pho·tog·ra·phy/fəˈtägrəfē/
noun: the art or process of producing images by the action of radiant energy and especially light on a sensitive surface
pho·tog·ra·phy/fəˈtägrəfē/
To me, the art of photography is a person’s ability
to capture a moment in time and make
it look beautiful, no matter how simple the subject is. There are so many
different directions you can take when freezing time and saving a split second
forever on your memory card or filmstrip. Whether the mood of your photograph
is emotional and has deep meaning, it is an advertisement for a product, or you
are a tourist taking a picture of the Coliseum in Rome, each and every time you
press the shutter release, you are saving a little piece of something you did
at some point in your life. Photography is a way of expressing yourself, something I would rather do through a picture
than through voice, and I know many people feel the same. A photograph can
exactly describe your current state
of mind without even speaking. To me, photography is an artist form of communication.
While I studied in Europe for a month over the summer, I had the chance to take a ton of beautiful pictures, but did not even have a second to stop and think about techniques or lighting, which would have made my photos a lot more professional. Nonetheless, I ended up with over 2000 photos, professionally taken or not, that will always remind me of the best month of my life spent in Rome and Greece.
