The document discusses the author's love of photography and how it has contributed to her personal and professional development. She describes how photography started as a hobby taking automatic photos but evolved into a passion where she learned to control her camera and be more creative. She went to photography school to further develop her skills. Photography has taught her many lessons like being patient, persistent, focused, and how to appreciate the world around her. It has improved her communication and teamwork skills. Overall, photography has had a positive impact on her life and helps her maintain a positive attitude.

1. B Y E K A T E R I N A D E R I A B I N A
Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how
you think it contributes to your personal and
professional development.

2. I have always been
fascinated by the
world of art. I
remember myself
as a young girl
constantly drawing
something. With
time this love
slowly evolved into
photography. I was
amazed by the
whole new
universe camera
opened to me.

3. In the beginning
everything was
fully automatic
and I had fun
solely pressing
the shutter
button.
Later, however, I
felt the need to
control my
camera and let
myself decide
how I want the
photo look like.

4. So I went to
school, studied
photography,
acquired all the
necessary
equipment and
began a new
journey that
changed me a lot
personally and
professionally.

5. First of all it
taught me to
appreciate the
world around
me.
It opened my
eyes and made
me see things
and people I
probably
wouldn’t have
noticed in any
ordinary day ...

6. It taught me
to be creative
as I learn to
“play’ with the
same material,
building
different
scenarious of
the outcome. In
photography,
literally, the sky
is the limit!

7. It helps me to
clear my mind
and release the
stress ...

8. It teaches me to be persistent
If I didn’t get the
result that I
need, I will do
the same thing
again and again,
as many times
as necessary to
achieve the
desired
outcome.

9. It teaches me to
focus on what’s
important and
what is
secondary.

10. Photography
reminds me to
always be
diplomatic and
tactful as I deal
with different
people with
different
personalities and
views. I want
them to feel
comfortable and
confident. Thus I
have to be able to
listen carefully
and tactfully offer
my advice.

11. As a
consequence
photography
improves my
communication
skills as I have
to express
myself in a clear
manner to be
easily
understood by
everyone.

12. Photography reminds me to
be patientSometimes to get
a great photo you
can wait for hours
to have perfect
settings. Or, in
still photography,
there are times
when you have to
move the same
object a thousand
times trying to
shoot it from
different angles to
get the best result.

13. Sometimes
photography
requires
teamwork. So it
helps me to learn
how to properly
delegate the
roles, make
everyone feel
comfortable and
work cohesively
to achieve the
desirable result.

14. Finally,
photography is
fun and it helps
me to have
positive attitude
no matter what!

15. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
All photos in this presentation are taken and edited by author.