A little about me

The History Behind Photography
               Photography was created around the 1800 when Thomas Wedgwood attempted to capture an image but was unsuccessful. In about the mid-1820's, Nicéphore Niépce succeeded but the required exposure in the camera took several days and the earliest results were still raw. His associate eventually developed a camera that only took minutes of exposure allowing the picture to come out clear and detailed. This was called the daguerreotype process.

 

A Little About Me

                

               I never really new what I wanted to do as a career until I was in 6th grade. I always loved taking pictures and I was decent for an eleven year old. As I was growing up, my career choices was always changing. Then were never the stereotypical little girl dreams like becoming a princess or a ballerina for I was never into those things. For the longest time I wanted to be a teacher. Then it would change to being an actress and back to a teacher. At one point I wanted to be a masseuse, which is a little weird choice for a little girl to want to be. As years went by, growing up, I was always thinking about things I could do. As a joke with myself I always thought, why not become a photographer? Never thinking I actually would lean into that choice more then all the other possibilities in the world, I kept thinking. It wasn't until my little sister came into my family that I started to take more pictures. Whether it was with my Ipod or a little video camera I had asked for for my birthday that year, I was always taking pictures of her. 

               As the next year went by, I started to get really into the idea of becoming a photographer. I found myself thinking "that would be an amazing picture," as I was in the car looking at the way the sun was perfect lighting behind the trees, setting. Before I knew it, I was in love with the idea of becoming a photographer. Christmas of 2014, my parents gave me my first digital camera. I started taking picture of everything, especially my siblings.

 This a picture of when I want on a trip to L.A. What I love about this picture is the reflection of the book in the window as the scenery is blurring past.

Towards the middle of 8th grade year, my parents decided to let me go on the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C and New York. Obviously stoked, I readied my self to have a blast taking picture of all these amazing sites. Everywhere I went, I had a camera out (definitely must have looked like a tourist!). Besides one other girl, I was the only one to have an actual camera on them and not a phone.   

          Here in this picture, is a statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt with his beloved dog Fala

  

   In this picture, I visited the Korean War memorial. This is a life size statue of a soldier. It shows what they wore and carried with them in the war.

 In this picture you see the Washington monument with a view of the lake. 

 Here you see the St. Patrick's Cathedral (still under construction getting ready for the pope) 

                Sadly, August 13th of 2015 was actually the first time I had ever used a real camera that had a viewfinder and an interchangeable lens. As I continue my journey with photography, I advance in my knowledge with cameras and experience. As I am only in high school and can't do much as a freshman, I do as much as I can. Since as a freshman you can't take photography, I decided to go into yearbook hoping I can learn more skills not just with cameras but also with writing.