When doing this project I did not know that it would be such an important thing for my future. However, after talking to my mentors and college advisor I have realized that this will be a thing that I will use my entire life. Photography is my personal favorite kind of art. There are so many moments, people, places that you can capture. You can even capture other art with a camera. Without photography, we wouldn't know many parts of the past. My favorite way to use photography is to capture people's raw emotions and faces. When I started doing photography I honestly didn't know where to start. The cameras that I was using were confusing and they weren't even mine because I couldn't afford one. But I started to get really into it this year after I got my very own camera for Christmas. I from then on took as many pictures as I could. Sometimes I would take random photos and sometimes I would take photos with a huge process behind it. I really got into it when I started using themes in each of my shoots and doing self-portraits. I think the reason I resort so much to self-portraits is that it's just me and my camera. I am basically doing everything and it is a huge challenge witch I like. When I started doing self-portraits I was in a really low place and I didn't really know how to look or feel beautiful anymore. But I kept doing it and it brought up my confidence to a new level that I wasn't even aware that I had. This project helped push me to take photos and to put forward my best effort and my best work. It was a challenge, but I am glad that I have something that I will use and cherish for the rest of my life.