Masters of Photography Project Reflection

   This photography really brought out the best of our group in this whole school year so far. As an individual and student, I think my five pictures represent what I believe Juliet Margaret Cameron, a master photographer, saw as realistic depictions of still and stationary life. Though my pictures do not really come close to matching the professionalism of Cameron, the strong message of real emotion in a picture was expressed the way I imagined it would. This was inspired by some of Cameron's pictures that I had seen; and in this way, I was the student.

    My understanding of photography has expanded greatly these past few months. The most significant change in my thinking is my realization of all these great photographers and how they made a living doing what they did. I learned that photographers come from all walks of life but become successful simply by having an innate talent of bringing out emotions, actions, stories, and entertainment in their photos. Before this class, I knew nothing about photography and knew nothing about a career in this field. In our modern day, however, photography covers many careers and fields and brings students many opportunities in their future.

   The benefit of working in a group is the teamwork involved. Responsibilities are split so that we can get things done faster. In addition, we inspire each other as we work together to get to a common goal. Not only can we see each other's Julia Margaret Cameron-inspired pictures, we use one another as our subjects in our photos. The disadvantage of working in a group may be disagreements about how to take and edit a photo to obtain the best result but our group did not encounter any such issues working together.

   If there was a chance to do this project again, I believe I would likely take more time looking through the master photographers to find different styles and inspirations.