Tag Archive: oberlin photo class

  1. Photo class trip to New York

    Getting ready for the drive included jumping Sophie’s car, losing keys and a backpack, cleaning out Sophie’s car, etc, all of which delayed our departure! Sophie, Victoria, Leah and Sophia in Chelsea. Cute! Meredith on the phone through a gallery window. Pipo with Sophie, Leah and Jimmy buying empanadas in the background. Sophia in Topshop! …

  2. Thank you!!

    I just wanted to say thanks, Pipo, for a fantastic semester. I have enjoyed your class so much- the challenge of learning photography as well as the engaging ideas and material presented in class. I’ve also had fun keeping a blog (I think I’ll keep it up, esp. while I’m in Beijing next semester!). See …

  3. Fourth Project: Luck

    (these scans are really horrible, sorry- it was my first time scanning negs.) (project statement)For this final piece I combined a process I have been working on in my sculpture class (2-part molds) with a photographic narrative. The little shapes I photographed are cast from glycerin and are duplicates of this incredible stone I found …

  4. Third Project: Persona

    (apologies for the dust. I can’t make myself be a perfectionist about dust on negatives. I think it must be a form of rebellion for me.)(project statement)I created an installation in my room that suggested an environment. I asked two friends who are dancers and have known each other for a long time to be …

  5. Second Project: Emulation

    Escape “She didn’t want to risk it, but she knew she had to go back.” A Strange Day in October “It had been ten minutes.“ Antique Dealings “The next morning it happened again.“ Emulation of Chris Van Allsburg’s The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.(project statement) For this project I tried to recreate the essence of one …

  6. First Project: Mapping

    Mapping Project StatementThis project for me was not only about the subject of mapping, but also learning to express my ideas through the visual language of photography. My interpretation of mapping dealt with texture, scale and form. For me, this project was not so much about recording a certain place or even a feeling, but …

  7. failed photo shoot

    This was the original idea for my final photo project; it had to be scrapped when the negatives came back so dark and there was dust on the lens. ( sad foghorn noise). Many thanks to mom for having the film processed. My sister and I in our shared bathroom at home- a place of …