Five Things

           Throughout the semester I learned quite a bit about photography.  The first thing that I think really helped me and I will remember is just what all the buttons on the camera are.  Since it was not my camera I was using, it was really hard for me to understand everything at first.  Although I still don't feel like I know everything about it I do feel a lot more comfortable with the camera.
           The next thing that I think I learned a lot about is not only are these buttons just there but they mean a lot by what they do.  It surprises me how sensitive cameras can be and by just changing a few things, it can really make or break a picture.  This is obviously a really good thing to know when doing photography.
           Next I think the "rules" are something that I will always remember.  I have to say that I may not remember all of them but the majority I think I will and I could already tell towards the end of the semester that I was adapting to follow those rules.  It also really helped to see how beneficial these rules can be.
           I saw a huge change in how I view photography "tools" during this class.  At the beginning when I was reading about tri-pods I thought it was kind of foolish that someone would put so much into something so simple but now I completely understand why.  There were so many of my picture that would have looked better if I would have had a tri-pod. This also goes for all the filters and lenses that I never really understood.
           Lastly I think the overall style and view I have on photography has changed.  It is cool to see all the things you can do with it and how fun but challenging it can be.  There is definitely a lot more that goes into it than I ever expected and it makes you see that it is not as simple as just pointing and shooting.