1) After gaining the experience of having a gallery show, I realized that it's really cool to see people who you don't know enjoying your art. It's a great feeling to know that other people appreciate what you're doing.
2) The number one piece of advice that I would give next year's AP art classes to ensure that they are successful is to plan ahead and to not underestimate the workload that they're going to receive. This class ruined my 4.0, and other students need to know that AP art is going to be one of their most stressful classes.
3) The biggest positive aspect of this class for me was learning about principals of design. Getting to know about all the ways that I can make my photographs look better was really helpful.
4) I think that the biggest thing to be done differently for next year is that the different projects should be in a different order. For instance, in my opinion, rule of thirds should be taught first. Also, if students were introduced to their concentrations in the first semester, they would have way more time to get it done well. A lot of students do extracurricular activities, and the amount of time that we had to complete our concentrations, coupled with sports,jobs, and other homework wasn't enough.
5) This year, I learned that I'm way too stubborn as an artist. It's hard for me to see the other side, so I'm working on taking input from other people to improve what I do.
6) My favorite assignment from this year was the light project. I think that what we learned by taking that set of pictures is really applicable to everyday photography. Light changes everything about appearance, and so it's important to choose lighting that creates the kind of mood that you want. Ever since we finished that assignment, I've been noticing how light affects your entire picture, and it's really helped me to improve as an artist.
Gallery Show!
