5 Inspirational Blogs

I suggest you click on these

http://www.booksofadam.com/ - A hilarious bunch of comics from a funny guy named Adam.

http://open-eye-photography.blogspot.com/ - Pretty photos that made me happy to look at.

http://www.photographyblogger.net/ - A website that links to several blogs.

http://www.strand-photo.com/ - A collection of black and white photos.

http://bitsotruth.blogspot.com/ - I've always loved quotes, this a collection of them.

A blog is merely a tool that lets you do anything from change the world to share your shopping list.
- Unknown

The absolute best picture of a bus taken (like ever)!

       This is the first photo I've taken so far in my photography class that I am proud of, I decided to share it with you. What do you think of it?


"If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time."  - Lynda Barry 

To this day...

         At the beginning of this school year I remember not knowing why exactly I was taking this class. Yeah it was an art credit but other than that I had no reason. I hadn't asked any students who had already taken the class if they liked it and walking into the first day of class I had no idea what to expect.

        It took me a while to warm up but class got more and more interesting. For a while I was discouraged with the terrible quality of my images vs those around me. I kept thinking 'why aren't mine that good?' 'what am I doing wrong?' 'how is this art anyway?' 'what even is art?'. For weeks these thoughts were constantly swirling through my head and I was perplexed by them. At times I even envied and felt hostile towards my classmates for their growth in the class. But then one day it clicked, and everything changed.

     Through this class I have learned that art isn't just making pretty things on a board with paint or markers, it isn't about pleasing others or showing off your ability  Art is self expression using the instruments you are given to create something new and unique that shows how you see the world. The only person you have to please with your art is yourself. You can take the ugliest photo or paint the ugliest picture ever but as long as it means something to you that is all that matters (although if it does look good you get bonus points). 

      I no longer compare my photos to others or myself to others either. I have learned to take my time with my artistic growth. If I don't understand a certain concept I keep trying to understand it, if my photos aren't as pleasing as they should be I work until they are. Art is about your own growth, getting in touch with your feelings and being able to express them in a variety of ways. Art is a way to express your perspective of something; how you view it, how you capture it, the way you go about expressing it, all of these things show who you are and how you chose to view the world.

  Photography is all about perspective, And now that I'm learning more about perspective, (even though I don't think this is what Mr. Long meant for it to do), photography, this class, just life in general, is changing my perspective on not only art or people, but the world and everything else. 

“Every time you point your camera at something you’re choosing to leave everything else out” - Joseph Long

Those were my thoughts, thank you for reading....

Kelsey J. Duran