My Photography Experience

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My Photography Experience

By: ed_thegreat

Ever since I was a little kid I've wanted to become a

photographer. That dream has never faded away. While in high

school, I found out I could take photography and so I spoke

with my guidance counselor about getting into the class. After

switching into photography I found out that the class

wasn't going to be fun as I expected. I was then informed

it was going to be a lot of work I would have to put into the

class and all of the work just in order to pass the class. No

one had warned that the class wasn't really going to be a

lot of fun as I thought it was going to be. The class turned

out to be very demanding. All the assignments were hard to

complete so I would have to skip my lunch just in order to get

things done on time. The teacher was out most of time, so when

she wasn't there we weren't allowed to go into the

darkroom to make photograph prints. When my photography

teacher wasn't there, she left us substitute work to do

which normally consisted of a project that wouldn't be

completed in the duration of the class.

The class was always chaotic since it was a mixture

of two different classes into one, Photo One along with Photo

Two. From down the hall anyone could always hear my

photography teacher arguing with someone inside the classroom

just about anything. Even though it was such a disaster every

day in there with all the distractions and arguments going on

I would just keep trying to do my work no matter what, but I

never seemed to be able to turn it in on time no matter how

hard I tried since the class was so chaotic I always thought

that very class would be my dream killer.

In the class my teacher never gave me a 100% on

any of my assignments. The highest she ever gave me was 85%. I

was able to pass the class with an 80% at the end of the

school year which meant I would get moved up to Photo two the

next year.

I had started my senior year off right taking all the classes I

wanted but the only class I was really concerned was about my

photography class. I started thinking and wondering if I would

be able to pass this year since the class size had gotten

smaller so she would help us out more in the work she gave

us.I turned in my first photo print and made a 90% on it. I

knew that grade was good but I wanted a higher grade since I

worked hard for it.

For the final project I worked very hard on it. I spent three

weeks working on it only hoping that I would at least get a B.

After I finished the project and turned it in I received my

grade a week later. When I saw that I got 100% on the

project, I knew that all my hard work had paid off and that my

dream of becoming a photographer will continue.

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booboo17

ed_thegreat. I want you to know that you have given me inspiration. The way you wrote this, I know exactly how you feel. And you made me want to keep trying. I guess that means you are a good writer, because you affected someone else in a positive way. I'm sure other people will read this and b...

October 8, 2014
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penman

If I can't judge you, ed_thegreat, how can I tell you that I liked your writing? Actually you are a good writer. I enjoyed it.

October 9, 2014
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