Summer Portrait Photographer

portrait by Lindsey Harris

Summer was a learning time for me. Every other summer when school ends, the camera seems to collect dust and I take a break from shooting and printing. This summer was quite the exception. I was very familiar with working in a dark room and printing my images by hand. I was not familiar with client-based work, and shooting with my digital camera to the client's specifications. So this was for sure a growing time. I worked for Clemson University Student Affairs shooting anything from graduation photos to portraits for various groups on campus. At the end of the summer I realized I had really learned how to use my digital camera, and learned the little details by making mistakes and moving forward. I got to take that knowledge into helping shoot a wedding in North Carolina for some close family friends. I realized a little bit about myself and I it has followed into my own personal work. I value capturing people on camera, and telling something about them. I am continuing to work for the school, doing small shoots here and there.

Lindsey Harris

portrait by Lindsey Harris

Internship: Charleston Magazine

food photography for Charleston Magazine

This past summer I interned with Charleston Magazine, a local publication whose publisher also produces WNC (Western North Carolina) magazine, Charleston Weddings magazine, House Calls magazine, and Grand Strand magazine. I was in the art department where there were design interns, photo interns, and some that did both. It was a tremendous growing opportunity for me as I learned proper etiquette for photo shoots and how to interact with a person that you are photographing for the magazine, and how to be professional at shoots while still being nice. One of the first things that surprised me when I was learning about the production process of the magazines was that you work on the publication for the month of May for example, in March and it has to be shipped by the end of March to have time to be shipped, printed, sent back, and distributed to all the stores by the 1st of May. Although I came into my internship having little to no experience with photoshop and indesign, I came out of it being so much more proficient in these programs it was unreal, which was extremely helpful. I appreciated how my bosses put our learning above everything else because the way they see it we are there to learn as much as possible in the short three months. Therefore, they pushed us to do things we might not normally do such as shooting the 10 or 12 products for the Love It! section all by myself and setting up the studio lights by myself, and also eventually going on photo shoots by ourselves.

Alice Wannamaker

BFA Show: Currently In Lee Gallery

The show will be open this Mon-Fri 9am- 4:30pm. The reception will be held Friday from 6-8pm. Come out and enjoy food, music and an a lot of art. There are photos by Brooke Buckley and Kelli Butler, as well as work from other seniors.

BFA Show: Currently In Lee Gallery

Ripe Green Bananas: Photography by Ashley Wood
Reception: April 29, 6-8

This week: Upcoming BFA Show

Come out this week to see the first of 3 BFA shows. A senior in photo, Anthony Lambruschi will have work in this first show. It will be up Monday the 18th through Friday the 22nd. Artist's talks will take place on Friday at 5:00 with a reception to follow. Come out and see some amazing work from other BFA's as well!

BFA Student Accepted into Clemson's Digital Production Arts Program for Grad School

Brooke Buckley, a senior in photography was recently accepted into Clemson's DPA Program. She hopes to learn the technical aspects of computer animation from initial designs to rendering. Congratulations Brooke!!!

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BFA Student Accepted into SMFA's MFA Program

Ashley Wood, a senior, was just accepted into Boston's School of the Museum of Fine Arts MFA program. We are very excited for her, Congratulations Ashley!!!
Click images to see more of Ashley's work