GRHS Student Photography
For the month of May, The Gallery at the Glen Rock Public Library welcomes the artwork of Glen Rock High School photography students, featuring Rachel Grandinetti. With the guidance of their teacher Mara Siegel, 17 local High School students will show a glimpse of their world through their camera lens.
Rachel Grandinetti is a Senior in Honors Photography IV, she will have a collection of artworks in the show. In her own words, “Everyone views the world through a different lens, but only some get to share how they see it. Photography has allowed me to express my creativity and show everyone how I view the world. This collection of photographs sums up my work and the quality of pictures I aim to take whenever a camera is in my hands. I look to capture the beauty and mystery of the world, but I also look to create it, which has allowed for such a wide range of subject matter. These photographs range from being taken in a split second to taking hours to obtain -- but that is the beauty behind it all. Sometimes the best photographs are the spontaneous ones with no planning at all, or sometimes they're the ones that require hours upon hours of trial and error. But you'll never know unless you pick up a camera and see for yourself.”
Focused Words, by the Students of Photography III, Ava Lazev, Kathleen Mae Yetter, Ava Sara, Ryan Loncto, and James Witmer aims to create photos showing a shallow depth of field as a compositional element and utilizing personal expression. Students were tasked to use a shallow depth of field to help focus the viewer's attention on the text while at the same time composing a background to help support their message. Students had to plan their message, lighting, setting, and direct model pose and expression.
If you've ever picked up an I SPY book, you understand the phenomenon behind this beloved favorite series. I Spy is a collaborative project with Ms. Siegel's Photo Il class and Ms. Wechtler's Creative Writing class in which students designed their own I SPY images and rhymes inspired by photographer Walter Wick. The goal is to search for objects hidden within themed photographs and try to solve the rhyming riddles. The busy images have been carefully composed and lighted to camouflage the things of interest. The result is an engaging and entertaining visual puzzle accessible to the general public. Photography by Theodore Machera, Craig Hillyer, Marina Martell, Amanda Settlow, Gianna Prestigiacomo, Emily Sanders, Victoria Ribecca, Natalie Luftman, Ryleigh Robins, Maya Bickel, Cailin Horton. Creative Writing by Teresa Sapienza, Hanna Liliebladh, Rose McGoey, Steven Piazza, Tim Ryan, Cailin Horton, Alexis Holman.
