For this assignment in grade 11 photography, our task was to take photographs with a digital SLR camera and re-create our names in a banner using letters that wouldn't normally be perceived as that letter. We had to use our imaginations for each image we shot in order to grasp this assignment and execute it successfully and creatively.
I believe the purpose of this assignment was not just to take pictures and throw them together in order to create our names. I believe that the goal of this assignment was to exercise our minds and use our brains and eyes more actively and precisely than we would on a normal-day basis. Normally we wouldn't look at our school's outside bleachers and see the letter "T", or observe a wheelchair sign in a parking lot and spot the letter "G". Nor would we go to unlock a closet door and grab the handle and say, "hey look, the letter 'i'!" I believe that perception is everything; the way you look at something is always different than the way a someone else looks at that same thing. When you challenge yourself in this way, afterwards you tend to observe the world differently, and appreciate everything in a new light.
I shot these photos with a Canon Rebel T2i with an 18-55 mm lens at an aperture of f16 and a shutter speed of 1/100 seconds. I found this assignment very challenging, but at the same time I also found it rewarding and exciting. I now grasp a better understanding of my camera and its capabilities, as well as how to use lighting and camera functions more effectively when taking my photos. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!
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