Taking her seventh photo class at Central, senior Natasha Osborn takes pictures of bands and nature while looking to pursue a career in art photography.
“I became interested (in photography) in 8th grade when I saw Photo as a class in the course book,” Osborn said. “I started photographing the summer going into my freshman year.”
Osborn has taken Photo 1 and and Photo 2, and is currently taking Photo 3 for the fifth time. Despite taking the class multiple times, Osborn finds new things to enjoy in the class every time she takes it.
“The class isn’t the same every time I take it,” Osborn said. “There are new people, which means new ideas, and more brains to give feedback on my work. The projects are different every time and Mr. (Brian) Guilfoyle makes it a great class.”
Not only does Osborn enjoy taking Guilfoyle’s class, but Guilfoyle has also enjoyed having her in his class.
“It’s been great having her in class,” Guilfoyle said. “She’s hardworking and a great photographer.”
Osborn focuses on photographing nature but has branched out into photographing bands, including photographing her youth group’s band at the Crossings Church and a Christian singer, Monty Hobson. Osborn has also done some experimenting with photography.
“I tried painting with light, like moving a glow-stick to form a word or object at night,” Osborn said. “I tried macro photography and high speed photography. And there’s the experimenting with the chemicals when developing the photo, like sepia tone.”
Beyond high school, Osborn looks to have a career as a photographer.
“My dream is to be a national geographic photographer but recently I’ve been looking into being a photographer for the Marines,” Osborn said.
To become a photographer for the Marines, Osborn would have to go become a Marine and go through boot-camp, and then pick a specific job afterwards.
In contrast to Osborn, sophomore Danielle Sartori is not going into photography in the future, but will continue taking Photo classes at Central in preparation for a future career.
“I plan on taking Photo 2,” Sartori said, “and I’m planning on pursuing a career in art.”
