Blog Assignment #8

Before taking this class, I didn't know a lot about photography. I always had a passion for taking pictures but never had the knowledge of how photography advanced throughout the years. Learning about the history of photography and the camera was very interesting. It's crazy to think about how much we advanced from the camera obscura. This helped me appreciate of the advances we have today. We take for granted how it takes about three minutes to take a picture, upload it on a computer and have it printed, meanwhile it took the camera obsura hours to develop one picture.
I learned different parts and elements of photography that can help me take a better photo. But the most important thing I think I learned from this class was how to look at a photograph. Photographs sends out a message and emotion, which affects our everyday lives. We are surrounded by photographs through media, advertisements, etc. and if we learn how to read these photographs, we can have a better understanding what the photograph is trying to say.
Also, this class made me be more cautious of what photographs are real or fake. It showed me how I shouldn't always believe what I see in photographs. I feel like there are always questions that can be asked. But overall, I don't really have any questions about the course because I feel like I learned a lot, which I can use that information for the rest of my life.