This is where I attempt to explain why I'm interested in photography and why the concept of freezing a moment in time is so fascinating to me. I've always wanted to be creative. I took drawing classes and painting classes and even guitar lessons (these I took for nearly five years) in the hopes of finding a niche that fit my mindset/skillset. Needless to say, none of these really fit the bill. Enter photography. In my freshman year, I took a class called Graphic Arts which touched on some of the basic concepts of photography, and it excited me. Fast-forward two years and here I am with my first real camera and enough darkroom experience to at least get by on my own. It's obvious to anyone who takes a cursory glance at the current state of my report card that I don't devote enough time to this class. I could say that it has to do with me working a lot or being on-and-off sick for the past couple of weeks, but in truth, these are pretty feeble excuses. Honestly, I'm scared that I might find out that I'm not good at this-- that maybe I'm not creative after all. But i recognize that this is a fairly flawed line of reasoning. The fact is that I took this class because I wanted to learn the skills that would let me take a wonderful moment, a serene moment, a moment of unusual beauty and grace, and immortalize that moment forever in a fashion that does it adequate justice. And so that's what I'm going to do. I shoot my next roll tomorrow, come hell or high water. I have my work cut out for me, but that should just make it that much more fun, right?
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