Artist Statement
Throughout my experience this term I have learned a lot about myself as an artist as well as copious amounts of information about photography in general. I learned how to use a 35mm film camera, something I had no previous knowledge of, and I found that I loved taking photographs with this camera. Going outside and playing around with angles and just taking pictures was such a joy for me. From outside to the dark room, I loved all of it. I never thought that I would be able to figure out how to develop my film and print my pictures because I had never seen a dark room before let alone worked in one. As we started learning how to develop and print, to my own surprise, I actually understood what was supposed to be done and I actually loved it. Finally seeing the pictures after the film developed was always so exciting. Then when I printed the pictures and finally got to see my work as a final product, I felt so accomplished and proud of myself. This whole experience left me with a love for photography and some really great photographs that I will always have.