Oh, hello! Brush the dust off the chair and take a load off. It’s been awhile, hasn’t it?
It’s 2014 and I didn’t bother with the resolution nonsense, it never amounts to much and with my ADD personality… let’s just say weekly resolutions are more my speed.
I spent last week in Phoenix, AZ for Imaging USA, the PPA’s national convention. One of the activities I volunteered for was to be a mentor for the Student Photographic Society. For several hours I reviewed portfolios of some very talented students. One of the lessons I learned during this time was that I completely suck at shooting for myself.
Time and time again, a cohesive body of work was placed in front of me. Work that wasn’t the same client’s face in 7 outfits in front of 9 backgrounds, but work with a theme, with meaning, with some intrinsic value other than sales orders.
And I was impressed. And inspired. To what? That remains to be seen, but I’m thinking. A variety of personal projects are forming. I’ll keep you updated.
Meanwhile – I’d like to share one of the projects I was fortunate enough to critique.
This body of work, entitled “Keepsake” was the thesis of Taylor BFA graduate Katie Yuen. She’s a pretty cool chick. And she shoots film. With a Hasselblad. Yeah, that kind of cool. I liked how she approached her project and I was intrigued with a collection of portraits that contained no faces. Challenging. Inspiring. Wootnessy!
Katie’s Bio:
Katie Yuen is a 2013 graduate of Tyler’s BFA Photography program. Born in New York City, raised in the Pocono Mountains and educated in the City of Brotherly Love, She will be adding to the Tyler Alumna on the west coast in San Diego, California the summer of 2013. Katie is a fine art wedding and portrait photographer when she isn’t shooting in black and white film with her Hasselblad. She loves a good cup of tea, dark chocolate and her cat, Finnegan. Smiling is her favorite.
Katie’s Website: http://www.katieyuenphotography.com/
Enjoy!