by Eileen | Aug 26, 2018 | Inspiration, MFA, Photo essay, Portraits, residency review
This past June, I completed my second ten-day residency as part of the low-residency Lesley University Low-Residency MFA program. The following is an informal essay summarizing residency highlights, feedback, and areas of research. I have organized this review into...
by Eileen | Aug 25, 2018 | Art, Cape Cod, Maine, MFA, Oddities around us, Photo essay, Portraits
Strangers and Campers During the last three summers I’ve spent time in the village of Dennis Port making portraits of strangers. I continued this work and made several new portraits and even made it inside a sitter’s cottage. While I didn’t make any outstanding...
by Eileen | Jul 19, 2018 | Cape Cod, Cape Coddities, MFA, Photo essay, portrait obscura, Portraits
Single images from the past year or less. Click on an image to open lightbox. Upload Files Portrait Obscura: Tom in the headlights at Fortes Beach, Hyannis Port Chick, Sandy Neck, Cape Cod Working with model Billy, a brazen exhibitionist I discovered. Suzi and...
by Eileen | May 10, 2018 | Inspiration, MFA, Portraits, Work du jour
Greg my mentor stresses that it’s not good enough to make pictures, they need to be beautiful. As the semester comes to a close, I feel I’ve not made many beautiful images; save the one here at the top of the page. I lost my way a bit this semester, my...
by Eileen | Apr 2, 2018 | MFA, Portraits
It’s midway through my first MFA semester and I wanted to reflect on my studio work. It’s been a difficult two months for me creatively. My mentor, Greg Miller, has me working in a different way than I’m accustomed to, and as a result has tossed me...
by Eileen | Mar 16, 2018 | Cape Cod, Photo essay, portrait obscura, Portraits, Work du jour
I’ve been working with models this winter, a new endeavor for me. The models keep me on my toes as I need to be prepared with ideas and the appropriate gear. While shooting the lovely Kate, pictured above in a vintage commode, I had an idea. What if I...
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