Photography Midterm Pt.II: Empire

*I will try to post the photo's from my final project when I get time to load them up!*

Photography Midterm Pt. I: Empire

These were my first photos ever using a SLR. The focus of the class of course was a beginner's Black & White course. Sorry they are so dark, Dell's aren't really that poppin' for editing purposes[lol].

So my "idea" derived from my love for Greek & Roman art. Whether sculpture, painting, writing, etc., they pretty much were a quintessential example of a great artistic movement. I had taken many advanced drawing classes, which the focus is always on Greek & Roman sculptures depicting very statuesque men & women. Visiting The Met almost twice a week, I found myself to always be roaming the Greek & Roman Art wing, examining the intricately carved statues, that I swear are so realistic, probably come to life when we are all asleep. So, I took all the aspects from my other art classes and found that much of New York City's architecture is reminiscent of Greek & Roman architecture. A very boring and common theme for photography, but I'd thought it'd be a pretty reasonable task for me to handle for my first shot at photography.

*More photos in the next post.*

And So It Begins....

So, school is finally over! Yes, Spring semester 'O9 is a thing of the past & now we can all sit in anticipation, waiting for our grades to be posted. I do not think I did as well as I have done in the before, but I am finally officially A SENIOR so I have diagnosed myself with Senoritis, which gives me the free pass to slip up, or be late, or even almost fail a class. I am happy that I have survived another school year without anything crazy happening to me. I am happy that I have learned how to use a SLR camera and semi-mastered printing photos. I am happy that I learned the drawing techniques of Leonardo DaVinci and plan on developing better figure drawings and/or paintings. I am happy that I was able to read great novels by New York writers in my english class, which gave me a slight glimmer of hope that if this art sh*t doesn't go too well, I have a future in my #1 love, writing. I have registered for my Fall 'O9 classes & much to my dismay that I might, well most likely, fail or not get the credit for my American Painting art history class, I will have to register for a third art class to finally finish my 42-credit art major. I don't really know what I'm doing with myself, or my talents but going into the final stretch of my college career, I know the long road to that Soho loft apartment, starts here. . .