Today we got to play around with studio lighting. It was difficult at first for my to get an image that was not blurry. Though I got the hang of it.

I took photos of Callum Macdonald. We went to Barnes and Nobel because he really enjoys writing and being inspired.

Everybody Street was made in 2013. It is a movie about multiple street photographers in New York and what has inspired their work. Jeff Mermelstein said that street photography is all about the surprise of the public and what you bring back from it. One of my favorite photographs in the film was his photo on 29:19. It is a woman with reflective glasses on that are reflecting the buildings behind the camera. It shows the hustle of New York in the background but also a calm side from her glasses. Another photographer said by the time he would reach Manhattan from his house he would go through three rolls of film because New York is ever-changing. I really enjoyed this film and how passionate the photographers are.

I really enjoyed going to Walnut Grove Park today and taking photographs. It was interesting to get different photos in this dead and dry landscape.

When we first listened to the video with no images it was hard for me to pay attention. You could hear the emotion in the voices an the passion but no reasons why. Though when the video got projected you had a more sense of why they were saying what they were. It made the entire video more intriguing and and captivating when images were added. I do know that I am a very visual learner and it is hard for me to concentrate on just voices. So when the video was projected I had a better understanding. This video showed why photography is so important and how it can impact the world with just a click of a shutter.

Hi! My name is Kelly Swayze. I am a Liberal Studies major with a minor in Visual Arts. I want to be a third grade teacher, which is why I declared a visual arts minor. I want to be able to include a little bit of art in every lesson plan. I am a full time student and I currently work at the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum in Escondido part time. I have always enjoyed taking photographs, but never been able to really utilize a camera to its full potential. Which is why I am very excited to be taking this class. I really love the outdoors and want to be able to have the photo look like the adventures I am actually experiencing.