In the winter of 2012, I attended a Photography Project class at the Wickford Art Association  taught by Shane Gutierrez of RISD. I had taken one of his classes the year before at the South County Art Association  and found it inspirational and very enjoyable. This class was equally fun and just as challenging and I learned a lot!

Shane gave us the basics on how to create a photography project, from conception to planning, budgeting and time management. We also viewed and discussed examples of interesting projects through published works and other media. Each week we shared and critiqued each other's work as we progressed through the shooting and editing process. At the end of the six weeks, we presented our projects to the class.

For my project, I chose to focus on the fine detail and beauty of the Wedding Dress. I designed a book, "Dressing the Bride" and published it through Blurb of my photographs that were taken at The Bridal Garden in East Greenwich, RI. It was a challenge dealing with the different lighting - florescent, tungsten and ambient  and the color management for the printing. I also had to work up the courage to ask for permission to shoot at the Bridal Garden. I must say my fears were unfounded - they were wonderful and very supportive of my efforts.

Here is a link to view the book. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3010322