This week I started classes at Santa Monica College to realize a dream and item on the last list I published. I am going to give Photography a try – not just by taking one class, but taking 4 that really dig into the fundamentals – Lighting, as well as Black & White (this is a darkroom class when on campus), the business of Photography, and a Photojournalist class. This is a big deal. I am jumping in with both feet! I now own more equipment I had never heard of before – my apartment is overflowing with lights, poles, light stands, grips, etc. and the packages keep coming!
By the end of this semester I need to pick a genre. I have narrowed the list to these:
- Portrait photography
- Stock photography
- Food photography
- Drone photography
- Hi-speed photography
- Architectural photography
- Documentary photography
- Street photography
- Action photography
- Photojournalism
- Double exposure photography
- Advertising Photography
The list I started with had 67 so I feel somewhat accomplished that I narrowed it down this far. It is hard to know what you love when you haven’t tried every genre! I believe some of the genres can be combined. We will see! I am excited to get started.
My first photo assignment due is Photojournalism – life in the pandemic. There happened to be a heatwave this weekend so finding people to photograph was hard, but I did get some great shots for potential stories. I like that my mind formed a story – maybe journalism will win out in the end but I am going to give Photography everything I have for the next four months!
