During the summer, Naphisa Smith, senior environmental science major, would go home and take pictures with her friends. Missing the joy those experiences gave her, she decided to start the NSU Photography Club last semester.
“Back home over the summer we had this group where we would meet up every month or every other week at different locations and take photos together,” said Smith. “I thought it was really fun, so that inspired me to start the club here at NSU.”
Smith said she started the club because she loves photography and she wanted to give other students who are interested in photography or modeling the outlet to practice.
She wants this club to be about students expressing themselves, whether through nature or portrait photography.
“I know some photographers only do nature, but I feel like providing them a way to do portraits is good practice,” said Smith.
Students who want to join the club should have their own camera. As a new club, it does not yet have the resources to provide cameras.
“My vision for the future is to be eligible for funding to rent cameras [to students] that people don’t have,” said Smith.
The NSU Photography Club has about 70 members. They are in the planning stages of participating in workshops and enrolling the club into photography competitions.
It recently hosted a photoshoot workshop in the parking garage near The Commons.
The NSU Photography Club has other events planned, including a sunset photoshoot at Dania Beach on Feb. 5. Students should bring their own cameras and and be ready to have their picture taken.
Check out some of the photography club’s work below:
A diver swims alongside a pufferfish. PHOTO BY NICHOLAS BURCHETT, SOPHOMORE MARINE BIOLOGY MAJOR.
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