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  • Essay / Photography - 540

    There is something very special about hearing the shutter button when using my 35mm camera. The sound symbolizes the conclusion of my efforts as a photographer, but can only fail each time. All the time spent deciding on technical aspects. “Where is the light?” “Does this help or harm me?” » “Should I move this out of the frame?” » Then seeing the negatives developed, film photography allows me to relive memories. Film photography classes had a huge effect on my life and affected the way I perceived the world around me. Film photography is the medium I use to express how I interpret my surroundings and the sound of the shutter is a way to relive my lens. For example, when I decided to take a photography elective in 10th grade, I never realized how connected photography was and would become in love with my photos. Most of my excitement came from knowing that I had a limit of 25 to 30 films. I had to break away from the idea I was accustomed to because of digital cameras: every view through the lens is a potential photograph. I had to learn to observe and analyze...