Last Day Reflections

This semester in photography I learned about photo compositions, different types of lighting, different cameras, how to edit photos in photoshop, how to use a film camera, and how to develop film and print photos in the dark room. I had no idea what the process for printing photos was. Although it was really difficult to develop the film, I really enjoyed the whole process. I also enjoyed learning about photoshop. I didn't know that there were so many different tools or that you could digitally alter a photo so much. This semester I learned that I am not very good with technology. I struggled with photoshop a lot, but I have conquered many of my struggles with it. I know that the computer was having problems some of the time, so I don't know how many of my struggles were caused by the computer and how many were really me, but I know that I really am clueless when it comes to technology. Through the different projects I also learned what kinds of things I enjoy taking pictures of. I really enjoyed the tilt shift project and the portraits, and I like to capture nature in my pictures. I also learned that I like simplicity in photos. I wish that we would have spent more time in the dark room printing photos because that was my favorite part! I also wish that there would have been a project on nature. I wish that we would have had more time for the projects, but it is only a semester class, and there was a lot to fit in. I'm glad that we did all of the projects that we did because I learned a lot from each and every one of them. I really enjoyed the whole experience of this class and learning about photography.