Coffee Hour, Tuesday, 2/20 8am – 9am.
Stop by Boland Hall Gallery for coffee and take a look at this series of student photographs

Samantha Hagelbarger

Students in Professor Krista Svalbonas’s Digital Photography I class present their latest images. There are over twenty photographs on display by fifteen students from varying backgrounds covering a wide range of subjects.

 

Natalie Simms

Experimenting with shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, the rule of thirds, and light,  students from Professor Krista Svalbonas’s Digital Photography 1 class explored a particular theme or idea in these photographs Practicing different techniques has pushed students to identify certain technical and aesthetic characteristics of a photograph inside and outside of the classroom.  According to Svalbonas, “Digital Photography 1 introduces students to the fundamental terminology, concepts, methodologies, and techniques of digital photography. It focuses on the principles of composition, lighting, and visual story telling in photography.”

These photos show students’ perspectives on “how to tell a narrative story of the human experience” through digital photography, according to Professor Svalbonas. Svalbonas encouraged students to “photograph something that you feel strongly about, that interests you and you want to learn more about.”

For Dylan Eddinger ’19, Digital Photography 1 has challenged him to come out of his comfort zone as a photographer. As Eddinger reflects on taking Digital Photography 1, he now feels confident that “I can effectively create my own narrative in photographs.” Eddinger recalls one of the biggest obstacles he faced:photographing a series of photos that“involved something bigger than myself.”         

Eddinger chose to shoot his photographs at different locations throughout the city of Philadelphia. Prior to taking each photograph, he had a specific vision in mind. The man he photographed surrounded by American flags is a Philadelphia native and blues rocker who idolizes Bruce Springsteen.     One of Eddinger’s favorite images in the exhibition is from his long exposure series that contains the tagline for the fight against opioid addiction; “It only takes a little to lose a lot.” In a place where heroin takes over the streets, Eddinger found himself walking past “many struggling homeless people, and witnessed two corner deals” as he stood under the L train in Kensington Philadelphia at 2:45 am. As a result of witnessing what many people face in their daily lives, Eddinger believes that “there is hope for these people who have become addicted in our city.” Using photography, Digital Photography 1 had the opportunity to bring social and political issues in Philadelphia to light.

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“Photography can offer you a new way to look at your surroundings. It can surprise, inspire, excite and re-imagine the world around us.”    —Professor Krista Svalbonas

—Kelly Smith ’19
Gallery Exhibition Research Assistant

Blaise Knebels