Importance Of Emotions In Photography

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“Who am I? What’s my identity that distinguishes me from other people? How can I fulfill my value for being a unique individual?” This kind of questions always haunt in my mind. I don’t know where does it come from; however, I realized that it is the motivation in my life. During the past few years, I was seeking answers to the aforementioned questions. I have to admit that I got lots of inspirations from photography, because it offers me a unique point of view. Through cameras, I can see a world with fine details, compared with the world from other people’s viewpoint; because after shooting, I have plenty of time to zoom in and review my photos. Meanwhile, photography also enables me to see the stories beyond the photos themselves. Personally, …show more content…

Just like other boys, I was really interested in technology(such as cameras, CPUs, earphones and etc). Frankly, I didn’t realize the meaningfulness of photos. My initial purposes for shooting photos was quite simple: Not only did I enjoy the process of operating a camera, but also I can capture the landscapes, important moments, trivial but beautiful things happened in my life. Based on my current criteria for judging photographs, I barely got some photos with good …show more content…

I consider it as a turning point in my self-study of photography. It removed all of my aforementioned doubts, because photography is an overall task which requires planning, preparing, shooting, retouching, and reflecting. In fact, it’s quite like the process of life itself. And that was the moment I began to post my photos on social platforms—such as Instagram, Facebook—and received many likes. I also shoot my school’s activities. Unexpectedly, my school’s marketing department uses my photos on my school's official social platforms. For the first time, I realized the value of my photos. All these experiences built up my self-confidence in my photos. As a result, I found a photography club in my high school. And I introduce some photography techniques weekly. What’s more, I started to shoot for businesses and individuals. I also provide free photography service to the students at my age. In brief, photography enlarges my social

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