blog # 8

I have always had an interest in photography, which is why I chose this seminar in the first place. I had taken photography classes in high school, and I work as a portrait photographer. In my free time I am always out with my camera taking pictures of anything and everything. I thought this class would be interesting and a fun class to take, out of all the choices for the freshman seminar this one really stood out to me.
With the things that we discussed this semester, what I found to be most intersting and what really stuck with me was the whole issue of photographic truth. I was obviously aware of manipulation of images and photoshop and things of that nature before this class, but I never really payed much attention to it. This class really forced me to look into it more, and form an opinion on it. I am now finding myself looking at pictures with more of a critical eye then I was before.
I also liked the fact that we explored the work of different photographers in this class. I got to see the work of many that I had never seen before. I thought that the work of the photographers like Shelby Lee Adams, Tierney Gearon, Taryn Simon, and Nikki S. Lee were all very interesting. I feel like I probably would have never come across this work if it had not been for this class and I am glad I got to see it.
I think that I have alot of questions that still remain. However those questions seem to be a bit rhetorical. I really don't think that there is any one question that really stands out to me.