risd final

I'm almost done with my RISD semester. Phew, four more classes for my degree, two of which I plan to fast track and take during the winter session. Then I will only have two more including my big final project. Yay, then I will celebrate the second degree I've earned while working full time. I'm thinking this one may have actually been just as challenging as that Master's degree because we added the baby into the mix ;)

This semester I did a ton of new lens work. I learned to use some manual lens functions that I've always been curious about. I was especially excited by the Lensbaby. My project scope included taking photos from the perspective of a baby. Human eyesight develops over the first three months. I was fascinated by how eyesight develops and I tried to translate the focal range and color acquisition into my images. Here is the final video that I presented to my class and all of our special guests last night:
http://vimeo.com/8084310

A Child's Viewpoint from LB on Vimeo.
My final print presentation was in the shape of an eyechart printed on clear plastic. You can click on this image to see it larger. This is one of my favorite images from the blueish series.
Another fun tidbit: I am part of this email group that discusses different types of play. It is fun to examine play from the angle of Registered Play Therapists (aka. people who work for places like Children's Museums and take the science of play very, very seriously). Here is a link from the group about the game Tag: http://www.thinfilms.net/


Tag from Chad Calease on Vimeo.