I shot a bunch of people* (with my camera)
*not literally- this is a pun please don’t come after me
Amy Liao
An empty alleyway features graffiti art and a full-size mural of a cowboy and his horse on the side of a building wall. Iowa City is big on public art and has recently announced a new mural program that pays local artists to “transform otherwise forgettable walls into community assets.”– Thomas Agran. The murals will be finished in the summer of 2018.
I started out a novice, knowing very little about picture-taking except to tap the little circle on the bottom of my phone screen whenever I wanted to take one. I wasn’t all that excited when Ms. Whittaker handed out the photography project rubric and explained how we were going to spend the month– taking pictures. I never really imagined myself being a photographer– going out and capturing the world with my camera for fun.
“What a waste of time,” I thought. “This is so not my thing.”
To be honest, I still kind of think that.
But, of all the different Foundations of Journalism units, photography has been my favorite by far. I have learned so much both in and out of class about different aspects of photography that I originally never thought about. It has opened me up to a world of experiences, of things I would otherwise never have done or never have gotten the chance to do. It’s been an eye-opening journey, one that I appreciate quite a lot, and one that I hope never ends.
This month, I became a photographer, and it was great. My work represents a change in mindset and value, and a big venture out of my comfort zone. I hope you enjoy my pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.
