Recent shootings in the North End
While I haven’t talked about it much, I’ve been in art school for a couple years. I’m going for… (take a deep breath)… a Certificate in Electronic Graphic Design from the New England School of Art and Design (aka NESAD) at Suffolk University. (Okay, breathe again).
This semester’s class is Digital Photography, which has been one of my passions for over a decade. The good part is that we’re learning more about general photographic techniques than the technology, which is good, because I could teach courses in the latter.
But since my readers have given me positive feedback when I’ve included photos in my journal, I thought I’d share a few of my better images for class from time to time. So here are two.
At our second class meeting, there was a Suffolk outreach program going on at NESAD, so we rushed upstairs to shoot it. While looking for shots, I spied a sandwich on a plate underneath a chair; some college student was still too finicky to eat the crust of their bread! It was right next to one of the paint-spattered art stools with two outreach flyers and a cup of water, which perfectly complemented the sandwich. I think the photo’s a real winner.
Our next class was spent wandering all over Boston on an architectural shoot, but again serendipity provided a wonderful shot of these flavored syrup bottles in the window of a North End shop. I wish I’d had more time, so that I could actually set the shot up properly.
Of course, both images are much more appealing when printed 7x10 or displayed full size, but I’m not going to put all the biggies up for you. Though perhaps it is almost time to put up an online portfolio of photos, print work, and Web design.
More images as the class progresses… I hope you enjoy.