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Ami, 2002-2003

Description:

I found out about the Holographic Studios by surfing the web. I was looking for a summer internship and happily landed at the web site of the Holographic studios. As a fine art photographer, I was fairly interested and as I read more about Holography, my interest grew into a keen desire to understand the holographic process.

When I arrived in New York at the holographic studios, it was both nothing that I had expected and everything that I had hoped! The laser-lab looked more like something out of a mad-scientist handbook, than the pristine lab that I had expected and Dr. Laser was one of the funniest, smartest and all-around-great guys that I had ever met! While working with him I learned a great deal about Holography, and I honestly think that he is the best holographer I could have chosen to work with in order to really understand the holographic process.

There were many challenges in creating the holograms that we were working on that summer, but Dr. Laser could always find the solutions. That really helped me to understand that the job of a fine craftsman is much more than just putting a project together. It is knowing your craft and all the kinks and bumps that come along with it. It is learning how to approach a problem from many different angles, until you come up with the perfect solution. And most of all, it is sincerely loving what you do and wanting to share it with the world.

Dr. Laser is passionate about creating holograms, but also about teaching others how to be the best they can be. During my internship at the Holographic Studios, I not only learned how to make holograms, but also about New York, the world, people, myself and even a lot of useless information as well. Thinking back to all of the internships that I could have taken that summer, I do not think I could have made a better choice!