Earlier, I was sitting on my porch, looking at the tree that my grandfather planted so many years ago. It's not a big tree, but that's okay. I used to spend hours lying underneath it just reading or taking a nap. I've been thinking about what I should start shooting for practice in photography. I remember Mr.Moncrief mentioning something about how the best pictures have the subject of something they care about. I think I have my subject.

I was looking for shading techniques among Google images and what not and I came across this awesome picture of a lock of hair and shading to give it texture, shadow, and highlights. Realistic drawings aren't my strong points but this is definitely something I will have to try next time in the mood to try my luck on realistic drawings. Other shading on hair including what i have posted

During this project, besides learning exactly what influences me, I learned what's important to me without even realizing it. How I value my friends and my favorite teacher more than anything and how I consider my friends my actual family more than my real one. I had a really hard time thinking about what influences me mostly because I didn't know I care about all this.