So… as you may know I am taking a photography class–Introduction to Black and White Photography at MassArt. I LOVE it! I think I am starting to drive Ezra crazy because I never stop talking about it. It’s an intensive three-week class, so it’s already half over (sob!), but I’m hoping to still have darkroom access for at least a week or so after the class ends, maybe longer.

I’ll have to scan some of my images to share. The detail almost definitely will not translate to the computer screen, but it will be better than nothing. We’re making 6×9 prints. I love darkroom work. I could do it all day long! I’ve learned the basic process and have done dodging, burning, flashing, etc. I’m anxious to figure out what class I can take next. It looks like the MassArt Fall schedule won’t be posted for a while. I have free admittance to various art museums, like the MFA and ICA, with my MassArt ID, so I definitely want to take advantage of that while my ID is valid.

Can you tell that I am really excited?

My instructor told me that some of my photos (perhaps my subject matter… one image of a shop window and another of an ivy-covered path–both a little surreal/nostalgic in a way) remind him of Atget–I’ll take that as high praise!… or, at least, good encouragement. This little snippet from the V&A about Atget’s work seems to apply. I wasn’t familiar with Atget before, but now I see these photos and I guess I know why my instructor thought of him.

Eugene Atget, Rue de la Colonie, 1900

Eugene Atget, Corsets, boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912

Eugene Atget, Avenue des Gobelins

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