How Photography Affects Memory by Stephany Poce We take more photos now than ever. However, do we still value them like we did in the past? As a photographer, I take countless photos every day. I take them with professional cameras, different lenses, and with smart phone cameras. I’m always trying to get the right angle, feeling, shade, aperture, focus, and lighting. It takes patience to get it right. Some people prefer completely candid shots but I’m not one of those. Photography & Memory by Stephany Poce Growing up both my mother and father were always snapping shots of our family on vacation at Disneyland, at the beach, on my birthday, the first day of school, and on and on…. My mother would say to me, “ Stephany smile for the camera but look natural” which was always a challenge for me. I always ended up looking stiff. The feelings I get when I look at those old photos in my dusty photo albums is one of sentiment and maybe a bit of sadness. Sometim
