Assignment: Vantage Point Studio Still Life

The following pictures compose a still life assignment I did for my college class.

Yes...its a Voodoo Doll

New Orleans Cemeteries

Who would think that a cemetery could be such and interesting place to visit. The cemeteries in New Orleans have great architectural detail, interesting history and range from the poorly maintained to very will kept tombs. It is not uncommon to find a tomb in disrepair right nnext to one that is beautifully maintained. The same goes for the cemetery conditions ranging from the unmaintained historical Lafayette #1 to the plush green manicured lawns and trees at Metairie cemetery.

At the metairie cemetery I found the newer tombs had glass doors and the stained glass windows on the back walls of the tombs. When you look inside you never know what your going to find, it could be nothing, a great angle to take a picture of the staned glass window or the fallen angel statue drapped in blue light that comes from the stained glass windows on the side.

Fallen Angel Metarie Cemetary

Angel on top of tomb, Metarie Cemetary

St Roth Cemetery. St Roth is the patron of good health, and here you will find the miracle room located in this Gothic revival chapel. In the chapel you can notice an unsettling rotting smell; the walls are covered with a lavish, decaying collection of cast-off prosthetics, anatomical-themed voltives, and crutches, accented by casually draped rosaries; the floor is littered with dozens of cockroach carcasses, which lie among the pennies, candles, crucifixes, hand scribbled notes and "thank-you" bricks. You get a feeling of a forgotten museum rather than a chapel.

St. Louis Cemetary #1, located at the edge of the french quarter. This cemetery is most faous for the tomb of the voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Many people come to pay their respects, as you can see they only damage the crypt. Others leave tokens on the ground in front. It is said that voodoo rituals are still practiced on this site.

New Orleans Jackson Square

While in New Orleans at the begenning of Oct I walked around the French Quarter and found a few interesting things to take pictures of around Jackson Square. While there I was working on an assignment for my photography class. The assignment "The Details". The object was to tell a story as seen thru the lens of my camara. Hopefully by looking at the following pictures you well get an idea of what the people are like that hang out around Jackson Square.

-Sandra

Jackson Square with carriages lined up waiting

Notice the cigar in the mouth of the dog...still life actor

The "lucky" homeless guy..

Jazz music is an important part of the culture in the French Quarter

A view of the French Quarter taken from a steam boat.

The was an interesting vacation and this assignment is really helping me get an idea of what I want to do with my photography. In the future look for pictures from the New Orleans Cemeteries.