Though I do not have an exceptional knowledge of photography, nor have I ever had a formal photography class, I do have an interest in the art and hobby of picture taking. I tend to find viewing pictures interesting particularly in magazines like “National Geographic” and “Sports Illustrated.” Whenever I go on road trips and travels, it seems like I always return with a full load of pictures and enjoy sharing them with others when I come back. Rarely is my digital camera not with me and I always have a large amount of memory available for whatever may come up.
Much of my care for photography may come from being the sports editor of my high school newspaper for multiple years. Many times when a writer or photographer didn’t come through on an assignment, I would pick up the slack and get the picture that they didn’t. Beyond that, I have experience editing photos on Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. Transferring color, quick-motion pictures into a clear, black and white, newspaper quality is a difficult task, especially for someone who has little knowledge of the art beyond, “That looks like a good picture, but that one doesn’t.”
Over the years of newspaper editing, I did pick up some of the techniques of a good photo such as the “rule of thirds” and how to take a meaningful photo that fits the article it accompanies. In addition to simply enjoying photography, I do not have any experience analyzing photography in terms of deeper meanings, symbolism or themes, let alone ethos, pathos and logos. Over the ensuing few weeks, I look forward to learning more about photography and what it stands for as an art rather than an addition to a piece of writing as I have always used it for. Hopefully by the end of the upcoming project, I’ll have a better understanding of how and why a photographer takes the pictures he or she does.
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