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Contemplating cameras

By Chloe Roman, age 17 | April 1, 2017

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PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Chloe Roman, a junior at St. Agnes Academy, loves to take photos. This photo, Contemplation, received a Silver Key Award in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition.

Growing up in a city like Houston, where you are constantly surrounded by art and culture, it is hard to imagine ever creating something that stands out from the rest. Since a young age, I have been interested in cameras and taking photos. I got my first digital camera at age 10, a small Kodak. I was obsessed. I took the camera on each family trip and made it a personal duty to catalog every aspect of the vacation. My family, thankfully, gave me a more advanced camera to further inspire me. I continued to take the camera on family trips, but my passion for taking photos began to subside with the piling on of schoolwork as I adjusted to high school.

This past year, my interest for photography was reignited by taking a photography class at St. Agnes. I learned more about a camera than anyone would ever want to know. I realized through this course I honestly did not know anything about how cameras work or the basic settings of any camera. Thankfully, my teacher, Terry Suprean, taught us the ins-and-outs of shooting in manual and proper techniques for creating photographs. I went out into the world ready to create, but realized it was harder than it seemed.

After many trials and errors, I began to create what I consider some quality photographs. My obsession sparked again and I resumed becoming the family photographer, cataloging holidays and other events. I never felt validated that my work was actually any good until my teacher asked if I would like to submit a photo into the Scholastic art competition. I submitted a photo of a friend called Contemplation and waited patiently for a couple months for the results. To my surprise, I received a Silver Key award.

My photo is now going up in an art show in Houston, thanks to this class and the motivation from a great teacher to learn proper techniques in photography. I doubt I’ll ever lose my interest again and plan on enrolling in the advanced class next year.

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