In the spring of 2011, I took a photography honors colloquia. The part of the class that has had the longest lasting impact for me is the final project that I had to complete over a photographer-- Harold "Doc" Edgerton. Edgerton was much more of a scientist than a photographer, but he began looking at the capabilities of photography by thinking of it as an experiment rather than a creative piece. To him, photography was a means to capture the tiniest fractions of time and show others the truth behind how things that happen in a blur truly occur. He used his techniques to document everything from famous golfers' swings to glass shattering to hummingbirds in flight. Through his photographs, Edgerton helped others gain a new appreciation and understanding about the processes that must occur to get from point A to point B. Although he never truly considered himself an artist, others would disagree and say that his talent captured these moments in such a fashion that people could not help but be interested in learning what he had to show them.