. I am also going to react to the art gallery on campus from staff members of the college. I particularly liked the piece that was a collage. In the world of digital art i often forget other mediums exist. It was cool to see a picture/panting combined with clippings from real magazines and other cutout photos. It is something i don't really see often so it was good to broaden my art horizon. I also am posting some important informat...
Perfect weather for sledding!
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