Nov 11
We started a new brief today and we already have a progress tutorial tomorrow. I'm having trouble coming up with meaningful ideas on such a quick schedule but I know I have to get used to it because its only going to get faster from here.
I think the easiest starting point for me when thinking of ideas will be to engage in self reflection. I can create my most authentic work when I connect myself to the brief and the easiest way to do that is reflect, reflect about the meaning of the brief and my feelings regarding its meaning and theme. I can do this quickly and generate a basis for ideas quite quickly in this fashion, enabling me to keep up with the quick paced nature of this course
Nov 12
My progress tutorial went very well today. I received great feedback regarding my idea and thought process and I'm happy I engaged in so much self reflection for my idea because it created a really impactful, well thought out process that I am able to explain well, and I think that is why my idea is well received. Going forward, I'm going to spend tomorrow planning the logistics of the photoshoot, the casting lighting styling etc. so I will be able to shoot over the weekend. I will also be doing so more research and visual planning to coincide with the logistics for my second progress tutorial on Thursday.
Nov 14
So today's progress tutorial didn't go as swimmingly as Tuesday. In my planning and research, and especially my test images, I really overthought my initial idea and my project is heading in an inauthentic direction that defeats the whole purpose of the brief and my initial idea. I need to avoid overthinking everything too much, because when I overthink I tend to over exaggerate, which the majority of my work is usually centered around. For a project this personal, over exaggeration is unnecessary and unneeded. I also want to create a breadth of work and I need more authentic personal pieces in my portfolio that aren't too obvious. I'm very thankful I received this criticism because if I had not received this, I would've completely driven my project into the ground and ruined my whole final product. I love receiving criticism likes this because going forward, I am very conscious of this habit I have with inauthenticity in the presentation of my work and I will be sure to avoid it in the future. Everyday I learn something new about myself on this course and I am very grateful for that