My doco was presented on Tuesday. It went well, and the class and prof were very receptive of the work. It was rewarding, to put so much effort into it and be recognized for the commitment. Unfortunately the printer queue was backed up so I only got my prints today, and just finished putting my portfolio together.
My photo history and crit paper was turned in today (well, yesterday at this point). I sort of wrote it in a very very short period of time, but I'm confident I'll pass and I guess that's all that matters. We had a short quiz in class for m&ms, and I realized just how little of the material I retained. I'm definitely not a history and theory student...
I spent about 4 hours in the lightroom today working on my final image for photo tech. It's going alright, I guess. I've got a lot more work to do, though. Good thing I have tomorrow off...
On a bit different note... when I walk down the halls of Massey, I look at the images other students have done and I am blown away by them. Some of the underlying ideas of these photos, combined with the seemingly perfect stylistic execution amazes me. I find myself wondering if I am indeed in the right field of study. I look at some of the projects and think to myself "wow, that's so unique, I could never come up with something like that!" It's a bit tough coming from a University where the photography program is very minimal and being one of the best students (no, I'm not being an egoist) to a university where there are many talented photographers who seem to not work very hard and still pump out awe-inspiring images. I'm finding that I'm questioning my own photographic ability much more.
Part of me wonders though, if this is just because the style of these photographs that capture is so different from my own. Everyone of course says "you are your own harshest critic," but I like my work. I just like other peoples' more. I see peers' images and think, "man, wish I had thought of that and was turning in their project." But maybe people think the same thing about my work, and are dissatisfied with their own, and it's just human nature. Or maybe this is just my mind telling me that I really have to start exploring different photographic styles and technologies, since almost everyone in photo tech is doing something different, and most of them are really interesting.
Well, it's almost 1AM and I have swim instructions tomorrow AM, so it's time to hit the sack. If you made it through all my ramblings, good for you, and here's a cookie.
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