I have always been fascinated with photography, in how one image can tell a story. So, I decided to take photography 1 to try and tell my story. Throughout the semester I've learned a lot. I started out in this class knowing only how to turn a photo into black & white. And I ended the semester knowing how to clone something in a photo, how to turn a simple landscape into what seemed to be an image wrapped around a snow globe. Photography has helped me realize that not all photos taken have to be complex, with so much going on in the photo. It could be as simple as someone standing in the middle of a crowd, with the crowd blurry to represent one being alone in this world. One main challenge that I faced was with the Stereographic Planet. I had to take 5 different settings just to get the image to overlay right. I either took my photos to far apart, to close together, at the wrong time of day, or o I moved the camera when I was taken the photos. But, it wasn't until the 4 and 5 round of photos that I took that were perfect. My favorite assignment was being able to clone the same person in 1 photo. Despite the fact that I had to re-take my photos, the outcome was well worth it. I got the chance to clone my sister, in a library with her doing something different in each clone. The one assignment that I would like to redo would have to be the "Alphabet," assignment. It was really hard for me to find certain letters, in my everyday life. But as the semester went on I had a new perspective. I started to see the alphabet everywhere, the letters that I struggled with in the begin, where right in front of me.
For my final project I used space, as well as sadness, and fear. Each photo has a different meaning, and tells a different story. The photos with space is a way of showing how there are times that I don't pay attention, and there are times that I pay attention, and look/think beyond what is required. If someone were to look at my photos I mainly wanted them to feel like they could relate to the photo. My first photo of myself doing homework with the space bubble behind me, was to represent the saying "I was off in space." In other words not paying attention to what I'm suppose to be doing. The one with the galaxy in my eyes, was to show how we look beyond what we see. The photo of the hand over my head was to represent feel, ones fear reaching out. And the last photo is to represent sadness, or being alone, in this world.
I would tell someone new to photography that it doesn't matter how much is going on in a photo. That the idea doesn't have to be so complex. And that no idea is too small. That the simplest photograph can tell a strong story. I would also tell them that to take more than one photo, so that you have options. Options for choosing the best photo.
