student

Maybe it's because I've surrounded myself by my prints tonight, but I feel like a better photography student than an engineering student. I love both, and all my engineering classes are really interesting and intriguing, but recently my photography has been making me happier than school. I guess there are obvious reasons for that  - I only have homework from the engineering side of things, among other things. And especially since I've started developing more of my black and white prints, I've started to become addicted to it. I love the whole process, using an old, completely manual OM-1, developing film and enlarging prints - it makes me feel like a real photographer. I love the tactile feel of the darkroom, it's incredible. My 6-week beginners class is ending next week, but I realized tonight that I want to keep shooting film, for at least a while. It's fun, and I feel like it takes more practice than pointing and shooting, so it's kind of like a challenge for me. I might take another class, but regardless, I'm gonna keep shooting and developing.

I shot my first wedding a little while ago - what an experience! It was incredibly tiring, but extremely fulfilling and fun. I definitely want to do more in the future, so I'm glad I had this one as practice - it was unpaid and for a friend, but I still felt like I approached it relatively professionally. A good start. I got a bunch of pictures I'm happy with, but the 3rd one here might be my favorite. There's something about kids, I love capturing their untainted innocence and joy, it makes the world seem like a much brighter place.