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Well they always say you best know yourself. As an “artist” I think that I have grown immensely since the beginning of the semester. Comparing my pictures from the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester it is apparent that I have learned the concepts and been able to execute them in a proper way. If I compare my picture of the bench from my first set, against the dock from my third set, I have learned the digital imaging concepts of pixels and resizing, sharpness and white balance, the levels and curves tool in Photoshop as well as using the masking tools and layers. I have been able to create a background on color perception and change the color using the eye dropper tools, as well as changing and creating a different appearance with the lasso tool and several different filters. Besides the elements of Photoshop, I have successfully learned how to take a picture, to allow the viewer to see it from your perspective, may it be the depth that you capture in the picture, the tones, or the sharpness of the picture, what is in the foreground and the background as well as what the subject is and how you are trying to portray it. I feel that the lenses of the camera are an extension of the eye, so you want viewers to look at the photograph how you imagined and how you saw it. I have learned how to use the macro setting to capture the details, and to get on the level of m subjects to see if from a different view, been able to change the lighting and the flash setting depending on my settings. I take my subject out of the middle and can also lock in on focus. I can also change the picture by the landscape or vertical or panoramic view that I capture the photo at. My newer pictures in the sets, were influenced by the nature photographers that we studied within the last few weeks but for the most part I captured what I thought was beautiful in nature and something I wanted to share with everyone else. Kevin Michael Snyder was my favorite artist that I have been able to relate to and he really inspired me to capture the beauty of nature. He stated that “Nature and being in nature makes me feel alive. For me, Capturing these moments is a blessing and the ability to do these tasks a gift.” I believe that that is SO true! I am always taking pictures and will continue to after this semester is over. The things that I have learned from this semester I will definitely carry over and be able to use them in creating better photographs. I will use photography as an art form throughout my whole life.