NESOP Alumni Blog

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had a chance to blog but that doesn’t mean our grads haven’t been busy! I have quite a few posts to get to but we’ll start with San Francisco based photographer Patrik Argast (’97).

Patrick specializes in advertising, architectural and editorial photography.  Having just been through a renovation, I’m particularly drawn to his interiors and love his most recent shoot: a beautiful renovation in Palo Alto.

Patrik Argast

Patrik Argast

I lasted about two seconds when I attempted to photograph my own home, so I can’t help but appreciate how clean and perfect Patrik’s images are. He makes it look easy!

Patrik Argast

For more of Patrik’s work or if you just want to check out the latest in interior design, you can find his work and a link to his blog at www.argast.com.

Last in our look at this year’s portfolio honors is Matthew Murphy (but certainly not least with the last name Murphy.)  Matt majored in Black & White fine art and minored in Color.  He’s chosen to show work here from his Black & White series called “Meditations.”

Matthew James Murphy

Matt explains:  “Meditations is a series of self-portraits shot in the studio with a large format camera. They are equal parts photography and performance art as they are all single exposures with shutter speeds ranging from thirty seconds to two minutes. All images seen here are scans of selenium toned silver gelatin prints.”

Matthew James Murphy

Matthew James Murphy

Matt is also a poet and has written a poem that accompanies the work:

To see more of Matt’s photography as well as poetry.  You can find him at mjamesmurphy.com and on his blog documentations of light (mjamesmurphy.blogspot.com).

Olivia Moran majored in Creative Imaging Arts and minored in Architectural Photography.

Olivia Moran

Olivia describes her Creative Imaging work on her website: “This body of work is intended to visually describe the feeling of a presence that palpably yet intangibly inhabits a physical place.”

Olivia Moran

Olivia Moran

As for her plans now, Olivia writes “I’m planning on continuing my digital arts project, and beginning a residential architecture portfolio. Before all that though, I’m going on a cross country road trip, leaving July 3 and coming back sometime in August. I plan on taking at least a million pictures, and assembling some type of photo book when I get back, possibly a collaborative project with Elena Ricci. (We’re going on the trip together).”

Olivia’s website is oliviamoranphoto.com.

Congrats Olivia!

Up next from this year’s Portfolio Honors recipients:  YoonJoo Kim.  YoonJoo majored in Advertising, Minor in Architecture and also created and elective portfolio in Creative Imaging Arts.

YoonJoo Kim

YoonJoo defines her style as: “Fun. Unique. Colorful. Creative. Stylish. These are the five words I want people to remember of my work and me as a photographer.”

YoonJoo Kim

“Upon coming to America at the age of 15, I began to see the world with a new set of eyes – eyes that are capable of visualizing the world with unique mix of Asian and American culture.

I enjoy doing architectural photography the most. (I’ve always been in love with interior design or decoration.) I would love to work as a successful, professional architectural photographer, and especially want to work with interior designers.”

YoonJoo Kim

You can find more of YoonJoo’s whimsical work on her website: yjclick.com and on her blog. Congrats to YoonJoo!

Jennifer Rose majored in Advertising and minored in Fashion but only because Fashion is only offered as a minor.  It’s clear from looking at her work that we’ll soon be seeing her name in a fashion mag.  In fact she already has a few photo credits to her name: most recently Boston Home Magazine and Blast Magazine.

Jennifer Rose

Jennifer Rose

Jennifer Rose

You can find more of Jennifer’s work on her website: Jen-Rose.com or on her blog.

Every year the faculty at the New England School of Photography awards “Portfolio Honors” to a handful of the top portfolios in the annual review of the graduating class.  This year we’ll be featuring those honorees on our blog as a way to welcome the class of 2010 to the NESOP alumni family.

First up:  Chandra Guthro.  Chandra majored in Fine Art Black and White and minored in Portraiture.  Her Major body of work featured a series created in large format called “Abstractions”.

Chandra Guthro

As Chandra herself explains on her website:  “(I’m) completely guilty of falling in love with large format, black & white film. I’m always in awe of what we can produce simply by allowing light through a lens.”

Chandra Guthro

Chandra spent her time in Portraiture focusing on old-school Hollywood glamor with stunning results.  She had many of us here at NESOP wanting to line up for our own “Mad-Men” style shoot, so it seems that maybe her timing for this style is right-on.

Chandra Guthro

For more of Chandra’s work or to book your own glamor shoot, you can find Chandra at ChandraMariePhotography.com.