Hi, My name is Zac. A lot of those who know me know I make Origami. I make anything that fits my fancy. A lot of the designs I know come from the internet, ie YouTube, and many others were taught to me directly from other people. I personally believe I’m carrying that person’s memory through my art. The first thing most people ask me when they see my work is, “How did you make that?” and I've gotten pretty good at saying, “Well I took paper, and I folded it.” What else is there to say? It is literally the art of “Folding Paper”
Anyway enough about me, what about Origami? . If you really want to get good at making origami, I have some tips and good advice (there are no tricks in origami). Be warned, though this path is not for the impatient nor is it the path for the people who haven’t any time to sit down. Now the first thing to know is how to actually fold paper precisely. If you can, just sit at a table for like 15 minutes with like a quarter ream of paper and just start by folding them in half. Do them as precisely as you can and after a while, you will be able to fold paper exactly, and that is the most essential skill in origami. After you have learned how to fold the paper with precision, you are pretty much ready to try your first piece of origami. You have a couple of options at this point. You could find an origami master and ask them to teach you a simple piece of origami, you could look up easy origami on YouTube, or you could find an origami book or website. That is the order of preference, for me at least. There are pros and cons to all three. A master might get annoyed at how much you ask them to teach you, but they could also move at your pace, and help you with difficult folds. If you look up videos, you will be able to find many more designs than what a local master might know, but you might not have the right perspective to see how exactly a fold is being made. Last of all is the book or static website. There is a reason it was put last. The book and static website are the very hardest to learn from. Many people quit origami just because they can’t do a design they see in their book. I would suggest not doing this except for the very simplest designs. Last of all Be Patient. This is the most important attribute if you are wanting to learn origami. Don't think about how long it takes you to make a piece, just enjoy the quiet while you absorb yourself into the task. I stank by a motto taught me by Mr. Stauffer; “If you did it perfectly the first time, it wasn’t hard enough.” In other words, if you can make it perfect from the first fold, choose something harder. Furthermore, if you fail the first, second, third, or even the hundredth time, just learn from what is going wrong and make it go right. Be Calm,Be Patient, Be as Close to Perfect as Possible, Happy Folding, Farewell.
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What does Photography mean to me? Well, it truly means a lot. When I go out to take a picture or ten, I go out feeling inspired. I am very ambitious when it comes to capturing the perfect shot. I have been taking pictures for about 2 years now. I mostly take pictures of nature and the surrounding world around me. I find myself very inspired when I am out doing a shoot, whether it be in the forest or in the middle of a city.
My dream is to achieve greatness in my business and help other people make memories through the pictures I take. I love to help make people happy especially through doing something that I love. My main goal with my business is to help other people make amazing memories while also having a good time. There are so many different things to do when it comes to photography. For example, the types of photographs you take. In the two years that I’ve. Been taking pictures, I’ve learned that there are many different ways to take photos. You can take far away pictures or close-ups. When I first started taking up photography, I had no idea what I was doing, I didn’t know what aperture was, I didn’t know what Shutter Speed was, I didn’t know about any of the basic controls. So, I took a photography class at the local art shop, Tri-State Artisans, and learned how to use my camera as well as proper stance to take pictures. Now I know more than I did when I first started. I love to take pictures of nature and the surrounding world. I love to take close-up’s of flowers and trees. Sometimes I’ll go to the woods and lay down and take a picture of the tree tops from that point of view. When I take pictures of flowers, I like to capture all the little details in the flowers. For example, I really like to get the details on the flower petals and the pollen in the center. When I take close-up’s trees I like to capture the details of the bark and the moss on the side of the trees. When I take pictures of my surroundings, I like to take pictures of fireworks, buildings, signs, and landscapes. When I take pictures of fireworks, it takes a lot of setting changes because of the lighting, I’m going from day to night, light to dark, therefor I have to change my shutter speed and aperture. Aperture is basically the setting that changes how much light is allowed into the camera lens, Shutter speed, is pretty self-explanatory, it’s how fast the camera takes the picture. When I take pictures of fireworks, I have to change all of those different settings on my camera. I prefer to only have to change the Shutter speed, so I tend to use shutter speed more than any of the other settings on my camera. When I take pictures of buildings and signs, I do different things. I like to take side shots of certain signs. When I do side shots of signs, I tend to take them from the bottom left or the bottom right of the sign, it turns out to be a pretty good perspective of the sign. My mother absolutely LOVES taking me for 3 hour drives to take pictures!!! She’s pretty much my personal assistant. She is the reason that I am able to do what I love!! My mom has helped me a lot when it comes to photography, she’s taken me to so many places and I’ve taken so many pictures. When I sat down and interviewed her I asked her several questions, The following are just a few of the questions I asked her and her responses. “So, What is your favorite part of helping me with my photography?” I love watching you work! When you are in the midst of your photo taking, you just flow with everything around you. It really is awesome to watch “Alright, and what is your least favorite part of helping me?” Driving! Driving all over the place cause you have a vision and you want it to be just perfect, and so I have to go all over the place to find that perfect shot for you! “And about how many pictures would you say I take during just one shoot?” I have downloaded anywhere from 900-1400 photos for you before. That is a several hour shoot that you would do with kids, or just out walking around town. “Do you have any suggestions for me as a professional?” Never let go of that dream! You have an amazing eye for photography and you always seem to capture things most people wouldn’t see. “Would you like to add anything?” Set your standards high! Yes you love photographing people, pets and nature. However, with your talent and eye for seeing things that others don’t, you could easily go as far as working for a major newspaper or magazine! I could easily see you doing photo shoots for National Geographic some day! “Thank you for letting me interview you” Have you ever been repeatedly picked on or made fun of? The correct term for this is bullying. As a middle school student I was bullied a lot. I got made fun of for how much hair I had on my arms and legs and people would always call me ugly. They would always pick on me and just call me names and make fun of me. As the years went on it slowly became to an end and it made schooling so much easier for me. I began to make friends and hangout with them outside of school, but then I got my first boyfriend. At this moment I was super shocked because why would I boy like me? I was always getting picked on so it was very unrealistic for someone to like me at all. I had a crush on him since he ever started going to my school. Well we started hanging out outside of school and he would always go places with me and then one day he made the comment that my arms were really hairy and they were disgusting. My feelings were so hurt because people made fun of me for that. So I told him that wasn't very nice and respectful and took him home. That night I got back home I took a shower and decided to shave my arms. The next day I broke up with him. My mom told me that wasn't very nice of him and that I made the right choice. So ever since my 8th grade year I've shaved my arms so people wouldn't make fun of me. Bullying is something that gets taken very seriously through me. I know how it makes others feel and thats not something that people or students should have to deal with in there lives.
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