Thursday, January 30, 2014

Motivation

I enjoy photographing anything from landscapes to portraits to anything in between. In the past, I have had some photographing experience in which I have had the chance to explore different subjects for photography. Last summer and spring, I was an intern for The Forecaster and went to various events with my camera to shoot pictures. I had six or seven photographs featured in the paper, one being a hilarious photograph I took at the Diaper Derby during the Clam Festival. I also took several students' senior pictures this past fall. Whenever I travel with my family, I take photographs of everything I find interesting- landscapes, animals, and food. Due to my experience thus far working with photography, I have found that I enjoy photographing all kinds of things. I would say, however, that my favorite thing to photograph is people, as I discovered when I took the senior portraits this fall.

What motivates me to do well and be successful is a multitude of things. I think that, in school, a big thing that motivates me to be successful is grades. I tend to work very hard in order to receive high grades and therefore be successful. The knowledge that success could help enhance and build up my future is something else that motivates me to be successful. I work extremely hard, because I know that it will ultimately pay off in my future when I am looking for a job and trying to build a life for myself. Finally, I think that doing things that make me happy really motivates me to do well and embrace whatever it is that I am doing. Whenever I enjoy what I am doing, I end up being successful, because I am very dedicated and enthusiastic about it. I think happiness is definitely a key to success. Furthermore, what motivates me to do photography specifically is the final product. I love taking photos and then being able to view them later and look back on fond memories. The ability to capture special moments in time is incredible, and that is a big part of what motivates me to do photography.

In order to help me be successful, the best thing that the teacher can do for me is provide me with constructive feedback. I heavily value other peoples' opinions when I am working on projects, so this would undoubtedly help me be successful.