Wednesday, December 11, 2019

We Are Family - Fashion Photography Shoot at AIC with Students and Staff


At the start of the semester in Advanced Photography, Professor Nordell sat with students and collaboratively wrote course outcomes based on student interests and professional goals:

Course Outcomes

The semester culminated in a fashion shoot during which the student photographers demonstrated mastery of many outcomes.  A big thanks to all the volunteer models, who not only struck poses, but also helped with setting up and breaking down lighting gear.

The Team: (left to right) Professor Kat Lombard-Cook, photographer Danny James, photo assistant Jeshua Darnell, photographer Margarita Velazco, Destiny Alicea, Chandler Cotton and Danica Johnson.  Photo by Profesor Nordell


During the semester Margarita Velazco presented the work of noted photographer Annie Leibovitz.  Margarita was intrigued with Leibovitz's approach of bringing a studio lighting set out into the world to simultaneously show the scene and the behind-the-scenes.

Modern Family: (front to back, left to right) Rose McCaffrey, Destiny Alicea, Professor Kat Lombard-Cook, Chandler Cotton, Dean of Students Matt Scott, Mariah Mauke, Danica Johnson.  Photo by Margaria Velazco

Sam Abdul-Karim, AIC '19 (left) and Assistant Director of Diversity Education Alicia McKenzie.  Photo by Danny James




To add layers of meaning to black and white portraiture, models were asked to bring objects that represent one of their cultural identities.

Professor Althea Michel.  Photo by Danny James

Dean of Students Matt Scott (front) and Chandler Cotton.  Photo by Margarita Velazco

Professor Nordell holds a reflector as Margarita Velazco photographs Danica Johnson.  Photo by Marty Langford




Danica Johnson

Stepping Out: (left to right) Danica Johnson, Rose McCaffrey and Professor Althea Michel.  Photo by Danny James

Beauty Lighting:  Lauren Witherspoon.  Photo by Danny James

Destiny Alicea.  Photo by Danny James

Peekaboo: (left to right) photo assistant Jeshua Darnell, photographer Danny James and Chandler Cotton. Photo by Margarita Velazco

See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil.  Photographer Margarita Velazco at work.  Photo by Professor Lombard-Cook





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