Hello, My name is Brooke Zimmerman, I am currently enrolled in high school at Polaris Expeditionary Learning School. I am presently doing a photography class with my teacher Cree Bol. I like this class because it taught me how to have a different set of eyes behind the camera. Instead of just seeing if I like the picture I now look at if I like the lighting, mood, and story behind the picture. I found during this class that I am personally better at taking very moody pictures with really good light. A lot of my pictures I have taken this year have had a great story behind it. I mean if they didn’t they will be just a picture on a screen. I personally am not very good at taking perspective shots. I am great with color and moody shots.

In the end of this class I have gained a lot of knowledge not only on what makes a good picture but I had knowledge of how to be able to take one of my pictures and critique it enough to make it close to perfect. I find that being able to be the artist and being able to critique your own work is a very important skill to have. It is very important to be able to do that so then you can know what your audience would like within your image. I have had my images change a lot throughout this year from being able to critique myself in a meaningful way. They have changed because a while ago they were just a photo on a screen but not anymore they have an adventure in them.