Touch of Charm: Photography

I’ve owned a camera and have enjoyed taking pictures since as far back as I can remember. When I was little my grandpa always had a camera in his hand and thoroughly enjoyed photographing our family. I loved looking through the pictures he took, and always wanted to jump in and take some of my own. From around age 9-13, my grandpa stopped taking as many photos as he used to, probably because his camera was becoming more ancient as the years went on, but I stopped taking a lot of photos as well.

Once I got back into it...that was it. I couldn’t stop. I took pictures of my friends, family, cats, my bedroom, buildings...all kinds of stuff. I have thousands of pictures piled up in my room (which I need to get frames and albums for), not to mention thousands of pictures on my computer (which also need to be organized).

I’ve never taken a photography class, and most of my pictures are paparazzi shots, A.K.A. random pictures of my friends. Semi-recently I’ve been trying to take photos with a theme or a purpose, and have been fooling around with editing (I like cheesy effects...sue me)! In my last semester of CreComm I’ll be taking a photography class, so I’m looking forward to learning more about the craft. But until then, I give you....