New England School of Photography

NESOP News
NESOP is a dynamic school in the middle of an exciting urban environment—the kind of place where there's always a lot going on. Find out the latest news from NESOP below.


Sunday, March 15, 2009, 11am - 2pm is NESOP's next Open House
Tours and Demonstrations Scheduled to Begin Every 20 Minutes
New England School of Photography typically offers open houses in March, August and November each year. The feedback we've had on our Open Houses is extremely positive, with attendees noting that they are most pleased with the thoroughness of our presentations. If you are thinking of attending NESOP—particularly the Professional Photography Program, we recommend attending one of our Open Houses. These events are a great way to meet administration, faculty and staff, see demonstrations in some of our major and minor course offerings, get some literature on the school, tour the facilities and get your questions and concerns about NESOP, its program and a career in photography addressed. We are so proud of NESOP and our graduates, and you'll find that we love to talk about it, so we welcome your questions and comments. Open Houses are an easy, relaxed way for you to approach us, or, if you are a little shy, to listen to us respond to your fellow attendees' questions. If you are serious about taking the next step and educating yourself for a career in photography, this is a great place to start!


NESOP is proud to announce the 2008-2009 Professional Seminar Series:

GARY LAND
The Evolution of a Signature Style:  Hyper-Realism Revealed

To download registration materials, click here.

In this workshop, Gary Land discusses his work and the stories behind the shoots.  From his start as a kid photographing his hobbies —to his success as one of the most sought-after commercial photographers working today, Gary Land has spent countless hours developing a style he terms "Hyper-Realism."  "Reality Idealized," Gary's gritty personal style is high-impact and visually fascinating.  This seminar is a lively and engaging talk about his history and the evolution of his remarkaable career.



Gary Land has developed a photographic style he calls Hyper-Realism, characterizing it as reality, idealized.  This style was developed through years of work on Photoshop as well as years behind the camera.  Gary started his career by shooting surfing and quickly moved onto snowboarding.  Once he had his first son, he sought out a job with more stability and began his in-house career.  He worked for a few different companies shooting anything and everything from catalogue to national advertising.  After spending 10 years and countless hours on personal work, he was ready to be unleashed onto the advertising world.  That was around the end of 2006.  Since then he has worked ons everal editorial and advertising projects —most notably, a Nike campaign that took him around the U.S. and Europe for two and-a-half months shooting elite athletes from around the world.  He lives on the south shore of Boston where he can still visit the beach with his wife and four children.  To see more of Gary's work, go to:

www.garylandphotography.com

or

www.jkand.com/garyland


October 2007: NESOP launches Photo Blasts—a series of brief (one-hour) workshops offered in collaboration with Hunt’s Photo & Video in Melrose, MA. Classes are held at Hunt’s Photo & Video, 100 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 and are led by NESOP instructors. These workshops are short, simple how-to classes designed to provide quick snapshots of information. Offerings such as “How to Use Your Digital SLR Camera,” “Photoshop Basics” and “Basic Color Management” are popular and are great jumping-off points to NESOP’s more comprehensive workshops. Classes are inexpensive and are in a great location—if you’re in the store purchasing equipment, you now have the opportunity to learn how to use it in-store! Space in the Photo Blasts is limited; as such, attendees must pre-register with Hunt’s. Call (781) 662-8822 to pre-register. All registration and payment is handled directly through Hunt’s Photo & Video for these workshops. See our “Short-Term Workshops” for more information.

Looking for NESOP apparel and other memorabilia?  Visit www.cafepress.com/nesop to view a selection of NESOP items available for purchase online!


Did you know?
Late in Fall 2006, NESOP was one of only 24 schools chosen by Adobe to test-launch its latest imaging software--Photoshop Lightroom. Images from those NESOP students selected to participate in this event can still be viewed on Adobe's sight, www.projectphotoshoplightroom.com. Click here to view NESOP's portfolio on the Adobe sight--all images are themed, "The Heart of Boston."