This semester was really fun and educational. I learned a lot about techniques and how to take better photos. We did various projects over this semester including 7 days, Getting Close, Set in the Street, and many more. My thoughts about photography have definitely changed. Before I came to this class, I didn’t realize how important photography is in society. When we visited the Newseum, my friends and I spent a lot of time looking at the amazing Pulitzer prize pictures. I haven’t really changed the way I take photos, but now I know about the rule of thirds and I use it in taking pictures. My favorite project was the Getting Close project. I loved learning how to use VSCO to take pictures. I also enjoyed going outside and finding small/tiny things to take a picture of. Photography definitely interests me and I will continue to do it in high school. I love taking good quality pictures and learning different techniques for how to take better pictures.
Getting Close
For this task, we had to take pictures of small or macro things ( living and non-living) like leaves and earrings. For this project, I used the app VSCO to take my pictures. There was a focal point element on VSCO that allowed you to focus on the certain subject you where trying to take a picture of. VSCO is also really good for editing, and it has really good filters. During this project, it was easy to brainstorm ideas of what to take pictures of. I could easily see something macro or small and take a picture of it. However, it was really hard to focus when zooming in on my camera or getting close. If I had the time to take a really close up picture, I would probably take it of a cell or something really tiny. For this, I would also need a microscope and a high quality camera. To see the rest of my pictures, click here, here
