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Hi! I'm Kira. I'm from Texas & Florida (both raised me). My major is Art/Art Education. My hobbies include gardening, designing educational materials for homeschool kiddos, and antiquing. I'm definitely of the mid-life variety. One of my children are grown, and the other two are teens. My spirit animal is a cat. I love naps and snacks. I have never really done photography, but I do like to take pictures with my iPhone. I am hoping to learn a little more staging and marketing technique from this class, and try to take a canvas worthy picture.

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Hey! I'm Natalie Marshall, and my pronouns are she/her. I am from Peachtree City GA, but now living in Waycross. My major is Art Education. Some of my hobbies include dancing, hanging out with friends, and shopping. Fun fact, I have been dancing since I was 3, danced all through high school competitively, and continued on Valdosta's dance team for two years as well.

I'd say that my spirit animal would probably be a rabbit. They're small and stay under the radar, but can be hyper randomly. I also see them as very shy animals which all describes me.

I have done tons of photography that is with my phone or with my camera, but not professionally where I actually knew what I was doing or fiddled with my camera settings. So I hope to gain a lot of knowledge from this class to improve my techniques in taking photos and learn more about how to use my camera also.

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Hey guys, I'm Charity Brown, and my pronouns are she/her. I'm a military brat, so I grew up just about everywhere in the Deep South. Though, I consider myself a proud Georgian since I spent a good chunk of my life here in Georgia.

I'm a psychology major that minors in art. Photography and other forms of digital art are out of my element. My talents lie in drawing and painting when it comes to art. Other hobbies include writing, singing, cosplaying, traveling, dancing, and kicking butt in video games. I think my spirit animal may be my cat since people say we're alike. I don't think I'm as sassy as him, though.

I appreciate photography and even dabbled in it with a few other friends who wanted photoshoots of their cosplay, but I'm nowhere near professional. I'm hoping to learn some new techniques to help improve the quality of my photos. Maybe I can pass on these techniques to them.

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Hey y'all, I'm B. "Ghostt" Jennings. My first name is Brian but I only use it around family. My pronouns are He/Him. I was born in Orangeburg, SC and raised in Jacksonville, FL. I'm finishing my degree in Mass Media.

I'm a director, producer and photographer but when I'm not working I love reading, writing, boxing, exploring and making money. My spirit animal is a Florida Cottonmouth or dragon depending on the situation.

I've been into photography for over 12 years though I've only considered myself a photographer for about 6. I've spent much of my recent time in working with video and I'm looking forward to tapping back into my photography to create works that will push my creative limits

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My name is Kay-Elle Clermont, but I go by Kay. My preferred pronouns are she/her or they/them. My family has done traveling all over, but Orlando, FL, is my hometown and where I am from.  My major is Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on psychology and art, while having experience specializing in robotics, digital media, and marketing.

I have a wide range of hobbies, from fashion design for grown individuals suffering from AMPS to writing dungeon and dragons campaigns around players’ schedules. According to IDRlabs’ spirit animal test, mine is a dog. I have done some photography in the past, but I was never formally taught. I hope to hone and improve my photography skills in this course and build up my portfolio.

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Hi everyone, My name is Kwame Akuoko. My pronouns are (He/Him), I am from Ghana in west Africa. I am in the master of communication Arts Program. I love telling stories in a creative way that adds value. I do not limit my creative process in any way. I love to drawing and am exploring how lines evoke human emotions and also using color theory to measure the emotions of my viewers. I have taken pictures in the past for fun but I have not done it in a while. I think this class is going to revive my love for photography and also help me better document my drawing process and activities.

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Hey y'all my name is Cory Brown I'm a creative old soul (he/him) born in warner robins Georgia I got 2 degrees an associates in business administration & a bachelors degree in Marketing with a minor in advertising and promotions  and currently am a Finance major. I am a poet, musician, Model, creative director, Author, activist, motivational speaker, community Father, IT technician and etc. In art you learn rules to break them. An as a creative you have to switch mediums to get out of creative blocks. so in term i hope to get new fire for creating.

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My name is Bri Huston and I am from Newnan GA. I’m a mass media major. Some of my hobbies include writing, bowling, gardening, traveling, shopping, and tennis (I am not very good).
I guess I don’t have a spirit animal but I love my cat. He is my child.

I’ve never done photography before but i do enjoy getting in nature and taking pictures of all of the cool things I can find. I really hope to elevate my photography skills so that I no longer have to take mid photos with my iphone.

I personally haven’t found many good spots to go in Valdosta but if you are looking for sea food the salty snapper is always a great choice.

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Hi, my name is Robert Greene (He/ Him), but I go by Bo. I am currently a senior in Mass Media with a minor in Art here at VSU.  I am from the very small town of Anderson City, Ga but consider Moultrie, Ga my home.

My hobbies are film camera repair, drawing, and making short films. Im not sure what a spirit animal is really, but I love frogs so if they're an option it would be frog.

Ive done some photography before, but definitely still consider myself a novice. I hope to learn more about photography as whole, mainly learning new techniques with settings and composition.

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Hi everyone, my names Camille Spencer (she/her) and I am currently a senior biology major at VSU. I was born and raised here in Valdosta, GA. My hobbies include playing video games like Pokémon and Minecraft, cheerleading (what I recently started coaching), and hopefully soon roller skating. I'm not sure what my spirit animal would be, but it would be an animal that is isolated from everyone.

I have never done photography before. The most experience I have with it is taking photos on my phone. I hope that from this class I learn more about photography in general and to use what I learn to capture the moments most precious to me such as my little brother.

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Hey! Im Sylvia Rainer (she/her) and I am an Art Major! I am originally from Destin, FL and we are now at Moody AFB! I am an upcoming sophomore in the BA (Bachelor of Art) program focusing on Graphic Design.

My hobbies include video games, drawing, cats, pokemon, soccer, traveling, and watching anime. My spirit animal would have to be a red panda.

I have not taken a photography class before so I am super excited, I have always enjoyed taking pictures on my vacations and photographing wildlife. I am hoping to learn a lot about taking good-quality pictures and developing a good eye for composition.

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Hi, I'm Autumn Smith (but VSU still has my maiden name, Simpson, listed and I tend to forget to use it in class.) I started VSU back in 2003 as an Interior Design major.  I took some time off in 2006 and life then got in the way.  Now, I'm married with 3 kids and we live in Cordele, GA.   I started back to school last fall, changed my major to Interdisciplinary Studies, and will graduate in December of this year!  I have always homeschooled my kids so we are constantly learning new skills, my husband owns his own businesses so we never know where life will lead us.  I've dabbled just a tiny bit in photography when I owned an Etsy shop when my oldest was little.  My kids and I are starting up that Etsy business again so I hope to use what I learn in this class to help with product photography for that, marketing for my husband's business as well as getting better at headshots since my kids are very involved in performing arts.  I think my kids would say my spirit animal is a squirrel since I tend to be more than a little ADD with all my projects I have going on.   I love to craft, sew, decorate my house and graphic design. I look forward to this class!

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My name is Tyson Ross and I am from Jacksonville, Florida. I am a communication major with a minor in art. My hobbies are drawing, listening to music, and playing video games. I am not aware of my spirit animal but if I had to choose one I would say a wolf or a bear. I have never done photography before but I hope to learn a lot about it in this class.

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My name is Ashley Tomlinson, my pronouns are she/her. I am from Statham, Georgia. My major is American Sign Language Interpreting with a minor in Art. My hobbies include crocheting, reading, and using a cricut. My spirit animal is definitely a butterfly or a sea horse. I have never done photography but I am hoping to gain better skills at landscape photos because I love going out in nature and would like to be better able to capture it.

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Hi! I'm Lindsay Godin (she/her) and I am your instructor for ART 3072 - Digital Photography. I am originally from central New Jersey where the grass is greener and the pizza demands your attention. I got my MFA (master of fine arts) at the University of Iowa where I studied Photography & Design. I taught photography at the University of Nevada Reno before coming to Valdosta State in August 2020. What does one do in Valdosta? What's your favorite spot here? Food/drink recommendations? I need to know.

My hobbies consist of running, skiing, scuba diving, exploring new places, making cool art, and drinking craft beer (there's a difference here..it's uncomparable to that Michelob beer you all love - Yuengling is just okay). My spirit animal is a Raven because I wear a lot of black and my diet is trash but my intelligence and determination makes up for it.

I started photography when I was 13 years old and kept with it ever since. I truly hope that you'll learn a thing or two about photography. If you learn how to slow down, reflect upon what you're capturing, and make photographs with intention and purpose, I did my job.