These three magazine covers attract my eye because the of the color scheme, the lighting, and they seem to have the same facial expressions.

I want my viewer to feel the love they have inside of them even if it’s self-love or a love for others.

1. Photography is a passion and a chance to show your creativity
2. Lighting is an important part of your photos
3. Experimenting with new things can open new ideas
4. Detail is everything and it draws the attention of the viewer
5. Shooting in auto sometimes is the best decision
6. Trying someone’s different style of shooting is not always a bad idea
7. Leading in your viewer by leading lines, rule of thirds, etc
8. Editing a photo by how you feel about it is a good technique
9. Learning to adjust is a good way to improve your quality of shooting photos
10. When you keep a student mentality it keeps you curious and it challenges you more

Dear next year’s photo students,

This photography class is really great if you have a creative mind or if you’re looking to be creative. What I liked about this class is that it doesn’t restrict your mind of what you can’t do. It gives you chance to find yourself on what you do or don’t like about yourself. There is an opportunity to interact and make friends in this class. Mrs. Cauchon is also a wonderful teacher when it comes to photography.

The projects that are assigned every week are different from the one’s the previous week. They teach you a new skill even if it’s in how to use the camera or how to edit your photos differently. One of my favorite assignments was where we had to do an illustration of an iconic image. It made me explore the different kinds of brushes there was in photoshop, and it taught me how to layer. But one of the things I didn’t like was not understanding how to fix the camera setting.

In my opinion they were a little harder to remember how to set up the camera. Some advice I would give is that don’t be afraid to ask for help even if it’s just asking how to format the card to the camera. Open up your mind to new ideas and if you enjoy this class maybe you’d want to be a photographer one day. It’s a useful skill even if you don’t want to take a career in photography. I hope you enjoy this photography class as much as I did.

From,

Audrey Martinez

My concept of my surrealistic collage are insecurities. I tried to make my idea as a scrap book because mostly scrapbooking is tons of ideas in one page and it’s mostly kept to yourself. Taking things from actual magazines and using them I showed insecurities of not knowing who you are, feeling ugly, not loving your body, and personal troubles.

10 Words to Describe My Photograph

1. Scary
2. Dark
3. Hypnotizing
4. Webs
5. Connected
6. Never ending
7. Reflective
8. Interesting
9. Creepy
10. Alive

A digital camera is a good use of technology because it helps us capture great moments in our lives or others’ lives. But you would want a camera that’s perfect for taking these moments.  After doing some research I concluded that the Canon EOS R6 Mark II Mirrorless Camera would be a great purchase. Some of the key features of this camera are the 24.2MP Full Frame CMOS Senser, 4K60 10-Bit Internal Video, External 6K ProRes RAW Recording, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II. The aperture on this camera is f/4-7.1 which is great at taking photos at a wide variety. It works with close-up subjects to a 1:2 magnification ratio and gives out sharp imagery by reducing camera shake. Depending on the different types of lenes the camera shake, it can also get steadier footage while moving. The autofocus features 1053 automatic AF points that cover the sensor area which provide fast focusing. It also has a focusing system that is able to focus on people, animals, and vehicles. There is a mechanical shutter speed that is silent with AF readings before shooting each frame. A feature that offers pre-released capture that records moments 0,5 seconds before pressing the shutter. This camera offers an ISO of 100 – 102400 that works in difficult lighting. The price of this camera is only $2, 599 which is a good price if starting out as a beginner. The battery life is 580/320 which can last up to a year. The image quality reduces the noise in the image that gives it a smoother look to it. The camera has three main dials for your fingers. There is on the shutter, on top of the plate is on for your thumb, and one on the rear plate. The Canon EOS R6 Mark II Mirrorless Camera is one of the best camera to purchase. It includes an aperture of f/4-7.1, it reduces camera shake depending on the type of lens being used, it has an auto focus on different items, and it has an ISO of 100 – 102400. Overall, this camera would be one of the best options a photographer can have.

AI is everywhere in today’s world. There’s AI in cameras in way we never knew. One example of this is face recognition because they tend to focus on a subject if they have facial features. AI can also be used to help photographers in editing their photos. Photographers can ask an AI a question and it will respond automatically.

There are free tools that use AI. One example is an AI image generation, it creates images with just a text of simple words. Photographers can also get good inspiration from AI like ChatGPT. It can give you captions for your Instagram posts or the insights of photography related questions.  AI can help photographers with things that would normally take a lot of their time.