This year has been the first year in which I have done intense work with photography. In the beginning I was oblivious to what art had to offer and how it could affect my life. This year, I was able to use a camera to capture images which inspired feelings and emotion. In many of the photos I have taken has been subjects that I have found interesting and it was what I thought captured the way I was feeling that day. Even though some of the photos did not come out the way I liked it to, I was still able to see above that and look deeper into the photo to see the things I wanted to see. This portfolio shows the ups and downs I had to deal with this year and it is a very personal piece. I enjoy taking photos even though I am not the best photographer in the world. It's enjoyable because one cannot mess up on taking a picture.
             I can now consider myself an artist because I am one of the not so many, who have learn what goes into taking a picture and how to turn film into a photo. The pictures I have taken have gone through many stages to be what they are now. Some of the photos show motion and are more complex than others, yet the simpler ones are also special because they can be read easily by anyone. This portfolio is special to me because it shows my first encounters with photographs and is memorable of my first year as a photographer. After this year I will be highly likely to pursue photography as one of my hobbies.
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