What Does Photography Mean To Me

Ever since my parents bought me my first camera, I’ve been hopelessly attached to it. Film was always something that intrigued me, and I spent most of middle school with a camera in my hand. That didn’t end when high school began. As I furthered my knowledge of film and photography throughout school, I found more opportunities to create something bigger than myself. Using my passion for film and photography, I aided with Tri-M Music Honors Societies community outreaches and events. I have been involved with Tri-M for three years and have held two officer positions, currently being the President. This organization helped me to decide my career path by giving me opportunities to create advertisements and analyze marketing strategies on a small

“Every time you dream at night, the dream has holes in it. You have to do something to fix those holes and make the dream become a reality,” my father often told me. Although I was very young when my dad passed away, he provided tremendous inspiration and encouragement to pursue my passions that continue to influence my life and my future endeavors. As a child, one of my favorite pastimes was acting; I would routinely act in videos with my friend while my dad filmed us. Later, I assumed responsibility for filming while my friend would act. I instantly fell in love with videography. I was enthralled with how videography could capture my point of view of the world, which prompted me to try photography. Once I began photography, I knew I wanted

The significance of my study is that nowadays, a lot of people or its better to say most of people thinks that they know everything about photography and they think that they are an experts and a professional photographers once they hold the camera or actually once they hold a digital cameras (since a lot of them think that the digital cameras are more easy), but actually they do not even know what photography is. In fact, I see this situation is a big problem because I believe that to be a real or an expert photographer, the person

A reoccurring topic of the essays, concerning photography, discussed during the course is the future of professional photographers/photojournalists. Some believe that the easily accessible spread of amateur photography can and has put a strain on the works of professionals. However, with magazines such as National Geographic still in print after over a century, it raises some questions. Though the spread of information, and thus photography, has increased the platforms and need for professional photographers and photojournalists still exists.

Through the lense of any camera bestowed upon me, I find it my duty to capture the beauty in the things around me. While in college I hope to learn the fundamentals of Photography, gain more practice and become a professional photographer. My passion for photography is strong and I’ve been able to get a lot of experience with the camera in and out of school. I've photographed events for my church, I’ve been in the multimedia program at my school for three years as well the school yearbook. I’m currently the Editor in Chief. While traveling with my camera I hope to meet new people which will allow me to learn about new cultures and their traditions. I’ll be able to get a real life experience by eating, speaking and living how other

First, taking pictures is a form of expressiveness that helps liberate the mind from any good or bad emotion. The ability to take pictures can be used as a way to meditate in order to release any anxiety caused by life experiences. Such is the way that I, myself, have used photography as a way to express my anger or my happiness in ways that only a single picture can capture the emotion transmitted through facial expressions. Therefore, photography can serve as a median between emotions and liberation, letting the liberation of emotions express themselves through a lens. Liberation is capable of bringing individuals to

Hi everyone! I'm Larkin, a photography enthusiast and electronic DJ/Music producer. I was raised in the backwoods of North Florida and introduced to photography by my art teacher in high school. I later learned that my dad used to have his own dark room in his house when he was a young teenager (I guess photography runs in the family). I started taking photos with black and white film when I was 16 and later moved on to my Canon DSLR which I still use today. I focus on nature landscape and macro photography, but I will photograph anything that catches my eye as different or interesting; something that stands out from everything else.

Early Landscape photography used the same principles as painters in order to create pieces of art. Before the 18th Century, artists used landscapes as backdrops and as a frame for the principal subject. Towards the later part of the century, however, artists such as Nicolas Poussin started to romanticize the environment, instead using it as a principle subject in paintings.

The truth is that photography really does limit our understanding of the world. Although others may argue that photography deepens their understanding of the world around us, this “world” is the world that the photographer creates. The world that photography shows us is not the entire world, as there is more to see. Photography highly limits the understanding of our world in ways that we were not even aware of. The manipulation of images, showing an unreal world through images, not being able to experience what the photographer experienced, and replacing going places by looking at photographs are ways of how we are limited by photography.

While others claim that photography captures the inner soul of a person, or deliberately defines it as painting or writing with light, but in my case, it is just simply a newfound love hobby. I undeniably adore and look up to expert photographers I encounter down the road may it face-to-face or the other way around. In my heart, I silently desire that someday, with hard work, determination, and perseverance, I will become professional and famous as they are. Since my husband bought a Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) as an anniversary gift, my penchant for photography commenced and ignited. Let me detail the essential truths behind my passion over photography.

This is due to the cost of digital cameras being at such a low price, that many, take their own photographs as an alternative of hiring a professional. In contrast to this slow expansion in the photography world, portrait photographers now have a higher demand as the population grows. It is to be expected that competition will be strong when participating in this career, and their focus should be mainly on their clients and business (“Employment Outlook” 1). It also recommended that individuals contemplate on strategies to attract more customers to their business or the one they are apart of. When doing this, one should not compare their profession to other competing companies and/or try to mimic

“Once you find your passion, and enjoy doing what you’re doing, then you never have to work another day in your life” (Atwood). Many people see photography as just a career, and while technically it is a job, it’s also a form of art. It’s all about capturing moments and making people feel emotion.Some people find self-expression through taking photos, almost like therapy. The feeling I get when I get “the” picture is unbeatable. Each and every person has the power to create, and it all starts with a camera. Although it doesn’t need much of an education, photography is a very unique job; the industry is just now starting to grow although it’s been around for quite some time.

Have you ever taken a picture or been looking through a photo album and felt a sudden rush of emotion? Do you wonder what caused that emotion? Many find themselves captivated by a photograph and overwhelmed by the emotions that the photograph arouses. Believe it or not the arousal of emotion from those photographs was not caused by the content of the picture but by certain elements within the photograph. When a photograph is viewed it is not only the subject that triggers the overwhelming emotional response, it is the length of time that the film was exposed to sunlight, the way lighting is used and played with, and the strong detail of colors or lack thereof. While many believe that the subject acts as the primary stimuli to emotions, the

Photography is a very interesting career choice. It can take people to places they only ever dreamt of going. Although it is a lot of fun, it is also a lot of work. There is many different types of equipment, lighting, cameras, and photographers. You must learn about it all in order to choose the perfect type of photography you want to do. Photography, is not just about capturing photos of objects, it is about how photographers see the world. Being a photographer, there are many responsibilities you must have. For starters, photographers have to be able to market and/or advertis. This will help them to attract customers or clients. On top of being able to market and advertise, they must also be able to analyze and plan compositions of

What is a photograph? The simplicity of taking a photograph leads many to ponder its artistic value. Yet, it is undeniable that there are some photos that cause an emotional reaction deeper than simply observing a recorded point in time. Surely, there are photographs that cause more reaction than some modern art pieces. There seems to be two types of photographs. The first classification is the ‘time capture’ photo – an image with the sole purpose of recording a particular event or point in time. The second nature of a photo carries a ‘deeper meaning,’ which has the ability to change the observer’s mood and cause a reaction. But what distinguishes these two varieties? There are a