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Over Spring Break, I finally got a chance to escape my overload schedule of 21 units, an internship, and 2 jobs to take a trip to New York City. Flying from San Francisco, Lauren and I were on a mission to see as much as I possibly could during my condensed trip of 4 days. The reason this trip was so important to me is so that I could see the future graduate schools that I am applying at next Spring. We visited Parsons and SVA both on the same day which I am hoping and praying that in the next few months I can construct a portfolio worthy of admittance for photography. The schools were really both amazing and gave me some great inspiration and goals to work towards in the next year!

            On a rainy day Lauren and I toured the city, visited Times Square and ended up on at the Museum of Modern Art! This museum was truly amazing. Five floors of artwork and tons of people packed the building. It was really cool to see so many people take such a passion for artwork. We were able to see work some of my favorite artists such as Dali and Lichtenstein, and admired great paintings, drawings, and of course photography. My favorite section was a magazine cover section with photography from the “    “ magazine. It had shots of some of the great celebrities and politicians of the past such as Mohammed Ali, John F. Kennedy, and Andy Warhol. What was really cool is it had a small section of the film stills that you could examine with a microscope to see each individual set up and shot with the people. You could also see the process of how photographers used to construct layers the old fashioned way(by littering cutting and pasting different layers onto the photo). It was interesting to see how much Photoshop has simplified our process but in a way limit our creativity on how to create an image.

            All in all it was a mind opening trip and I can’t wait to go back.