3/13/2017 0 Comments final reflectionWhen I think about my time in this class, I immediately think about how much I've improved as a photographer. When we walked in on the first day I barely knew what the aperture was, and only knew about shutter speed because of dance pictures. In the photos I considered to be "good" at the beginning of this class, I used auto mode on the camera, never thought about composition elements, and most of the time they were blurry. Now I am proud to say that I can shoot in full manual mode, and put a lot of thought into the composition of my pictures today. Example: Worst Photo vs. Best Photo In the photo on the left, there is no subject, the image is not straight, the lighting is off, and it it just plain boring. But, on the image to the right, the plant is the focus, there is a depth of field because of the aperture settings, the image is clear while the wind is blowing because of the shutter speed, and adjustments were made in Photoshop to further enhance the image. Another thing I have learned is that even though I might consider an image to be "bad," there are still some redeeming qualities of most photos I have taken in this class. For Example: this photo of the vegetable on the right is blurry, but the lighting created some very cool shadows and highlights on the vegetable. While I was shooting these photos, I noticed the great lighting and was also able to capture the photo of the peppers, on the right. This photo ended up being one of my best from the entire class. Also in this class, I have learned that changing the perspective of an image can make quite the difference. For example: the photo on the left is just a brick sidewalk that I shot from above. There is no depth to the image and it is not interesting. However, the image on the right is a brick wall that was shot on an angle. I believe this perspective makes the photo way more interesting than the one on the left. Overall, both my ability to be a good photographer and my ability to produce great photos has increased dramatically since the start of this class. I am very grateful for everything I've learned and will definitely continue to take photos in the future!
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