Life

So a lot has happened since the last time I wrote in this blog of mine. I was never good at writing in journals, so I guess this is an example of that! I will have to rewind a bit to have you get the full picture.
When I heard we were doing pinhole cameras, I said to myself, YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! I guess my experience from Mentoring Through the Arts has ruined my chances at every loving pinhole cameras. All I could remember was what a pain in the butt they were. Also, how I could never get mine to work properly. I couldn't believe I had to make them again. But then I thought maybe I learned something from the experience.
Of course this time around it seemed like it was just as hard as it when last fall. My cameras did not feel like working. I don't know, I must be cursed or something. I tried all three I made and none of them seemed to want to work. I was very disappointed about it. The frustration from last year just came back. I couldn' believe that it ws happening again! I decided to go back to what worked for me last year. I used a film canister and it seemed to work the best. So I charged back to my room and realized the only film cansiter I had was clear. Then I had to run around to Walmart, then CVS, and finally at Walgreens I picked up some electric tape. Then I ran back home to start taking pictures. For my pinholes I decided to take them all of Pooh. I chose Pooh, because for this week only I have Pooh. Pooh travel aroung in my staff each week and we are suppose to document different things we do with him. I thought this would be a great way to do that. I had a lot of fun and I think Pooh did too. He stood by me when I was failing and now he could see my succeed. My pinhole pictures came out pretty well I am happy with all of them.I was proud I actually got pictures to come out. I think what was keeping me sane was the fact that I knew I would be able to use a camera for the next assignment.
At photo class I was very impressed at some of the other students photos. I wish I could have had bigger pictures like they did. I feel mine were overlooked, because they were so small. I felt better after hearing the stories about how hard other people had doing this assignment. It made me feel good that I wasn't the only one dealing with this issue.
The next assignment was to take two rolls of film showing motion and depth of field. I thought this assignment wasn't to bad when I got it. I thought it should not take to long. I went into Charlestown on that Saturday and decided I would shoot a roll there. So that is what I did. I didn't realize how long it was going to take me to take a roll of film. I mean it had 36 pictures on each roll. It was fun and relaxing to just walk around Charlestown and take pictures of things I saw that I have never seen before. I even went to Bunker Hill, which I never had been before. It was an amazing day. I thought a lot of my photos would come out very well. I was very proud of what I accomplished. I also realized how much easier digital photography actually is. It was hard not being able to see if my picture came out or not. I just crossed my fingers and hoped for them best.
This past Tuesday in class we learn how to develop film. I definitely don't ever remember developing film to be such a lengthy process as it was. Maybe I only remember the good times of photo. Myself and another girl went into darkroom to put our film on a reel to develop. It wasn't to bad, but it was just weird not being able to see anything and just have to trust your senses. I must admit that it was very difficult to open the film canister to get the film out. It was a pain. I had to really pry it open. I tried to be super careful not to touch the film, but it was definitely hard. Finally I finished getting it in the film developer canister and started the long process. It took time, but it was worth seeing my pictures in the end. I can't wait until I see my pictures from the other roll I took too.
Now it is Sunday and I have a lot to do. I am going out to shoot a roll focused on framing and composition. I think I am just going to walk around school to take pictures for this one. I am just going to do my best and see what comes out. I can't wait to see what I can come up with. Well there is not time like the present, so next time I return I will have all three rolls developed.