Library ExplorationMonday, August 21, 2006 | 11:28PM |
I created this blog as a way to document my time at Savannah College of Art & Design in Atlanta while in pursuit of my Master of Fine Arts degree in photography.
As it is right now, school hasn’t yet begun. Classes start on September 13th, and I’ve never been so eager to get back into school. I suppose two years off will do that to you; especially when you’re going back to do something you’re passionate about. Perhaps it’d be different if I had to go back and study something boring.
When Stacy and I visited SCAD-Atlanta for the first time over a month ago, we took the regular tour and saw what little they had to see. The new photography facilities were not yet complete (and still aren’t, I would assume), so it was a bit of a let down to not see where I’d be spending most of my time over the next two years.
The rest of the campus/building is beautiful, though. I originally thought I’d be a bit disappointed with only a single building (versus Savannah’s many buildings spread out over a large area) until I remembered that our art building as an undergrad was much smaller and served our needs rather well. Plus, almost the entire 5th floor above the parking deck is going to be dedicated to photography. The only other programs there will be painting and printmaking, to my knowledge.
So I drove down to the campus today because I had the day off from work. I spent several hours in the library looking at some great photography books. I didn’t have my student ID yet (and won’t until orientation), but the SCAD Card folks told me I could check in with the security guard as a guest. I just left my driver license at the desk and was allowed to go up. I didn’t wander around, but the areas I was able to revisit still seemed pretty impressive. If there’s one thing SCAD is good at, it’s image-making.
I did have a small problem with submitting a photo for my student ID last week. The e-mails and letters sent out lead you to believe that you can just submit any photo of yourself, and get as creative as you’d like. I worried that this may not be the case, so I asked someone during the initial visit to campus. They verified that “creativity” was fine. This turned out not to be true, and I’m having to submit a new photo. My original was shot with Polaroid 59, up close a la Chuck Close, which is why it was a little frustrating when, upon submission of the scan via e-mail, the SCAD Card office told me the half of my face in shadow was essentially not going to work and that I needed another image. I’ll be submitting my new image (another Polaroid 59, which I’m not quite as pleased with) tomorrow.
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