First time.

The immersion at Lapasan was the very first time that I had the opportunity to hold a DSLR in my hand, Yes, 'twas the first time. First, because I am afraid to touch them DSLRs, why? Because it costs a lot and because of the fact that I am not good at taking photographs. I'm a pessimist when it comes to taking pictures, I know that I suck at it, but hey, I try! Anyways, aside from that opportunity, I also had the chance to see how life is at that part of Cagayan de Oro. I guess, it was not limited to taking pictures, but, to take the seriousness of their situation in mind. I don't know if most of my classmates only took pictures to impress, or only took the activity per se, but for me, it wasn't just all about taking pictures. I kinda have the feeling that, when taking pictures, the picture or pictures, would only have a meaning if there was a story behind it, and not only concerned with the technicalities of the picture. I may not be that good at taking photographs, nor in making a story of what I have, but, I really try to. Pretty much like the people at that area, living day by day, trying to make the best out of everything they have. I pray though, to be better at this field.

Boxed.

The title itself is self-explanatory, we were on a mission to take pictures of miniature models inside what was called a Light Box, though I am always challenged in taking pictures, I still did my best to make it look like I knew what I was doing. Besides being a newb at photography, I really don't know which angle to choose and/or which lighting is best for a particular shot. I guess, it's pretty precise to say that I suck at photography, well, for the moment at least. But, it was fun, well, sort off, until the time when I saw that I really sucked at it. To be honest, it was a tedious activity, I really had to make an effort to, in a way, make it look like a picture, to say the least. And, to add nail to the coffin, we had to use an SLR camera, which, would really make me suck so bad because their isn't a way to see if you have done a trash-worthy picture or not. Nevertheless, the activity helped me realize that, first, in taking pictures, there are really a lot of elements to consider.

Target practice.

View finder, knob, adjust, shoot, scribble. These were the most common actions during last week's activity, we were tasked to take pictures of anything we saw fit inside the campus. Though limited to what we always observe, it was also an experience in itself. I'm a noob at photography, I was always thinking that it was simple and involved no technicalities, but to my surprise, it involved gazzilions of technicalities to make a picture look, somewhat better. Hours went by, I still couldn't make up my mind about which subjects to take pictures of, good thing we were assigned to our own group. I did make a lot of mistakes, but whatever, I have an excuse, I'm still a noob. Now, seeing the pictures that we took, I felt ashamed, it felt like I wasn't fit for the course, like I was the ugliest duckling of the bunch, the noob. I hope I get better tho, better, to not only pass the course, but better in the sense that, one day, I'd be proud to say that, this photo is mine.