Semester 1 Reflection
Part 1:
When it comes to the quality of my work, I like to think I do pretty well. I spend a fair amount of time on projects, making sure that the final image looks right. Especially with projects involving Photoshop, I hear people tell me how good I am. And while I believe my skill in this field is above average, I still feel there's much more I can learn. But I'll save that for later.
Whenever using Photoshop, I have a habit of making every little detail as perfect as it can be. Sure, this may come off as a negative thing, but I make sure not to obsess over these minutiae details. That being said, I still get disappointed when I discover that I've overlooked an artifact or error in the photo that is to late to fix, so maybe my attention to detail could use some improvement. Nevertheless, I will probably continue to not only remain the same, but improve over the sequel to last semester.
This kind of falls into my previous paragraph. I put a fair amount of effort into my projects for the quality I expect myself to bring. If you want something you make to be worth your time making it, you will have to put in the effort to do so. And I'm completely fine with this. I always enjoy working on these projects, and putting effort into them only means I get to spend more time doing them. On top of that, the aforementioned quality I want my work to contain is an outcome of this effort.
I tend to shoot more pictures than necessary when start a project, and that's not a bad thing. All that means is that I have more to work with, and nothing terrible ever comes from overshooting.
I also tend to think outside of the box and take risks. Like with my Back to School project at the beginning of the year, where the theme was less about school itself and more about my relationship with school, and what kind of person I am at school. Then there's the Triptych project, where I just flat out broke one of the rules to create a more interesting and realistic picture.
I always have a positive attitude when reviewing other students work, giving advice as to what they could do to improve their work or directly helping them when they get stumped. And I always love to show off my work to other students and Mr. Klein to say what they think. And while praise is nice, I find it much more helpful when these people give me advice on what they think I could improve on, as it helps me improve as a graphic designer and photographer.
Participation is a definite strong-suit to my skill set. I always find ways to use this class time productively, working on projects and just playing around with Photoshop. I use every second I can to get a project done, with me always being on time to class and having never missed a day (I think).
I want to make sure that all my time is used to its fullest potential when working on a project, or even when I'm not. Now, I do enjoy doing other things when I have free time, like drawing or doing other class work. But when there's a project due, you can be sure that I'll try my hardest to make every moment count.
Now for what I can Improve on. Honestly, I believe the best I could do is to just learn more about how I want my work to look. Because, my biggest downfall is definitely the fact that I can never decide what I want my project to look like. By the end, I know what I want, but I can't seem to get this down at the beginning where it counts. That is what I want to improve on in second semester.
Now for what I can improve on. I know I just said that the main thing I can do to improve this semester is to learn how to know what I want, but I have other points too.
I also want to learn more about the art of photography and Photoshopping (yes, that's a word), as there's so much I have yet to learn in those fields. I live by a philosophy that when you're an expert in a field, the most skilled thing you can do in that field is accept the fact that there is always more to learn. And that is a philosophy that I am going to live by throughout second semester.
Part 2:
And now for an idea of a possible project. I've thought about this one for a while, and I have one idea I like. Basically, I want to see if the students in this class are capable of taking a picture of an event when the action is taking place.
To sum it up, sometimes I see (usually inexperienced) photographers shoot a picture just before or just after the action happened. Just a little to late or early and you've missed the whole thing. And so, let's see if people can identify when something will happen, and if they can capture the moment.
I know, it's a convoluted and vague idea, but I feel it's extremely important to know when to take a picture. A photo can only speak a thousand words when what's being shown is worthy of being explained with a thousand words. If not, than the picture speaks very little, if anything.
That is my idea. And that is all.
When it comes to the quality of my work, I like to think I do pretty well. I spend a fair amount of time on projects, making sure that the final image looks right. Especially with projects involving Photoshop, I hear people tell me how good I am. And while I believe my skill in this field is above average, I still feel there's much more I can learn. But I'll save that for later.
Whenever using Photoshop, I have a habit of making every little detail as perfect as it can be. Sure, this may come off as a negative thing, but I make sure not to obsess over these minutiae details. That being said, I still get disappointed when I discover that I've overlooked an artifact or error in the photo that is to late to fix, so maybe my attention to detail could use some improvement. Nevertheless, I will probably continue to not only remain the same, but improve over the sequel to last semester.
This kind of falls into my previous paragraph. I put a fair amount of effort into my projects for the quality I expect myself to bring. If you want something you make to be worth your time making it, you will have to put in the effort to do so. And I'm completely fine with this. I always enjoy working on these projects, and putting effort into them only means I get to spend more time doing them. On top of that, the aforementioned quality I want my work to contain is an outcome of this effort.
I tend to shoot more pictures than necessary when start a project, and that's not a bad thing. All that means is that I have more to work with, and nothing terrible ever comes from overshooting.
I also tend to think outside of the box and take risks. Like with my Back to School project at the beginning of the year, where the theme was less about school itself and more about my relationship with school, and what kind of person I am at school. Then there's the Triptych project, where I just flat out broke one of the rules to create a more interesting and realistic picture.
I always have a positive attitude when reviewing other students work, giving advice as to what they could do to improve their work or directly helping them when they get stumped. And I always love to show off my work to other students and Mr. Klein to say what they think. And while praise is nice, I find it much more helpful when these people give me advice on what they think I could improve on, as it helps me improve as a graphic designer and photographer.
Participation is a definite strong-suit to my skill set. I always find ways to use this class time productively, working on projects and just playing around with Photoshop. I use every second I can to get a project done, with me always being on time to class and having never missed a day (I think).
I want to make sure that all my time is used to its fullest potential when working on a project, or even when I'm not. Now, I do enjoy doing other things when I have free time, like drawing or doing other class work. But when there's a project due, you can be sure that I'll try my hardest to make every moment count.
Now for what I can Improve on. Honestly, I believe the best I could do is to just learn more about how I want my work to look. Because, my biggest downfall is definitely the fact that I can never decide what I want my project to look like. By the end, I know what I want, but I can't seem to get this down at the beginning where it counts. That is what I want to improve on in second semester.
Now for what I can improve on. I know I just said that the main thing I can do to improve this semester is to learn how to know what I want, but I have other points too.
I also want to learn more about the art of photography and Photoshopping (yes, that's a word), as there's so much I have yet to learn in those fields. I live by a philosophy that when you're an expert in a field, the most skilled thing you can do in that field is accept the fact that there is always more to learn. And that is a philosophy that I am going to live by throughout second semester.
Part 2:
And now for an idea of a possible project. I've thought about this one for a while, and I have one idea I like. Basically, I want to see if the students in this class are capable of taking a picture of an event when the action is taking place.
To sum it up, sometimes I see (usually inexperienced) photographers shoot a picture just before or just after the action happened. Just a little to late or early and you've missed the whole thing. And so, let's see if people can identify when something will happen, and if they can capture the moment.
I know, it's a convoluted and vague idea, but I feel it's extremely important to know when to take a picture. A photo can only speak a thousand words when what's being shown is worthy of being explained with a thousand words. If not, than the picture speaks very little, if anything.
That is my idea. And that is all.
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