Show and tell, part 2
In my last post I dug up a bunch of pictures I took during my first semester of studying photography at Reykjavík Technical College (my reasons for going back to school were also mentioned in that post)
I actually left out two series I did:
When given the assignment of making a photo essay on something in either a negative or positive light, I decided to document the outskirts of my town, Hafnarfjörður. In the last 20 years or so, this area, once moss covered lava for the most part, has become the location for numerous industrial plants and warehouses, much to the displeasure of the town residents who have to look at the less-than-pleasing scenario, the location being particularly ironic in light of the fact that this is the very first thing travelers to Iceland see when entering the greater Reykjavík area from Keflavík International Airport. So I spent a few days wandering around the area with my recently purchased 70-300mm DO lens :
The DO stands for diffractive optics, I bought it due to its very appealing compact nature. While set to 70mm , it can actually fit into an average sized purse , while attached to the body of your 5D mark II, which is more than can be said for many other powerful zoom lenses on the market)
Here’s some of what came out of that project:
I also did an industrial series, for which I chose to visit the Ístex factory in Mosfellsbær, Iceland, where all the wool I use for my sweaters is manufactured.
I lurked around the premises for a couple of hours, getting some wary looks from employees and at least twice being asked if I was an industrial spy..wether jokingly or not, I’m not entirely sure.
I tried to document all different steps of the process, which was a little confusing , so much going on at once, with many different kinds of wool thread being produced as well as the Álafoss Lopi that I use most. Here’s a peek at that:
This coming semester I believe I’ll have a lot more creative freedom with my schoolwork, but nonetheless that first semester did me a world of good, as pretty much none of these subjects are something I would have photographed if left to my own devices.
Diversity is an important part of the learning process, after all 
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Great work, Rebekka… I’m always so happy when I see you added a new blog post! Actually I’m going to visit Iceland in a few months, I’m so looking forward to see all that beauty known from your photos
. Yay! 