Final Blog Post

Takeaways

I am going to take away many things from this class, but here are three.

1. Through learning about camera settings in class and learning more through articles I used for my blog posts, my motocross pictures are going to look a lot better. My friends and I often take pictures of each other on race days and on practice days of us doing what we love and I will now be able to take much better pictures of them and be able to share my knowledge with them as well.

2. Through learning about editing in class, I now know how to edit much better compared to before. This will be helpful to take the picture I post on my social media pages to the next level. As a sponsored motocross athlete, I am required make many social media posts related to racing and now my pictures will look way better through the many editing tips I have learned this semester.

3. One of the articles I used for one of my blog posts talked about how to show moods and personality through photography. As a psychology major, I found this very interesting and I can now use photography to relate to a subject that I love. Although I do not own a camera, I do have the Pro Cam app on my phone and I think it will be a lot of fun to go out and take pictures to portray my current moods and show my personality.

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