Shout out to my brother! Who admittedly visits this blog multiple times a day!
The career of photography that I studied a little bit about is Aerial photography. Aerial photography has to do with taking a photo of something by looking down on. It can also be called a Bird's Eye View. It can be taken from straight on looking down at something or at a more oblique view (looking at an angle.) It is recommended that one has a degree in some type of fine arts to be an aerial photographer. If someone is going to be an aerial photographer, they need to decide how they are going to take their photos. If they are going to do it from a plane or helicopter (which most do) then they are going to need to find a way to get someone to fly them up, or they need to fly their own. If they fly their own, they will need a license. Drones can be used as well for aerial photography. This type of photography would be a good for those who like photography, who wants to see things from higher angles, and who in most cases is okay with flying. Some aerial photographers take pictures for their own benefit, others work for a business whether it be a magazine, or even for a real estate agency.
My goal for second quarter has been to get my grades looking good without having to cram work into a sleepless night. I wanted to be able to stop procrastinating. I have gotten all my grades up but one from when I missed a bunch of school. I admit, I procrastinated a lot of work over Christmas break even though I said I wouldn't procrastinate. However, I haven't been putting it off now and though it will take a lot of cramming and stress, there will be enough time for me to get that one last grade up to what I want it to be.
My career photography shoot went well. I told my parents that the photography career I had been assigned to was Aerial photography. My dad offered to take me up by the pass to take my picture of the North Ogden and Pleasant View areas. My dad being a photographer himself had some insight on what I should do when we got there. He suggested we wait a while for it to get a little darker so people would start turning on their lights for a cool effect in the picture. We put the camera in the back of his truck facing outward toward everything. I needed a slow shutter speed so I could have a smaller aperture to keep everything as clear as they could get so we put the camera on a tripod. I used an attached external button that controls the shutter speed so I could stand back and take the picture with the least amount of movement I could manage. It was difficult because it was so cold outside and I could hardly bend my fingers. It was also difficult because I had to hold perfectly still for long amounts of time. Like around 20-30 seconds. We tried another high up spot in the area, but by the time we had gotten there it was even darker. It came to the point where the shutter speed was so slow on the camera, that the camera couldn't go any slower so it went to bulb where I pretty much had to hold the button as long as I wanted it open. Even though it required more work, I found it quite enjoyable to be able to control the exact amount if time the shutter was open. It felt like it was more of my work because I was doing a completely manual shutter. It was a fun experience.
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