After breakfast, we meet in the space that will serve as our classroom for the week. This apartment next to our hotel has beautiful light and space for us to share our work. As an introduction, we each presented some images we’ve recently shot and feel represent what we like to shoot. This is a very talented group that also appears to be well traveled.
We broke for lunch which gave us an opportunity to visit another Gaudí, La Pedrera. This building houses apartments and businesses. The rooftop, attic and an apartment are open to the public for viewing with an audio guide adding to the visit. The rooftop is filled with organic chimneys that served the fireplaces in the apartments below. However, I’m not sure you would have immediately identified them as such. The attic revealed the planning Gaudí undertook to insure the comfort of the residents with open brick arches that provided support and cooled the living quarters below. The apartment gave a peak into the early residents in the building.
Our group was meeting at Park Güell mid afternoon, so we decided to climb the slowly ascending streets to meet them there. We stopped along the way for a light lunch and more street photos. The last little climb was accomplished by a much appreciated escalator. We met our group before proceeding into the park.
Park Güell was initially designed as a residential community with lots ling the crescent shaped hill overlooking the community space below. Curved benches lined the open plaza providing gathering spots for families. Roads curved up to the top allowing residents access to their homes. Gaudí was a little before his time however, and only one home was built. The citizens didn’t want to live out in the woods, preferring to live in the city and it prestigious addresses. The park attracts lots of tourists which makes photography a little challenging.
We were tired by the end of a long day and opted for a quick tapas meal which would allow an early turn-in. We still had photos to review before our first critique in the morning.
Tomorrow: Our first class
We broke for lunch which gave us an opportunity to visit another Gaudí, La Pedrera. This building houses apartments and businesses. The rooftop, attic and an apartment are open to the public for viewing with an audio guide adding to the visit. The rooftop is filled with organic chimneys that served the fireplaces in the apartments below. However, I’m not sure you would have immediately identified them as such. The attic revealed the planning Gaudí undertook to insure the comfort of the residents with open brick arches that provided support and cooled the living quarters below. The apartment gave a peak into the early residents in the building.
Our group was meeting at Park Güell mid afternoon, so we decided to climb the slowly ascending streets to meet them there. We stopped along the way for a light lunch and more street photos. The last little climb was accomplished by a much appreciated escalator. We met our group before proceeding into the park.
Park Güell was initially designed as a residential community with lots ling the crescent shaped hill overlooking the community space below. Curved benches lined the open plaza providing gathering spots for families. Roads curved up to the top allowing residents access to their homes. Gaudí was a little before his time however, and only one home was built. The citizens didn’t want to live out in the woods, preferring to live in the city and it prestigious addresses. The park attracts lots of tourists which makes photography a little challenging.
We were tired by the end of a long day and opted for a quick tapas meal which would allow an early turn-in. We still had photos to review before our first critique in the morning.
Tomorrow: Our first class
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