What I would like to get out of Real to Reel is some more hands on and engaging experience with more of the contemporary applications of non-fiction media making. I would like to be fine tuning my basic camera skills as well as learning new ways of doing things that I may have not experienced before. Real to Reel I feel would be a great way for me to explore different media activities as we dive into different things such as screenings, creative exercises and discussion. I think that theses tasks will help to broaden my knowledge of media techniques in general that can be applied to a day to day basis. In Real to Reel I think that I would like to focus more on the photography side of things more than film making, but with that being said I am also open to trying more videography and film because this is something that I am not as comfortable with. I have always been very close with my camera and photography as I like to take photos in my free time. I love to take portraits as its what gives me the most enjoyment out of my camera, but I am also open to the idea of trying some sort of new genre of photography that can help me work on my strengths and weakness when taking photos. Ideally by the end of semester I would love to look back at what I’ve learnt from this studio and be able to apply this to future applications, whether that is in a job or just my personal creative tasks. One of the aims of the studio is to develop a reflective practice that responds to work you make and work you experience as part of a self-directed research journey. This is something that I am keen to work on this semester because I think its easy for someone to create something that they like, but reflecting on work is just as important and is definitely something that I would like to work on.