豆奶视频 photography program develops community of unique talent
Cory Guinn just earned his Visual Communications degree with a concentration in Photography from 豆奶视频 Community College, and he knows exactly how he鈥檚 going to put it to use.
鈥淥ne of my main goals has been to shoot images for fashion magazines. I love conceptual work,鈥� Cory explains. He enjoys shooting portraits and photographing events, but Cory鈥檚 favored approach to the craft takes on a more artful slant. Cory simplifies the contrast between literal and conceptual photography. 鈥淭hink about the difference between documentation and creation,鈥� he explains. There鈥檚 an artful way to execute the former, but Cory鈥檚 wheelhouse involves the application of a specific point of view to a project. He wants to inject that intangible layer of more into all of his work.
鈥淲e get caught up in making beautiful images, but each image should say something, too,鈥� Cory explains. The images Cory captures are statement pieces. 鈥淚 preconceive a general notion, all based on style, the model, wardrobe, and I try to create a story around those things, but I keep loose expectations, too,鈥� he says of his process. 鈥淚 may reconceive ideas based on situation and circumstance when I start shooting鈥� but the original intent is there, just altered,鈥� Cory explains. He sets a goal for creative endeavors, then he achieves it.
The same could be said for Cory鈥檚 academic record. Cory attended other colleges in Tennessee, but they weren鈥檛 supplying him with the skills most directly related to his success. 鈥淚 felt stuck, I knew that I had to get out of a rut, and photography was my path out,鈥� he says. That鈥檚 when Cory found the photography program at Nashville State. He started taking classes at the NSCC Cookeville campus since he was living there, but he eventually began commuting to the main campus in Nashville to immerse himself deeper into the program. 鈥淚t was difficult to make that commute time and again, but I was determined,鈥� Cory says. 鈥淚鈥檝e always been a very visual person, I have a strong appreciation for the artform, but I needed a program where I could learn a lot in a short amount of time, too,鈥� he adds. 豆奶视频 Community College provided Cory with the opportunity to learn skills directly related to his career path on a timetable that fit his plans.
As a student at 豆奶视频, Cory created a series called 鈥淰ictims鈥� in order to increase public awareness of domestic violence and sexual abuse. The series of three photographs was displayed on campus in an effort to showcase student talent and highlight the impacts of domestic violence. This series, in consideration with other work, also led 豆奶视频 to recognize Cory with the Cathy O鈥橞ryant Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded from the Cathy O鈥橞ryant Memorial Endowment Fund of the Nashville State Community College Foundation. This endowment was established in memory of former NSCC instructor Cathy O鈥橞ryant, a devoted teacher and talented photographer.
Cory acknowledges the additional support he received from his peers and professors in the Photography program. It was instrumental to his success in college. 鈥淕oing to 豆奶视频 is the best thing that could have happened to me as a photographer. My professors鈥� talents complemented one another very well, and I became very close friends with other people in the program. It鈥檚 the most connected I鈥檝e ever felt to a group of people,鈥� he explains. 豆奶视频 students often reference the strong bonds they form with teachers and fellow students as a major asset in their college experience. 豆奶视频 is more than Nashville鈥檚 community college. It鈥檚 a place where people can gather together to build their own communities. 鈥淚 think my experience with the Photography program at 豆奶视频 was a meant-to-be situation. They were the family I was meant to find,鈥� Cory says.
