They
say that a picture is worth a thousand words.
For me, my polaroid pictures are worth a whole lot more. They’re my college moments to look back on and smile. And my polaroid camera? The best purchase I know I’ve ever made.
For me, my polaroid pictures are worth a whole lot more. They’re my college moments to look back on and smile. And my polaroid camera? The best purchase I know I’ve ever made.
Ever since I was a
child, I loved looking at photographs of friends and family. I would leaf
through family albums over and over again, trying to immerse myself in the
moments the photos conveyed. I thought
of each photograph as a story of the situation it was taken in – something that
could be looked at and re-lived. There was something magical about a physical
photograph I could hold and examine; it was literally a snapshot of a moment in
time that I, or someone I knew, had lived.
I still take
photographs now that I am in college, and the memories they timelessly preserve
are invaluable. They adorn the walls of my dorm room, so I look at them often.
Each time I look at one of the photos, the events surrounding the moment within
it suddenly return to me; I find myself smiling as I relive the silly (and
sometimes drunken) times that have become part of my history.
I have a digital
camera, but I always use the polaroid for those special occasions that I know I
will want to remember. By “special,” of course, I don’t necessarily mean “formal”
or even anything that an outside viewer may find particularly significant. But
what an outsider sees isn’t what makes the picture so important. It’s about
what I see; what I remember; what I captured in that timeless image—in other
words, what makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
And all I need to do to
get such homey feelings is do as Andre 3000 says and “shake it like a polaroid
picture.”
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Your post is very well written, and I enjoy your witty Andre 3000 line! As I said in class, there are just a few grammatical errors (like how the first line is not part of the first paragraph--I still do not know why that bothers me!) but they are all easy fixes. I like how you connected your childhood and adult life through your passion of pictures, as well!
ReplyDeleteIt may be easier to create a digital story if you include more of a defined story line (maybe a flashback of a memory about Polaroids you have as a child?) but overall, I really enjoyed your post and it matches your bubbly personality! Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed this! I believe your goal (or at least part of it) was to show us the importance of a polaroid picture to you, and not only did you tell us, but you certainly showed us! My only advice is maybe to add a few instances where you used a polaroid instead of a digital camera. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI liked the pacing here quite a lot, and the subject matter at hand is a fantastic choice for this project, seeing as photos could go along well with the final version of the digital story.
ReplyDeleteSeems like it lacks a bit of a focus(No pun intended), but at the same time it's also very well written. Good work!
Could you please revise this to talk about your cat fetish?
ReplyDelete...But in all seriousness, I really like this. It is very well written and like Elizabeth said it connects your childhood and adulthood very nicely! I said in class that perhaps this could have more of a story line, but I think that this could make a very nice digital story the way it is. I just have one request...please show us some of those drunken pictures ;)