I chose this first year seminar because I have always loved photography and taking a lot of pictures. I wanted to learn more about photography. Something that we discussed a lot of in class was truth in photography. I had never thought about this before. I always saw pictures and just assumed things about the subjects in them. I never thought about what truth they actually held, and the story they were telling.
Our discussions did change the way I look at photographs. I am more cautious about they way i look at photographs, because there is sometimes a lot of altering in the. Some pictures may not be fully original and real. Especially when it comes to photo journalism. You have to be cautious with those pictures and wether they are revealing the truth. Also to not make judgemets so quickly in pictures because they might be trying to tell a different story, and theres always a lot of possibilities.
I do not have any questions about photography. I still enjoy it. It made me realize more how to look at pictures, and analyze them, think about them, besides just looking at the picture and accepting it. Even though I do alter my pictures with color and saturation, I dont believe that is making them fully fake.
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