Thought Potpourri
I need more friends. And if I could choose, I'd like them to be nikonian. I woke up from a hilarious dream during an (unintentional) afternoon nap. It had to do with my friends IRL and quirks of nikon hardware. I laughed for a solid five seconds after waking up. Then I realized I wouldn't be able to share the funny story, because the people I know won't get it T_T
Today's attempts at my photography homework failed.
This week's homework has to do with taking an environmental portrait, and so I had my heart set on taking a picture of my friend Trixie as a commuter. I even took a VERY long route home just so I could commute part of the way with her @_@
By my teacher's words though, today wasn't a total failure because I did learn something from my attempts. Like, how light-wise the MRT is more photogenic than the LRT. How I could have solved some of my lighting problems earlier with either a graduated ND filter or shooting at a later time of day (but then there'd be more people along the platform :/ ). And more importantly, how fun it is to do these photography exercises with friends, even if they aren't as interested in photography!
Also, the money shot:
Its no homework, but definitely one moment I was happy to capture!
I should find a way NOT to sleep in the afternoon. I always end up falling asleep while studying in the afternoon, and when I wake up at night I'm so groggy that I can't study still. Ack, all the time I'm wasting! Later today I'll try if studying in the library will help.
The fact that I came across MJ, an alumnus, while commuting today didn't help, because he "encouraged" me by saying that he only reviewed a week before the board DX
Speaking of encouraging friends, I have had somewhat serious thoughts on my future over the weekend and realized I couldn't talk to just anyone about it. I had to run a list of close friends in my head before settling on the one I felt would understand my situation the most. After speaking with him I'm glad I took the extra effort of being careful who I share my thoughts with. That conversation could have gone wrong so easily, but instead he had some very encouraging words to say (no quotations this time) and now I'm looking a bit more forward to the future!
Oh, and I still need more friends. That list I ran through was a very short one @_@
Anyway, that's it for now. I'll try to make a conscious effort at making new friends in my photography class XP
Today's attempts at my photography homework failed.
This week's homework has to do with taking an environmental portrait, and so I had my heart set on taking a picture of my friend Trixie as a commuter. I even took a VERY long route home just so I could commute part of the way with her @_@
By my teacher's words though, today wasn't a total failure because I did learn something from my attempts. Like, how light-wise the MRT is more photogenic than the LRT. How I could have solved some of my lighting problems earlier with either a graduated ND filter or shooting at a later time of day (but then there'd be more people along the platform :/ ). And more importantly, how fun it is to do these photography exercises with friends, even if they aren't as interested in photography!
Also, the money shot:
Its no homework, but definitely one moment I was happy to capture!
I should find a way NOT to sleep in the afternoon. I always end up falling asleep while studying in the afternoon, and when I wake up at night I'm so groggy that I can't study still. Ack, all the time I'm wasting! Later today I'll try if studying in the library will help.
The fact that I came across MJ, an alumnus, while commuting today didn't help, because he "encouraged" me by saying that he only reviewed a week before the board DX
Speaking of encouraging friends, I have had somewhat serious thoughts on my future over the weekend and realized I couldn't talk to just anyone about it. I had to run a list of close friends in my head before settling on the one I felt would understand my situation the most. After speaking with him I'm glad I took the extra effort of being careful who I share my thoughts with. That conversation could have gone wrong so easily, but instead he had some very encouraging words to say (no quotations this time) and now I'm looking a bit more forward to the future!
Oh, and I still need more friends. That list I ran through was a very short one @_@
Anyway, that's it for now. I'll try to make a conscious effort at making new friends in my photography class XP