Personally I have enjoyed my time in photography and as mentioned I am proud of my work. I loved the unit one work where we looked at the formal elements as towards the end of this project I was able to conduct shoots of whatever I liked, and I think here I enjoyed myself the most and developed a style. Although at first I thought the formal element techniques that we were learning at the time seemed a little pointless as I felt I wasn't actually shooting 'proper' pictures, I can now see the value in it and what I actually learnt - these are things I think about and apply in all of my work now. The unit two exam project was something else I enjoyed (I picked the 'issues' topic) however after a while I became admittedly bored of shooting the same sort of things in photos and felt restricted to what I could do. From this though I think it will help me to pick my unit three project more carefully to ensure that it is something that I am going to enjoy.
I have learnt a lot about myself as a photographer during the last year about the way I shoot - both strengths and weaknesses. These are things I am going to take in my A2 year to develop my work further. I have also learnt other skills such as those on Photoshop - these are skills that I am continuously developing.
Overall, I have loved my time in photography and cannot wait to start next year! I think next year will give me the opportunity to develop further and really flourish in my own unique style of photography. I have learned that I love working in the studio as opposed to location shoots - this is something I want to apply in my work. I want to keep my project nice and broad so that I don't restrict myself nor become bored through out the coming year.
