By Ayla Ozturk My classmate Dina was assigned an album of my choosing: The Family Jewels by Marina and the Diamonds. Her job was to create an alternative album cover that represented what the album was. This was the result: I think she fulfilled my expectations. The only thing that bugs me is the variety […]
By Ayla Ozturk I think that it does. Here’s why. A big element of photography is looking for stories to tell. When you look long enough, it’s all you start to see. For example, let’s say you’re sitting in a restaurant. You’re eating that godly bean burrito. You don’t think to look for those stories. […]
By Ayla Ozturk While a camera is a pretty important tool for a photographer, their feet are just as important. To change the perspective of a picture, you need to move physically. Yes, you can use specific lenses and settings, but it’s artificial. It can almost be like a lie. There’s a huge difference between […]
By Ayla Ozturk “You know, I really don’t think you learn from teachers. You learn from work. I think what you learn, really, is how to be – you have to be your own toughest critic, and you only learn that from work, from seeing work.” -Gary Winograd I personally think you learn from both. […]
By Ayla Ozturk We were assigned a project in which we got a random item from the dollar store and made an advertisement selling it. I partnered with my classmate Dina to sell a pink “stuffed” monkey labeled “Fuzzy Friend.” We named it Pinky Pal. Pinky Pal was advertised to be a friend to buy […]