What do the “purity myth,” pink, purple and tons of glitter have in common? Normally, nothing, but when you add music from Maya Spectra and some talented students from SFUAD you get “Music Box,” the latest project directed by Amy West.

Students Relax In the Marion Center for the Photographic Arts. .

Chris Nail teaches the Beginning Alternative Process class on how to make a tintype portrait. Using Wetplate Collodion, a process developed in the 1850s, photographers are able to create a false positive emulsion on glass or metal. Using Natural light, exposure times can range up to 45 seconds. Photo by Forrest...

Junior photography student Monica Suárez shot a class project for the lighting 1 class taught by Eric Swanson. The assignment was to take a photo from the internet and recreate it. Suárez picked  a tough photo using messy baby powder and a model for the project. She has always challenged herself photographically. “Don’t take homework as homework, take it as an opportunity to build your portfolio,”Suárez said. Also on set was Suárez’ model, film major Ekaternia Ignatova, and her assistant, Studio arts major Abdiel Beltran. “It’s fun but I hate Monica for this,” Ignatova said. “I’m covered in baby powder and I have class in 30 minutes.” Beltran said he also had a good experience, and that it was his first time in the photo...