FInished

Now that this class is finished, I can really look back and see how far it has taken me. I can wholeheartedly say that I learned more in this class than any of my other TCF classes combined. When the semester first began, I wasn't sure if I would like this class. I was coming from a 201 class that I learned very little from and to say it didn't prepare me for higher classes would be an understatement. Like others, before this class, the only thing I had touched was a PD-150 (and even then, not very much). I was basically starting blank. In a way I felt handicapped because of this, but now I can tell just how much I've learned from then.

I have learned so much from Rachel's instruction, the hands-on stuff, from others in the class, from the assignments, and from watching my own work evolve as I grow as an artist. I can't even really begin to organize my thoughts on what exactly I have learned because there is just so much of it. Compared to the beginning of the semester, I am much more confident in my work and am confident that I will continue to learn.

I think that because of where I was at the beginning of this class, my weaknesses were all over the place, so that's really what I want to keep working on. Everything. I want to continue to explore. Continue to grow, never stopping. I would love to get comfortable with more cameras, especially DSLR cameras. I want to continue to work on camera movement because I think it speaks so much in a visual story. I want to continue to learn about lighting and become more comfortable with it. I know that I have a long way to go, but I feel like the experiences this semester in this class really jump started me in the right direction.

This has been one of the most valuable classes that I have taken and I am so very thankful to have the opportunity to be a part of something like this.