I have never created what is considered a “conventional” documentary film but as we talked about in class, the way I mostly document things is through my phone by taking pictures or taking videos. I mostly document places I go that seem aesthetically pleasing, that I find interesting or of places I have never been. For example when I was abroad the past semester I took pictures of all the places I went to in the different countries I visited and in that sense I documented those places in order to show to friends and family. I also take pictures of things I see in the street that I find funny, amusing to show later to people too. I think sometimes I find myself trying to take pictures of too many things so that I don’t forget anything that I see but this leads to me thinking more about just the idea that I have the memory rather than how the picture or video looks, not necessarily thinking if this is the best angle or shot. Therefore, when I look back at pictures and videos I am often not very pleased with how it looks and in the end it always looks prettier how I remember it in my mind from when I saw it in person rather than how it looks on my phone.
