I submitted my photography portfolio the other day. In all honesty, my passion for it has dulled a bit. I realise now that I wasn’t really that serious about photography as a career, but I still like it a lot as an art. Next year is pretty cool- we have one big arts class, and we each go off and do whatever medium we want! Awesome. I can’t wait.
Well. Actually… I love portraiture so much. Black and white portraiture has stolen my sooouul! Unfortunately, I have an extreme lack of willing subjects. Well, actually, I have an extreme lack of subjects who have the right look I’d like to photograph. I’m really picky! So, I’ll probably do painting/drawing/sculpture next year. Speaking of drawing, JaJa inc. is going really well. I’ve submitted about 5-7 designs for t-shirts, and they seem to like them a lot.
I don’t want to jinx it, but I’m thinking of doing a written section or something. Opinion pieces, articles, reviews on books and CD’s etc. I want to, but I always seem to run out of time. Arrgh.
I had a dream in which there was a game show, but it was hosted by dinosaurs. They looked like the cute characters from Hello Kitty, except they were in… Dinosaur form. One of the dinosaurs was dressed in a red dress, a lot like The Woman In The Red Dress from The Matrix. I don’t remember any of the (human) contestants winning anything. They just pressed their buzzers and said things like “Four squared!” and “True!”. What! I don’t even like Hello Kitty. I don’t watch game shows. (However, I did like The Matrix)
I don’t feel like elaborating on it too much, but it occurred to me the other day that we would be so much more happier if we just that little bit kinder. Okay! I lied. It didn’t just occur to me then, but ehm…
Regardless, I’ve decided to bake biscuits (Cookies for the American-English speakers) for some people I’m seeing a movie with on Sunday! I hope this counts as kindness. It’s Friday, I have no homework, and I’m seeing Ratatouille soon. I’m feeling positive, despite the naive circumstances! Hope this spreads to you beautiful peoples (Minus the naivety of your truly…)
Aaaand, one last piece of looooove: To everyone who feels a little down, or is going through a tough time, I give you many hugs and pretty words! This is the part where I feel like I have to justify my actions (And feelings), but I won’t do that this time.
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I think photography is pretty cool too, but I would never do it as a career… just a few shots here and there please me :)
Haha… subjects who are willing to sit there for a full hour unmoving and keeping the same expressions are RARE. Treasure your every chance :)
Dreams… they are so weird. They might be so absolutely happy you get disappointed when you wake up, or they might so HORRIBLE (well, nightmares xD) that you just CAN’T wait to wake up (usually you do in the climax). Dreams let me have, eh, INSPIRATION
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Yup, if you’re serious about ice skating, you have to have exams and stuff. It’s really scary, because they call EVERYONE ELSE off the rink for you to skate during your exam, there’s this loud music blasting everywhere, and everyone is just STARING at you. I just do it because then I could classify that I was [this] grade and I get a nice shiny gold badge, too :) To add to my collection on my black pencilcase.
Anyways, good luck with EVERYTHING :)
Cute post =]
That is some dream you had! :P
I really like the way you ended the entry, you write so well. :]
Awww, that’s a really nice thing to do, baking cookies for them! I wish my friends would do that =P Usually when they bake cookies, they’re not for me >
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Oh well!
It seems like the opposite in my photography class- everyone wants to be in portraits, but no one wants to take them because apparently they’re boring. But fourtunately, I like both parts, so it works out for the best ^_^ Good luck finding a subject though! There must be a FEW people out there!
But, wow, that’s a really odd dream! Dreams are just weird like that, sometimes.
Annnyways, voting has started in my LOTM!!! Ohhhh!! Yay! Good luck!!!
I have my moments when i feel like giving up on photography/art…. im not that good at it anyways… and then i stop doing it for awhile. but i get it back though. hmm.. change your style of photogarphy, maybe that would help. that was a weird dream.. ‘cute’ dinasours. haha, when did cute AND dinasours go in one sentence?LOL
I thought about photography at one point as a career too. It probably wouldn’t be the best line of work for me though, I’m not entirely skilled at taking photos yet haha. It takes some time to figure out what you really want to do, but I think once you decide, it’ll take it’s course from there.
The bet thing about art is that regardless of what your actual career is, it’s always something you can pursue on the side. I hope you find yourself some willing subjects. If you’re ever in my area, I volunteer! I have the opposite problem. I’m a film major, and so many people have offered to act for me. It’s overwhelming!
I agree- kindness is so important. The biscuits count.
i love photography too! it would be great to have it as a career but its pretty tough since anybody can pick up a camera and make a image beautiful! but its a great hobby and something to do on the side.
that is the weirdest mfin dream ever. I’m glad I don’t have them. :)
Black and white photos are usually my favorite as well :)
Did you win anything on the game show with dinosaurs? haha
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