Assignment 1C

Since I knew absolutely nothing about shooting on film prior to Assignment 1C, let's just assume I learned a very great deal in a very short amount of time. But aside from the basic principles behind shooting on film, I also learned a lot about patience. When taking a picture of something digitally, you have the freedom of as many shots as you could possibly want, so the exact framing, composition, light, etc. isn't a huge deal because you can always take more and/or edit in post. With film, you have to take the time to really frame the image exactly how you want it, because you only have so much film to work with. It's quite analogous to today's society as a whole; everything is so accessible and fast-paced that it can be very difficult or perhaps even seen as unnecessary to "slow down" and take the extra time to really get things right. I know I often feel that way even when I'm working on other assignments in school. It's very easy to have that "just get it done" mentality, so being forced to take things slow was a refreshing change and a lesson in patience I'm sure all of us could use at one point or another.