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Show B7 LIFE PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY GILBERT CISNEROS / UVU REVIEW Ryan Muirhead has worked with bands such as AFI and Rancid. For student Ryan Muirhead, photography is less of a hobby and more of a passion degree. He keeps a footprint at UVU at his "museum" which is Courtney Davis's office. Muirhead said that she has six or seven pieces hanging up in her office. "I'm grateful for the school," Muirhead said. "A couple of the teachers... had a really impressive impact for getting me thinking." By JAROM MOORE Managing Editor For Ryan Muirhead his trip into the world of photography started with a friend asking a simple phrase during lunch, "Hey, take a cool picture of me." That simple request from a friend looking for launched Muirhead into a love affair of the art of photography. "Days later I bought my first camera," Muirhead said of his first experience. "And a month later that was all I wanted to do." This moment happened in 2006 and since then Muirhead's career in photography has taken off. When he started shooting he came back to UVU and started school to study photography. But, in his own words, he struggles in a structured environment. Studying with Barb Frazier and Travis Lovell helped push him toward working with film. "I think in my mind the plan is just to get famous enough so they just offer me an honorary degree, just kidding... sort of." He said he is less than a semester away from earning a ff Days later I bought my first camera and a month later that was all I wanted to do.,, -RYAN MUIRHEAD His work with a film camera got him sponsorships and endorsements with Kodak and Leica film where he has been featured prominently on their websites. When Kodak released new films last year they gave him some to work with and his prints were used in demos for their new film. He has worked with the bands A.F.I. and Rancid shooting promotional shots. And he will be working in Los Angeles starting Jan. 12. For anyone that wants to view his work they have a number of outlets. To view them in person they can either visit Taylor's office, go to the Hive Gallery in Trolley Square or there is a film show at the SLC Photo Collective. For online views people can go to the Kodak and Leica Blog along with his website ryanmuirhead.com or his facebook page along with a Twitter and Tumblr page. He shoots, "almost exclusively people," and said his entire interest is shooting people. While he knows this is what he wants to do with his life he doesn't know exactly how he is going to do it. He said that he has found out a lot of what he doesn't want to do. He's tried fashion, travel and some journalism and doesn't want to do anything that takes away the passion. "I haven't made a lot of money yet, but I haven't tried very hard, I'm just so in love with shooting." COURTESY OF RYAN MUIRHEAD "I like shooting models and style stuff, but I don't like shooting fashion." COURTESY OF RYAN MUIRHEAD "I like shooting portraiture but I don't really like doing for hire portraits." 18th ANNUAL FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF RYAN'S WORK COMMEMORATION visit his website at ryanmuirhead.com P` MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. - "The Road to Freedom from Alabama to Obama." JANUARY 19th, 2012 AT 10:00 A.M. IN THE GRANDE BALLROOM Clonge begins wleePen. Help 444 !PP FILM THE HELP TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2012 6:30 PM. GRANDE BALLROOM JULIAN BOND FORMER NATIONAL DIRECTOR, NAACP A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE STUDENT NON VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE (SNCC) FIRST PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPI MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS ON THE GEORGIA GENERAL LEGISLATURE STUDENT AND FACULTY PRESENTATIONS JAN 17-20TH SORENSEN STUDENT CENTER ARTS AND AWARDS RECEPTION AND GALA 6:30-8:30 RAGAN THEATER (CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY WELCOME) UV UTAH VALLEY WI UNIVERSITY For Full Pro • ram see uvu.edu/chss/mlk "I love shooting documentary stuff, but I don't want to be a photojournalist." ENGLISH FROM B6 Originally from Bangkok, Thailand, Phakphoom espouses the benefits of the club as being more than just a way for students to le am English: "[The ECC] helps people to share their cultures. Our program helps Americans to think outside the box. Sometimes, they [partners] cook together; they don't need to just talk about grammar." Participating in the ECC also assists students in forming sociable connections with one another. International students often experience difficulties making friends since they don't speak the prevalent language. "When I was in ESL, it was hard for me to make friends. This program [the ECC] helps them [ESL students] to have at least one friend," Phakphoom said of his experiences as a former ESL student. The ECC benefits more COURTESY OF RYAN MUIRHEAD than merely the international students, though; volunteers may garner certificates and letters of recommendation for their conversational services upon request. The club is typically wellreceived by both parties, although the international students who don't enjoy the program are usually "too shy," Phakphoom said. Potential volunteers who are wary of their English grammar or explanatory skills may be encouraged by Phakphoom's assertion that the ECC is "not really about teaching - just talking." More information about the ESL and ECC programs can be found at uvu.edu/esl and by searching "English Conversation Club Promo" on YouTube. CLUB RUSH Tuesday & Wednesday January 17 and 18, 10-3p.m. Grande Ballroom Be sure to check online for coverage of the NEON DANCE and how former Miss UVU/current MISS UTAH Danica Olsen fared at the Miss America Pageant over the weekend. Only on uvureview.com . CORRECTIONS FROM THE LAST ISSUE: The byline of Jeff Jacobsen was incorrect. His title is Online Content Manager, not Asst. Life Editor or Opinions Writer. The article about the Grassroots Shakespeare Company incorrectly stated the group prepared for the play in 18 days. The actual time was eight. The photo credit for the Grassroots Shakespeare Company was misattributed to Mark Oram. The photos were courtesy of J. Kelly Oram. We apologize for the mistakes. |