Blade Gillissen
Department Chair  
          
Office Location: Arts Center
Office Phone: 714/ 432.5844    
email: bgillissen@occ.cccd.edu
Photo 120, 121

Blade joined Orange Coast Coast College in 1996. In his previous life he was a commercial photographer. He has a special interest in historical processes and has worked extensively with gum bichromate printing and pinhole photography

Eve Luckring

Office Location: Fine Arts 117
Office Phone: 714/ 432.5520
Email: eluckring@yahoo.com  
Classes: Photo 120, 122, 283

Eve Luckring joined the faculty at Orange Coast College in the Fall of 1999. She is an internationally exhibited artist working in Photography, Installation and Video.

Leslie McCall

Office Location: Fine Arts 118
Office Phone: 714/432.5520
Email: lmccall@mail.occ.cccd.edu
Classes: Photo 180, 125, 120, 205

Leslie has seventeen years of creative and diverse experience in commercial, conceptual and digital photographic instruction, as well as, studio management. She is a graduate of Art Center College of Design and has operated her own studio for more than 10 years, specializing in food and product photography for advertising. Clients include: Nestle Corporation, Ralph's Grocery Stores, Albertson's Grocery Stores, Gourmet Cuisine, Allen Wertz Candy, Rite Aid, Ford Motor Company, Ultra Wheel Corporation. Leslie also managed A&I Digital Imaging in Hollywood for more than two years where she became immersed in digital imaging. Digital remains a great passion.

"I regard digital imaging as an exciting tool for creative expression and a necessity in commercial photography." "My teaching philosophy is based upon a profound commitment to the learning process and facilitating students' progress toward their personal and professional goals. I feel strongly that a technical foundation must be balanced with conceptual exploration. I regard the learning process as a partnership between student and instructor."

Rick Steadry 

Office Location: Arts Center 332
Office Phone: 714/ 432.5521
Email: rsteadry@mail.occ.cccd.edu
Classes: Photo 120, 160, 161, 188, 260, 261, 290

Rick Steadry received his BA degree and a Master of Arts in Teaching (Fine Arts/Photography) from Harvard University. He taught photography at Harvard University's Carpenter Center for Visual Arts and later was a photographer and filmmaker in the design office of Charles and Ray Eames. He joined the Orange Coast College faculty in 1971. He teaches courses in commercial photography and advertising illustration. He remains endlessly fascinated by light and empowered by hope.