Assignment 1: Introduction

The camera that I use is an Olympus SZ-30. It's a silver digital compact camera that is really easy to use but also has a lot of features, like 24x optical zoom, magic filters, and a 3D recording setting. Usually to edit my photos I use Photoscape at home, which I've been using for about two years, but I've also used Adobe Photoshop before. Some things that I am interested in include art, photography, writing, playing guitar & keyboard, and listening to music. In the future I hope to become a photographer or I want to do something involving art or photography; probably something along the lines of an interior designer, illustrator, or photographer...that's why I'm taking this course. I want to learn more about how to take good portraits or how to take more creative pictures rather than just scenery and such. I learn best individually but I don't mind working in groups. I'm generally a visual learner. I really enjoy black & white photography, or taking pictures of nature (birds, flowers, etc.). Some photographers that I just found that I admire would be Ansel Adams, Lewis Hine, William Kline and Helen Levitt (because I love New York), and Tina Modotti.