Early Pictures
At the beginning of second trimester, I walked into Mr. Bush's digital photography class. Truthfully, I wasn't expecting anything hard or to really learn anything. I took photography earlier this year and I thought it could just be an easy break in my day. The first week was pretty easy. I relearned a lot about composition in pictures and got to apply these things in a few pictures. Although this wasn't that much of a challenge, it was alright and fun. This assignment reaffirmed for me that I could fly through the class. I walked around like, "hey, I got this!" The first photoshop assignment we did wasn't hard either and I thought I had made a friend in technology. That first month was fantastic.
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| Taking it easy |
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| Early Photoshop |
Then, we started going at it. We learned new techniques about motion and new things we can do in photoshop. These photoshop assignments made me realize that technology was just trying to draw me in to break me down. I swear the computer is always teasing me like, "hey, you can do this! JUST KIDDING!" I began being frustrated with photoshop, since it never really did what I wanted it to. My pictures need more as well. By this time, I realized I need to apply what I know to really take pictures to compare to others in the class. Starting then, I had to work to get the great pictures I wanted. It frustrated me at first to actually have to work in the class, but it was so rewarding that I couldn't help but still love the class.
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| Later in photoshop :) |
Even though I had many bad days in the class, I learned a lot about digital photography. I got to a point where adjusting photos in photoshop wasn't that hard. I could fix little mistakes in the picture with the clone stamp tool, and adding other things to a background picture. Photoshop was even starting to do what I wanted! My pictures were also turning out better. I got to a point where taking pictures wasn't too hard again. I learned to quickly apply things I learned and make the exposure pretty good. In the end, my last pictures turned out amazing, if I do say so myself. Actually, not to brag, but one of my pictures was chosen as one of the top ten in the class. This to me was a great end to the class because it showed that my hard work paid off. I knew that I learned more about the digital camera and how I can enhance my pictures on the computer. I think that photography is something I will always love even if I stop doing it for a while, I know I can always go back to something I enjoy doing. It's sad to leave the class because I know I won't be able to take another photography class for the rest of my high school career, but at least I discovered something I can be good at and something I love.
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