Blog 8

Even before all the discussions in class I have always looked at a photograph with an open mind. I have always in a way second guessed what I was looking at. Some of the documentaries that we watched were interesting, and allowed me to look deeper into what photography really is. For me photography has always been a huge passion for me, and looking at photographers and their photos is something I always enjoyed. Most of the topics that we discussed I have looked at before, either in high school or on my own. I really enjoyed that a lot of the topics were based off how the photos effect society. This topic has always been so interesting to me, because I am interested in advertising.

Because of the discussions in class I was able to look more at manipulated photographs. I had done some brief research on it myself, but the class allowed me to look at it in different ways. Through documentaries I saw many different viewpoints and reasons on manipulated photos. I also enjoyed learning about photographers that I did not know about before. I liked viewing their photos, and learning more about their techniques and inspirations. A couple things that I was not very familiar with was the history of photography, I knew a couple things here and there but I really learned about how it evolved. It was so interesting to see how much technology has advanced and I am curious to see what will happen next.

I really do not have any remaining questions. This class as opened my mind to more photographers to look at. Even the two trips I took into the city opened to my eyes to new places and exhibits I can go and visit. The only thing that was a disappointing was that I was hoping to be taking more photographs during the course of the class. Other than that, I learned a lot in the past couple months, a lot of information that I can grow on to learn more.