Personal Narrative: Thinking After Photography

After the the first shot I took my mind went blank. The adrenaline that flowed throughout my body, the feelings of rush, excitement, and success all in one combination of emotions. These were the feelings I had no idea excited until after that moment. Although I had a slight ache in my shoulder due to the force of the 12 gauge shotgun pushing against my shoulder. I was at a lost of words my only reactions was to run, run as fast as I could to get to the dying turkey. Once there the turkey was not fully dead yet It was still flopping around and blood camp oozing out splattering me. Looking at the suffering bird I places my boot on it head to the ground, then grabbed the turkey's body pulling it so its

Who knew that things could change so abruptly, it almost felt that my whole world was flipped within a blink of an eye. Things were going to be different from now on, the people, the weather, even the fresh summer breeze from the coast will soon become a cold bitter winter breeze. This all came to my mind when my mom announced to my family that we’re moving, to New Jersey, once my school goes on summer break. At first, I began to panic, why do we have to move? Why can’t we just live here? We don’t even know anyone there, except for my aunt. We just moved here three years ago from New Jersey, and we didn’t like it, that’s why we only lived there for a month. Then why would we would we like it now? I question my mom, and I demanded explanations

I am Joshua Visbal, a freelance photographer and avid reader of your magazine. I would love to contribute my photography for Scout Magazine.

I look in my night stand drawer and I find a few pictures, however the one that caught my eyes was dated June 10, 1976.In that picture I’m sitting on a bench in front of a water fountain in downtown I’m just turn 16 and sitting next to me my best friend Lucy and she’s 17. I know it's on a Saturday because it is the only day our mothers let us go to town. In the picture it seems to be a sunny day that our eyes are a little closed. I can see some birds very close to us, others eating off the floor, and many trees around the plaza. We are sitting close to the water fountain. The water is spraying our backs and we’re getting wet. We are laughing because the water was cold.

I wanted unique and meaningful senior pictures to commemorate my daughter's high school achievements. I chose Deanne Dunlop Photography because the studio was highly recommended by several friends and associates. The day of my daughter's senior portrait session I had an emergency and could not be there. Apprehensively, I decided to not reschedule and let my daughter handle her own hair, makeup, and outfit selections. When we went to view the photographs, I was completely blown away. Not only were the portraits breathtaking, Deanne and Gus captured the many facets of my daughter's personality. My daughter loved working with The Dunlops. They put her at complete ease and she had a blast taking photos around the Beaches Town Center and on the

To begin with, photography has many different aspects. one important angle is a good eye for taking pictures, which I have. If you do not have this attribute, it results in taking a picture to be harder and take longer. Even though you do want to be careful and take your time while photographing, if you take too long, it wastes time. Also, acquiring an understanding of

While growing up, I have always been interested in exploring the human body. I would always watch Dr.90210 because I wanted to become a plastic surgeon. Suddenly as time went by my plans of becoming a plastic surgeon had all started to shift and I wanted to become an orthodontist. Therefore, when starting college in the year of 2013 at Clark Atlanta University, I majored in biology. Studying biology would put me on the right path in becoming the orthodontist I wanted to be. So, after attending Clark Atlanta University for two years, I decided that I was going to transfer to Guilford College because they had a lot more resources for becoming an orthodontist. They have a pre-professional program there that has dentistry already there. They also

I tried my hands on a digital camera but I didn’t enjoy it. In fact, I got lazy in my photography. I became unmindful. I will never go back to using a digital camera.

A lot of my current art consists of class projects and personnel study that I've done over the past year or so. My "anticipated evolution" however, and not just for the coming semester, but probably for the rest of my life, is to someday be able to say there isn't a thing I can't do. It's a bit of an ironic conundrum considering graphic design and other skills associated with it are an ever evolving medium, but that is perhaps why I love it so much. It's constantly changing, constantly challenging, and in my book that adds up to being constantly satisfying.

Uniquely, my most creative side is the art of photography. It was not until I started capturing photos and seeing the beauty on my screen of the camera, that I began to see details, colors and light in a great new way. I saw trees of fall colors, beautiful hills of tons of flowers, white and fluffy snow covered mountains, and innocent faces with tons of character, those are the gorgeous and innovative aspects of photography. Photography has changed the way the world sees me and the way I see the world. It is a way to largely express my individuality in a different way and my love for living in the moment.

When we were told to pick a partner for the “Photo Partner Project” I felt like I was running around like a chicken without a head trying to find a partner, then the boy standing next to me asked if I wanted to be his partner for the project. I had never talked to, or even seen, this boy before, but I decided it was the perfect chance to get to know someone new. Shortly after my partner was picked for the project, I met my photo project partner, Dale Senart, in order to get to know him so we could complete the project. The vibe I got from Dale is that he is super into science, as his major is engineering physics, however, he has a strong interest in music, as he plays the trumpet and enjoys listening to many different types of music.

I consider myself a bit of an adrenaline junkie. I spend my days participating in high-risk activities such as riding my bike without a helmet, or guzzling down pop without checking its calorie content, sometimes both at the same time! Aside from my bravery, and a bit of humor, I believe I can most contribute to McMaster and its community by doing what I do best; being me. In a time where the world is trying to make you like everyone else, I can definitely say that I am Nick; the curious, passionate and humorous, Nick. My passion is expressed as my curiosity-driven love for exploration. This compelling force has driven me to many new experiences, including a marine biology field study in Roatan, Honduras. The first step was to earn my

My name paints a picture worth more than one hundred words. In Greek, it means god-given, but here in the United States it is worthless. It means hard work. It means high quality. It stands for sensitivity. It is like the number 4, blocky, bold, and beaming. With a sweet taste of victory with the payoff of hard work. Teddy looks like an electrifying, hair-raising roller-coaster with sensational loop-the-loops. It smells like sweat hitting the hard, musty basketball court, creating a sense of hope to work better than the man standing next to me. Although, maybe a different name could work. One lengthy that provides a sense of lofty goals. Malachi should do, as it also paints a picture worth even more than that of Teddy. Finally, I found the

My photography is of a commonly unnoticed, mossy hole in the side of a tree, near Nelson Dining Hall. The close-up was shot when the fresh remnants of rain still clung to the tree, giving it its shine and texture. While uncommon in most photos, I took the liberty to make the focus of my piece the drooping center and the layered background.

“To photograph is to hold one 's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It 's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. (Henri Cartier-Bresson). To take a photo should not merely be a snap and leave or a smile and share. Unfortunately, many people tend to think taking a photo is the simplest thing to do, but that is entirely not the case. Photography has been growing for centuries depending on how much of the society really cares for it, and the changing of technology from traditional cameras to digital.