Getting my feet wet...

This weekend I shot my first wedding! Here is a slideshow with some of the results... (Warning, the quality is super low, I need to figure out a better system for uploading quickly...)

It Doesn't Last Forever: Senior Thesis Exhibition

It's done!

My senior thesis show is currently up in the Art and Music Library Gallery! The opening reception is tomorrow night at 5:30pm. Refreshments will be provided! The show will run until April 30th.

Timothy Archibald

I stumbled across this photographer and love all his work. He does commercial and editorial photography. One series in particular caught my eye which was his series Echolilia on his autistic son. You can see the series here

Spring Playlist

This is one of my Spotify playlists for the spring. If you don't have Spotify, you need to get it! It's totally free. Click the link below for the playlist!

Spring 2012

Cloud Installations by Berndnaut Smilde

This is so cool... by completely controlling the temperature and humidity of a room, Smilde creates temporary cloud installations!

Post-Graduation Plans

I've given a lot of thought to the path I'll take after graduation. I know a few things are pretty certain, but others are more cloudy.

Shea and I will be moving to New Hampshire at the end of May. We hope to be near Portsmouth. I will likely get whatever full time position I can, hopefully in something photography related. Shea will continue doing freelance programming while doing research on the side. My plan as of now is to start a photography business that I can grow while working at my day job. At first I'll probably be doing some events, e-sessions, and family photography, but no weddings. I've been contacting many photographers in the area we are relocating to in hopes to be an assistant and hopefully and eventual second shooter for weddings. Then once I feel as though I have enough experience I'll begin working this into my own business. I have yet to see a wedding, so this is really a big question mark for me right now. Hopefully I'll love them as much as I think I will!

If anyone knows of a job in the NH/Boston area I would be so very grateful if you'd let me know!

A reminder, my website/portfolio can be found at www.alyssa-mae.com

New Work

I'm really having a hard time finding a focused path I can follow with my work. I keep doing mini shoots after being inspired and feeling like my concepts won't go any further than a few photos before I feel like I can't expand on the series. Hopefully one of these ideas will stick!

My next few projects:

Taking photos about my science interests and childhood

Doing a series on the collections I had as a child

Telling a story in photos

Doing something on social interactions and my struggles with large groups

Continue to see what I can do with incomplete images and silhouettes.