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My Last Class

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I came into FIT on the last day of Summer Live with a mission: finish my magazine project. I had been working on the piece for the past three weeks, but still had so much to do before I could call it complete. The biggest task by far was to design and write my last feature story, “Special Effects: Secrets to Cooler Film Photos.”

Throughout the last week I had been walking around the FIT campus, snapping away at the subtle beauty of the city. I also played around with the camera at home, and when my roll of film was done, I frantically went to every pharmacy I could think of in a rush to get my photos developed in time for the last day of class (FYI- neither of the two Duane Reade’s near FIT develop photos). On the train I chose the best photos for my story and wrote tips (using knowledge I picked up last summer in the Digital Photography and Photoshop class) to go along with them. I was so relieved to have gotten it done and excited to get to FIT and put it all into Adobe InDesign.

When I arrived in the classroom I got straight to work. I first designed a colorful grid to place my photos on and a headline using typography skills I had learned in class. I started pasting my photos in and spent a big block of time arranging and rearranging them on the page. It got pretty tiresome, but Rome wasn’t built in a day! I kept trying different sizes, positions, and layouts and finally arrived at something I love. After adding in the tips, my story was finally complete. Making a magazine spread that I had photographed, written, and designed was the most rewarding experience. I loved seeing my original work come together in such a professional way.

my finished story

The last thing to do was put a the finishing touches on the rest of my magazine. After a myriad of saves and previews, everything was finally in order. All type was correctly sized, all colors rightly saturated, all design elements perfectly placed; I was finally ready to present to the class.

I was so impressed as Professor Lerner pulled up the magazines on the overhead- and not just with my own work. We had been doing class critiques every week, and I noticed that everyone had come such a long way. We learned new skills, refined our tastes, and created beautiful pieces unique to our own interests. It’s amazing how diverse the final projects were. I’m amazed that while I used the project to finally try film photography, others used it to to express their love of fashion, poetry, music, dance, history, street art, and so much more.

While I was sad to see the last day go, I was happy to look back on my FIT experience with amazing memories and a great appreciation for all the new skills I’ve learned. It’s truly a bittersweet ending.

Until Next Time,

Lindsay

Lights, camera, POSE!

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Yesterday was like a dream come true. We went to the studio to take photographs of everyone. The morning started with me stuffing a bunch of costumes and props into my bag; whatever I could find that would make the people in the pictures look even better! It was tough carrying a huge bag on the train there and back but it was worth it! I arrived at FIT and then the day started. We got to the studio which was upstairs in the school and we set up everything to take photos. After all the lights and backgrounds were set up… we began. Almost everyone in the class modeled and we got some really amazing shots of each other. I am very proud of the work that I completed yesterday. Here are some of my favorite pictures from yesterday

At the end of my photo shoot I had about 900 pictures that I took of everyone. It was all about the timing and the lighting of the pictures. After this whole experience it helped me realize that photography is without a doubt what I want to pursue in my life, FIT made this dream become even closer over these past two weeks. Thanks to FIT, I can now create a portfolio for college :) Without FIT I do not know where I would be right now and in my future.

Ciao! Talk to everyone soon!

-Brooke

 

Fashion in the Family

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My mom took this photo of my sister and I having tea after shopping at Bergdorf Goodman

I’m very lucky; my family has always been supportive of my fashion dreams. From an early age I looked up to my mom, who has worked for companies like Liz Claiborne and Ralph Lauren, and is now at Michael Kors. I often hear people say that it took them a while to realize fashion could be a real career, but because of my mom, I’ve always known that fashion is an industry and not just something frivolous.

My dad and my sister have also influenced my love for fashion. When I was growing up, my dad was always taking pictures. A few years ago he taught me how to take photos and helped me pick out my first SLR camera, and I’ve been hooked on photography ever since. Without knowledge of the camera, I wouldn’t have been able to start my personal style blog, The Style Child.

Images are such a huge part of fashion. Ad campaigns, magazine editorials, and online content all require skilled lensmen to capture the mood and emotion of a brand or story. My sister has been photographing me for my blog, and she does a great job of capturing exactly what I envision each time we shoot.

My family members have helped and inspire me, and they are reason I’m here at FIT. It was my mom’s idea to sign me up for classes for the past two summers, and I wouldn’t be able to get to the city each day without a ride to the train from my dad. I know not everyone has a family as encouraging as mine, so I’m grateful for everything they do to support me.

Until Next Time,

Lindsay

NYC Highline

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Hey everyone ! My second week at FIT was amazing ! Not only did learn how to photoshop pictures into other pictures but on Wednesday we went to the NYC highline! The highline was breathtaking; especially since it was such a beautiful day. For those of you that have never been to the highline, it was an old railroad that lifted freight traffic 30 feet in the air that was built in the 1930′s. The railroad was slowly demolished over time and in 1999, non-profit friends of the highline decided to make use of this space so that it didn’t go to waste. They decided to make it open to the public and make it into an elevated park. On June 8th, 2009 the first section the highline was opened to the public, and that was the South section. Following that, on June 7th, 2011 a ribbon was cut to open the second highline section. This park stretches from Gansevoort street to 20th street.

We exited out of FIT and walked to the highline. As soon as we arrived, everyone started taking pictures because it was such an amazing place, especially for  people that love art. There are gardens with colorful flowers all along the elevated park. There are also paintings on the sides of buildings that are very cool to look at, the one below was my favorite

This was my favorite scene at the highline. I edited this picture in photoshop so that the colors in the painting really stood out. I made everything around the painting black and white.

As my friends and I walked along the highline we saw really pretty flowers and plants and we got to see all different views of the city.

This was one of the views while we walked along the park

Although it was a perfect sunny day, it got extremely hot, so on one part of the highline there was a little area where you could stop for a cold drink, food, or ice pops.

 

Overall, I thought that this trip was a really good experience. It was mostly a good experience because we had great opportunities to take many photographs. Even if you’re not a photographer I suggest you go to the highline when you aren’t doing anything else! it is an amazing place.

I have to get to bed so I am not tired for class tomorrow! Goodnight !

-Brooke

 

FIT is flying by too fast!

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Hi again! I cannot believe that my first week at FIT is over. I have to admit, I am pretty sad about this because I know that the next two weeks are probably going to go by just as fast… BUT I don’t want to think about that last day at FIT so lets move on…

My first week at FIT was AMAZING. I learned sooo much about photography and I know I am going to learn even more this week. I made soo many new friends and I’ve seen everybody’s photography and it is cool to see because people take pictures of something that you would never even think to take a picture of.  After taking pictures everywhere I went, we finally got to photoshop. I learned about all the tools in photoshop and it helped a lot with all my photographs. We got to pick one of our favorite pictures and edit them, so here is my first one…

The picture above is a combat boot that I took a picture of, I thought that the edit was really interesting because it brought out the vintage look of the shoe. This is not my favorite picture I have ever taken but I know that I will take more pictures that I will enjoy more during the class!

Everyone has different styles and techniques and not one photo will ever come out the same when there are two photographers. My style is mostly macro (close up) and taking pictures of something or someone that people wouldn’t usually notice. I like to make it so that people can look at the object or person in a different way or outlook.

Below is my favorite picture I have taken so far!

This is one of my favorite pictures so far because of the colors in the flower and the bee that is on the flower.

Anyway, I better get to bed so I am well rested for tomorrow. Cannot wait for another day at FIT. Hopefully I don’t get on the wrong train again tomorrow !

Ta ta for now!

-Brooke :)