Photography has never been something that I have necessarily gravitated towards. My parents have always loved taking pictures on trips and at sporting events and what not of my brother and I but I definitely don’t think of myself as photogenic in any way. This class will definitely help me with becoming a better photographer as I have a lot of room to grow in that regard.
My Dad used to be very big into photography. He purchased a nice camera and even took a college class to help learn the ropes so he could take better pictures. I know he had to overcome challenges with becoming a better photographer and now I will have to do the same. There definitely were challenges to say the least in multiple shapes and forms.
One of the biggest challenges was finding appropriate lighting. I had to mess around with the lights, the angle from which I would shoot from and also the actual settings on the camera. This was challenging as like I said before, I am not very skilled with cameras.
Another challenge was finding what I actually wanted to shoot. After giving it some thought, I realized one of my biggest passions is reading. I have always enjoyed reading and have been reading books since I was three years old. This was a good learning experience trying to figure out how I would do my first photo journalism assignment, a self portrait of something that I am passionate about.
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