After earning her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design (and later
teaching at SCAD), Emily found her way to NYC where she has worked in
equipment rooms, as a retoucher, assistant and photographer. She enjoys
the creative field immensely and can navigate seamlessly from darkroom
to Capture One. Emily relishes old fashioned books and newspapers and
can't resist new fangled podcasts.
"
...when I finished undergrad we were still shooting film, then digital
wave, video was clearly the next frontier...You have to dive into what you are passionate about. I
learned this in my studies, and picked SCAD because of how many talented
professors make up the photo department. Lots of interested, engaged
minds to learn from. I further learned this while teaching. Technical
skills are easy, just check YouTube. The real learning comes from within
and is helped along by truly wonderful teachers, whom I had the
pleasure to take classes from."
"I did start a tintype project this year...The imagery and process is
beautifully imperfect... It is expensive, the equipment is
cumbersome, and the chemistry volatile...and I love it. I have been
surprised by the people who have said yes to posing and I think it is
directly related to the process. There are some images up on the site if
you want to take a look."
www.emilymetzguer.com
