I thought I would have more time this term, at least it seemed that way at the beginning of the semester. What I didn’t plan on was my moonlighting job adding more hours and later in the evening hours which cuts into my shoot work for clients, nor did I take into account that there is a lot more prep work in creating images for my Thesis Project class tan I expected.
While I’m a big fan of getting work in early I found myself hustling to get some work posted to discussion boards by the submission date of 1-Nov.
It is crazy to do 3 classes and maintain a job, let alone a family. I am planning on an intersession class in January 2011 to help me get through the program a bit faster.
The challenge here is to do the best possible work in the time alloted and to do consistently excellent work.
Tough but doable.
Last minute shooting doesn't always give you the best environment for the shot.
Fall-2011
December 12th, 2011I really owe some time back in this blog. The Fall Semester was pretty crushing. My Mom passed away and after that happened nothing I did really seemed to matter for many weeks. I took two classes this Fall and I passed both of them with A grades. Well, an A- in one of the classes. If I wasn’t such a proficient and experienced shooter I would have likely pulled out a C or just failed the classes.
Life happens to us regardless of what we want to occur.
If you are a student and life happens to you make sure to let everyone impacted know about it. I told both of my instructors who gave me added time. They didn’t have to do this. The death of a parent is something we all go through at some point. Their sympathy as well as the extra time they gave me to complete assignments really helped me complete my classes.
It helps to be very active and participatory in class from the start because it sets a personal standard for you and demonstrates your capabilities, willingness and eagerness to be successful. Don’t let your abilities in photography get in the way of your enthusiasm in a class. Don’t deny your abilities, just don’t rest upon them.
At my Mom’s funeral I said, no matter how much she cared for us we were never able to pay it back to her. This is how families and life operate. While, I can never pay back my mom for all the wonderful experiences she provided I can pay that forward into what I do in life.
The teachers at AAU provided great help and support this semester and I’ll pay that assistance forward as well.
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