Photography II

Written Reflection:

Photography 2 was a really fun class. I learned many new techniques in both digital and film photography. My work throughout the semester has improved. In my Photo 1 class, I didn’t learn nearly as much as this class. It just furthered my knowledge of elements and techniques in both digital and film photography. In the beginning of the class, I joined a little late, so I started off oweing a fair amount of works, which really stressed me out. Now, nearing the end, I have been able to turn in almost all of my assignments in on time often with time to spare. I really love working in the darkroom and seeing my photos come to life. The most challenging part of this class was probably meeting all of the many deadlines in the third quarter, because I had so much to complete. Though it was tedious completing my digital portfolio, in the end it’s super satisfying having all of my work on one website.

I am most proud of the following assignments: food, unique lighting, minimalism, cyanotype landscape, weather, and change. I really like my food image because I think it turned out really crisp and clear with a lot of detail and texture. It is so simple yet pretty. I’m proud of my unique lighting photo because I originally thought the project was going to be hard to do because I didn’t know how to use extended exposure, but I learned quick. I think it turned out very pretty. I am very proud of my minimalism photo, because I think it looks really beautiful. I think it captures all of my fish, and just looks so natural. I’m proud of my cyanotype because I think it turned out really detailed and crisp. I wasn’t sure if I’d like the photo with the monochromatic blue look, but I actually did. I’m proud of my weather photo because it was I think the most successful photo I had with a filter used on it. I really like how the fire looks and how there’s a good range of value to it. I really like my change photo, because I think it is super textured, clear, and crisp. I’m not really the biggest fan of the recoloring I did, though. All of my work throughout the semester has had both strengths and weaknesses. I think some of my biggest strengths are learning new techniques, making due with what’s available, and recoloring smaller parts in photos. Some of my weaknesses are having patience during the process of developing and taking photos, following through with solving problems, and thinking of my own takes on altering photos. Overall, Photography II was a really nice class that I would reccomend to anyone into photos.