Importance of materials/processes

The importance of processes and materials within photography…

Like anything, preparation is vital in photography. With the right preparation propels the right execution.

We are expected to bring materials to the class if advised beforehand, and if not, we are hindering our progress, and have only ourselves to blame. L

Forgetting to abide to the processes and bringing the materials prior to our lesson is like forgetting to take a gun hunting… pretty ridiculous really!

Without the materials, we would be without the capability and potential to fulfil the task set by our tutor, hence obtaining the required materials is necessary, and perfectly available to us.

All I can do is apologise for not bringing the required objects to class, I held the responsibility not only for myself, but for a few others, too. If I’m going to be honest, I forgot I had the dark paper at home (I’ve hid it away out of light exposure) and it slipped my mind this morning.

I will make the effort in the future to ensure I bring everything essential to the lesson, so we can go ahead with the assignment.

Materials are important because they decipher what we can do, and lengthen our capabilities in class. Also, bringing materials to class is important because it can evoke developments in our creativity, and help us learn more in the area of photography in this case.

The process is equally, if not equal, to the important of materials in photography. One cannot function without the other. If we lack the materials we have nothing to work with. If we lack processes we have the materials but no way of using them.

Processes are all related to preparation, we are normally told what we would be learning in the next lesson beforehand, which gives us the time to prepare out materials, ready to learn the process in lesson. We have failed with this, only because I forgot the materials we needed – and, as I said earlier, the materials are useless without the process, and the process useless without the materials.

Equipment is vital, coming under the term materials, which can improve the main focus of the lesson, adding to other materials to create something better, with better creative potential. For example, filming on a camera can be improved by using a tripod or a stabilizer, without this, the filming can become instantly less professional – unless the desired effect is achieved with a shaky and less still shot.

Both materials and processes are important in photography mainly because of their creative input into our lives – we can learn a lot by experimenting with new materials, and learning how to develop processes, which can be included in other work where relevant.

Conclusively, I am very apologetic for forgetting the materials and hindering the learning in the lesson – In the future I will make sure not to do this, because it will benefit both me and my classmates if I remember the important materials in class. Thanks.