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Candles at a church | Noon | April 17
the light at the end
I took this photograph during the holy week. I'm fully aware that we weren't allowed to photograph at that time, but I decided to take the opportunity to practice taking snapping photos. It's also to take out the camera for a heavy test since just photographing around the home is a little too boring for me. I had to be honest that I do fear a bit taking the camera with me without a personal car because it's a really expensive piece of equipment and there are times I might've misplaced it if I commuted instead.
Other than that, I do really like this image. It took me a while to achieve this kind of focus. It made me reflect on my initial goal for this course, which is I wanted to try and take on lighting. The image had some light post-processing on it but I was really happy when it turned out decent. The candle can be a symbol of hope or bravery. It reminds us that we shouldn't lose our determination even when we face a hard challenge or we fail along the way, it's like a person looking for the exit of a dark and dreary cave.
Another one of my goals was to do night photography. The reason why I wanted to do night photography was when I was a kid I wanted to take photos of the moon. I saw a post about a digital camera that takes images of it beautifully but sadly we couldn't afford it. But now, I have a camera. It isn't that impressive as the camera I wanted as a kid but it's a start for something. I was actually happy that I did night photography during the making of assignment 4. It was the best image out of the five, in my personal opinion. But I wished that I could've done some touch-ups on the visible light dust on the lamp, it was already too late for me to notice it, sadly. I wanna take more night photography when I see the opportunity to do so.
the fun part
I think I really enjoyed doing the game photography. The reason is that I've already experienced doing so for fun. I really liked having a challenge on this like having minimal control and settings, it made me think thoroughly about what I can do and how will I manage. The idea of having certain restrictions does help a lot in pumping out creativity, it makes you rack and shake your mind to achieve something really nice.
Various Games (Chronologically): Infinity Nikki, Dishonored 2, Portal: Revolution
The bonus activity is the most noteworthy experience along with assignment 4. However, I think I could've done better in assignment 4. I did rush in one of the images, the one with the pattern theme. It is true that I had a creative block when I did that and struggled to figure out what will the object I would photograph. I did initially think of taking a snap on those tarpaulins of politicians that were littered around public walls two months ago but I fear that was a bit too much and might've gotten some negativity so I opted for a safer one.
I don't feel comfortable showing some images that could cause an uproar from different opinions or something that is trending. I simply wanted to take images of interesting things. I never really liked being in the spotlight or in a center of attention the main reason why I was uncomfortable during the assignment 5b. But I do learned that sometimes we have to walk outside the barrier of familiarity on onto the curious and interesting world.
A plate of delicious waffles and an iced spanish latte | Afternoon | April 17
what's next?
Videography, to be literal. But actually, I do wanna take on photography more. I most certainly enjoyed taking photographs of very specific things which is why I always pick on aperture priority mode. Although, I do not think that I'll make photography full-time but something of a hobby, something when I want to take photographs of beautiful or interesting things my eyes caught. Perhaps it can also help me more with videography considering that they're both similar in a way. The only key difference is that photography is an image and videography focuses on motion.
I actually have a little experience in videography. We had a subject back in 12th grade senior high school that was all about digital skills, I, unfortunately, forgot the name of the subject since it was a year or so ago. One of the assignments featured on it was camera angles, I did a short horror film about it, and because I was doing it individually, it was really hard but I had so many ideas that I could come up with. I literally had taped down my phone so I could take on a higher view point. I didn't win the contest for the best film but it was alright. I did have a fun time doing it.
blue skies
My most important takeaway from this class is that it's okay to fail sometimes, we just have to learn from it. All of the images I took were all trial and error until I found the best one out of them. I personally think that I don't think it is normal to immediately have something that is so perfect because that term is subjective. (Unless you do have a single moment where you are lucky enough to photograph something perfect in one shot, which I think was pretty awesome and impressive.)
A roof of a church | Afternoon | April 17
People have different opinions on what 'perfect' it is for them; some like it simple, some like it complex. I wouldn't say that practice makes perfect rather practice makes improvement. Not that I'm putting on a negative light on the original phrase, but I wanted something that was deemed realistic.
Practicing acts like a guide, a tutorial in a videogame, in order to get started on improving or on having to fully enjoy the game. It also helps one achieve their goals, could it be a photo from a high view or a speed run session. The result of practicing is improvement, a positive change. This improvement can make something that is perfect for you or for anyone.
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