Personal Narrative: Ring Leader

When I moved from the eastside to the westside of Dearborn in 2006, I felt distraught. I barely knew anyone that went to Bryant Middle School. I wanted to return home and talk to my friends that went to Woodworth Middle School, in East Dearborn. To comfort me with a pet, my brothers took me along with them to the Dearborn Animal Shelter. We combed through several cages containing cats; we saw an adorable three-legged cat, a beautiful calico cat, and some cute white kittens. We then came upon a cage containing a small white and black cat named Ring Leader. Ring Leader was 5 months old at the time. He was lightly shedding, climbing over the shelter worker, and feverishly looking around. Ring Leader seemed like an energetic and fun cat, so I chose
When I study, he sits on the bed next to my desk, and when I brush my teeth, he waits outside of the bathroom looking up at me. When I’m stressed from studying, I put my head on his warm body and listen to his faint purrs. Zorro to me isn’t just a pet, he is my companion. In the picture, Zorro is looking straight into the camera lens. That’s the same look he has when he’s on my desk looking at me while I do some work on my laptop. Zorro gives me his undivided attention when I call him, occasionally responding with a tiny chirp. Taking the picture of Zorro will allow me to remember his adorable face, amazing character, as well as his genuine regard for my presence. There are two main reasons why I chose that photo of Zorro: primarily, it describes the love I have towards Zorro, and it signals the beginning of my photography
When I take a picture of a bridge or a building and post it to my Instagram, I think back that night. I realized that I can take amazing photos, and that I have a liking and skill towards photography. I learned that I don’t need a high-end camera to take amazing photos. There’s a common misconception that to take great photos a person needs to have a top of the line camera. If a photo is edited properly, the results are outstanding. Even the camera that I used to take the photo of Zorro is lacking in various aspects, such as the sensor size and autofocus. I typically use my phone to take a photo of a scene or object of interest to me. I would take a picture of my friend in nice clothes to remember the day when he graduated, or I would snap a photo of my quadcopter to remember when I finished building it. One should keep in mind is that in spite of a photo’s quality, its ability to help someone remember an event or person, while telling a story, is vastly more valuable than a high-quality photo of a meaningless object. I’ve taken countless photos of random objects and scenes that I don’t care about to this day. There is no significance to those photos. The picture of Zorro helps me to remember the lessons I learned that night about cameras, and signify the love I have towards Zorro. The photos that I took that night were of no significance to me compared to the one of