Working the subject... 100 creative(?) ways

This assignment likely wasn't as terrible as I thought it was.

But I did not enjoy it.

It was brutal.

Firstly, I tried selecting the objects as if I didn't know what the assignment's objective was. I didn't want an unfair advantage, so I tried to pretend that I couldn't work with some of my more photographically workable objects.

I came up with a bunch of excuses for why I wouldn't like the assignment, and maintained a fairly discouraging attitude throughout the whole experience. This clearly wasn't helpful in any way... but it did help teach me an important lesson. If I had set my mind to creating 100 various images of my objects, with a positive mindset, I likely would have produced much better photos. It shouldn't be a difficult thing, to access that positive determined space, but I just have to become aware of 'the way' I am, and work towards having a 'better' photographic mind. I will definitely apply what I learned here in the rest of my work. Can't wait!

Storefront

We went out today to shoot a quick 40+ pics of a Storefront...

Learning how to use Lightroom...

It is probably from the year 2050.

-Sierra

DT 2.1 - Lines lines lines.

Shooting the theme 'lines' stumped me. I'd been having a hard time feeling 'into' the progress of taking photos, especially going out and seeking 'line'. While I'm not satisfied with what I produced, I feel more grounded to the idea of setting my mind to committing more of myself to what I work on.

Park n' Kraut

Simple Composition - AT

Negative scans...

Digital Techniques - In-Class Assignment

I find defining 'genres' in photography to be an impossible task, especially when asked to define one particular genre, especially when that genre is titled as your 'favourite'. To break the 'kind' or 'type' of photography that I enjoy (most of all) down into a single word/sentence, wouldn't be possible. Especially since I wouldn't know how to answer that question, even in a paragraph. Pretenses aside, however, I'll throw out a few words which describe what I enjoy most in photographs.

Experimentation and uniqueness...
Emphasis on natural beauty/beauty in nature...
Documentation on Humanitarian and Environmental Relief...
Etc.

In the next ten months, I hope to learn as much as I can! I really just want to keep an open sponge-like mind, and absorb everything school has to offer. Technically, artistically, historically, etc etc, and personally.

Best-photography related memory? Off the top of my head - unwrapping my very first camera at Christmas. I was seven years old, and thrilled with the possibilities rolled up in my film canisters. It. Was. Awesome.

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