Reaction Paper: The End

This semester is coming to an end and has been filled with a lot of memorable moments. I have met a lot of new people throughout the past few months, I have been able to see their creativity and in a way understand my own better as I was challenged to create my own ideas in my on-site location class.
I have also developed a better understanding of lighting, posing and quickly learned that reliable models will help you go a long way I am happy with the work I have produced in my photography three class, it will help me in my effort to go onto my own studio or assist to get myself into the field after graduation. My History Of Photography class helped me understand how photography became what it is now and I learned a lot about the great photographers that paved the way for me and made their mark in history.
I've learned a lot about my rights as an artist and steps I can take to start running a successful photography business and just what it takes to thrive in the many different photogenic career paths I may want to pursue. This has been a very productive and growing semester and as it comes to a close I now look towards the future and how I will apply all that I have learned so far to get to the point where I can do photography full-time and create for as long as I possibly can. Its been a very opening experience and I am hopeful that the next semester brings the same opportunities.

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