Since I graduated from the Center of Digital Imaging and Arts (CDIA) at Boston University last November, I haven't had the chance to get back there and spend some time with the awesome faculty and students until last evening. That is, myself and three other students (Belen Gabilondo, Gaston Lacombe, and Victor Johnson) were given the opportunity to spend several hours having our portfolios reviewed by local professionals during CDIA's ongoing Salon Group.
The panelists included Vincent Ricardel, an editorial and advertising portrait artist whose portraits include the Dalai Lama and Mikhail Gorbachev; Lauren Stockbower, a former Senior Photography Editor with the U.S. News and World Report and currently freelancing as a photography editor with assignments ranging from the National Geographic and the Nature Conservancy; Michael Lappin, who is currently working with the National Geographic; and Chris Alvanas, owner of Lightyear Imaging and the Director of Photography at the Washington DC campus of CDIA.
I was able to present ten images (see below) that I felt represented my best work and illustrated where I want to go as a photographer in the future. I will always continue to provide local clients with portrait art and coverage of their weddings, however there is an artistic side of me that would like to further purse commercial lifestyle and fashion photography with a hint of surrealism on the side. What a great opportunity to express those intentions and receive meaningful and honest feedback. I am recharged!
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