What I've learned this semester..

I’ve learned so much this semester being in photography! At first I thought this class would just be about taking pictures, but photography is much more than just taking photos. Photography is about personal expression and creating the perfect photo with your techniques. This class has definitely taught me new techniques such as framing, depth of field, f-stop, aperture and so much more! This class has inspired me to

continue my photography after I've completed the class, because what Dr. Hart said in

class is true; you make the photos not the other way around. I use to think that I'd have to find cool things to take, but I never thought that I could take pictures of anything and make it cool in my own way. Whether its the way I would hold the camera for the shot or if I change up the lighting. This class has most definitely taught me to relax and enjoy taking pictures instead of worrying about how pretty it is, look for how great the techniques were. As you can see I spoke about controlling your photo, one way to d

o this is controlling the light with the shutter speed, f-stop, iso, and white balance. Now I've had all of these features (aside from f-stop and shutter speed) on my camera and I never knew how to use these features, now that I do I can mostly definitely see an improvement in my photos! If I could tell anyone advise that I wish I knew before this class, I would say invest in a quality

camera. This is important because although, I have a great camera for shooting general shots, my camera was not comparable to the camera Dr. Hart described during class. I wish I had control over my f-stop and shutter speed. This would have made it easier for me to understand how these aspects greatly affect photos. Although, I didn't have these features I

don't think it stopped me from excelling in the class. Another thing each student should do is read your manual reading my manual really helped me to understand my camera and how it worked with the different photos I needed to take. I've always seen certain features on my camera but I never knew what they meant until I read my manual. Below you will find some pictures that I think show my progression in this class. :)

This picture (to the left)is special to me be

cause although they are just stairs, I decided to take this picture leaning over so that I get the spiral affect. Old Karen wouldn't have seen the beauty in this picture.

The picture taught me how to work with leading lines in a more creative way and also how to slowly work on my depth of field aspects. I was trying to practice this and I can see I was

getting a little bit better.

The next picture shows how far I've grown in this class, if you are curious of how far I've come you must check out the very first picture I posted on my blog. I surprised myself at how far I've come, I hope you agree!