Wednesday, April 20, 2011
So i have reach the final week until the adv photo group exhibition. I must say it has been a long semester. I final got all the couples for the interracial relationships series, and my stereotypes series is pretty much done. All i have left to do is finish printing my pictures. It has actually been though this semester to get everyone to do the shoots and do redo shoots. It seems like everyone has been extra busy with schoolwork. I feel that the week that we had the snow has had a great impact and setbacks on students. The question that has been coming up most often with me is, is this really for me. I have been having doubts about school. I have been getting in plenty of shows and I have gotten some publications this year, but sometimes I feel like I am wasting my time and money.
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I know exactly how it feels. I'm at the point with working as a photographer as well as being a student I pretty much don't want to look at a camera for a while. This is a really scary thought to because I feel like I almost wasted 6 years of school and tens of thousands of dollars. But after my senior show, it seems all worth it. I find myself shooting for the love of shooting again and actually really looking for jobs in my field. The best thing I can say is to stick with it and in the end it will be worth it.
ReplyDeleteTime can be very challenging, but something to also consider Dontez is the context which you're viewing yourself at this point in your life. I'm no mind reader, but one thing that can typically cause a person/artist to question what they're doing is during a time when things seem a bit repetitive.
ReplyDeleteMany have noticed that your work has dealt with the same/similar content for a while now, even for the sole year that I've seen your work 98% of it has been in that tiny studio on 2nd floor. Only recently (i.e. the interracial dating subject) have I started to see outdoor/environmental/less posed people work. All of that work has been extremely rough/awkward compared to the more controlled studio work. I'm wondering if that is exciting/scary/nerve racking/etc. Whether that subject matter or even some of the things we're addressing in Capstone, are those areas that are starting to pique interest?
My bigger concern is your overall portfolio is dangerously getting a little one-note if you catch my drift. The stereotypes shows hint of newness in you, but it too is still in it's early rough sketch form. It could easily expand as well.
Never worry about questioning your thoughts though, that's a healthy thing to do. You might not have an answer right away but you'll find something. It's time to push well past your comfort zone. If you stay in that zone for too long your work gets stale and your mind grows dull. So can you start pushing now? Yes.