Summer

I haven't been creating a ton of photographs this year, most of the ones I have made haven't been seen by others. I thought I'd share some casual images of summer events.

Paige & Alice

It is always rewarding to enter a home where pictures you've taken are hanging on the wall. That's what happened when I entered Sarah and David's this afternoon to photograph little ones Paige and Alice. I did their engagement photos in 2007 and came back for round two of photography fun. Who knows, round three could be pet portraits of their dog Ein and their guinea pig Laura!!!

Paige is 5, and tells me she wants to be a teacher when she grows up.



Alice is 10 months old, and is a curious, & very mobile baby!




I had a great time shooting, and playing!

GRADUATION DAY...

Today's the day!

I'm presently sitting in the basement of First Baptist Church for our graduation Portfolio Show! If you're not busy today, stop by and see the show. We'll be here until 12:30 showing our portfolios, and seating for the grad ceremony starts at 2PM.

National Technical Honors Society is also doing their traditional flower sale, so if you stop by buy some flowers!!!!! (Go NTHS!)

I'm excited for the graduation, but mostly I'm excited to finally have the time to pull out my camera and start shooting!!!

It all comes down to this...

Here I am, sitting in the computer lab. I have submitted my last assignment to my teacher, and there will not be another. There will be no more lectures, assignments, tests, or learning. I've learned a lot, I've grown a lot.

Looking back at the seventeen year old high school graduate that found her way to the big city three years ago, I realize she doesn't exist anymore. Somehow, she managed at one point to eat ramen 7 times a week and not die from all the sodium. Besides that though, that person has grown from not just someone with little knowledge or skill in photography into a polished photographer ready for the real world. ... Well, mostly ready.

I'm ready to be a photographer, and not a student. I'm ready to take the leap and actually use what I've learned in the industry. I'm ready for what people are calling my "first real job". Who knows exactly where it will be, or what I will be doing. There are many options at my feet and I'm ready to take the first step, I just need to choose a direction.

I feel like I'm about to bungie jump, on the edge of the cliff and waiting to dive. All it takes is one step, and looking down the future looks terrifying... but I have the rope tightly secured, I'm secure and confident about my skills as a photographer and I know after I make the leap I'll have the time of my life.

Website!

If you haven't already, you should go visit my website for a new, slicker gallery system and layout.

Jorie Tappa Photography

Diplopia

I invite you to join me at the Northrup King Building on Thursday, December 4th from 5-9pm for Ai Photo Club's first ever gallery show! This is also my first time curating anything, and I'm very excited to see the turn out!

Diplopia: Photographs that split the perception of a concept into two distinct images.

Show details:
Thursday, December 4th 5-9PM
Northrup King Building (gallery 332)
1500 Jackson St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

From the Archives...

I am going through my videos for the new website and I come across this little gem....




I made subtitles and gave it some better music and voila! Another little addition to my videos section on my website.

view it on its youtube url to read more directions & links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR56zoEf7HM

A break with the wilderness, and my friend the Holga.

In between quarters here at Ai, I went to the Boundary Waters Canoeing Area with my best friend Julie, her mother and a family friend. I was happy to have the break to school, happier to be out in the wilderness, and most of all excited for any opportunity to pull out the Holga.