So I totally missed class this morning, and I feel like such a horrible idiot because of it. I was up late last night and the night before not feeling well, and then this morning when my mom called I was up... and then I was like "Oh, I'll just rest for five more minutes and then get dressed... mmmm... warm blankets" and that was it. Lights went out and I was back asleep until about noon. I even had my alarm set for seven so I woke up at that at the latest. But now that I'm awake, I realize I'm kinda sick. Woke up with watery eyes, a sore throat, and stuffy nose. Throughout classes I have been super restless, and unable to just sit still. My back hurts all the time. And I have been having stomach problems every night. And this all can mean only one thing. That my wonderfully special time of the month is probably upon me. And that means super deadly cramps. Especially because even now, even though I've had all those hours of sleep, I could curl right back up and sleep until at least 4pm, maybe longer. I am so not looking forward to this. D:
In other news...
Yesterday we learned about pet portraiture. That class was a BLAST because people actually got to bring in their animals for demonstration. THEY WERE ALL SO CUTE! Someone even brought in a puppy so small you could hold it in the palm of your hand! <333 The cuteness was almost overwhelming. And Tony taught us some great tricks to get the animals to "pose" for us. Which rocks, because this is definitely something I want to do. If there are two things people love to pay for, it's pictures of their kids, and pictures of their pets. And I'll do both. *thumbs up*
Billy's poor puppy, Jackson, did puke all over the floor though after leaving the "kennel" (aka Joey's office xD), but what was disturbing was that this pile of puke was almost bigger than the dog. Craaaaaazy.
That's pretty much it though. The days have been fairly short since we have a lot of studio time.
And on Monday, my Aunt will be in town so we'll be visiting. ^^
Status...
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Missed the Best Part of the Party
So I have been WORKING MY ASS OFF to finish up the mandatories for the Phase III final portfolio. But it's done now, and we're on to the personal submissions. During the next three weeks I must shoot seven new images that follow the goals I set in my Career Business Plan, and a new self portrait. Oh boy... but it shouldn't be too difficult. We can use fellow Hallmark students for models again, which is nice.
It's definitely been a while since I updated though. >.< I actually have no remembrance of anything that happened the week prior to last. Kinda bad... because I'm almost certain important stuff happened. But oh well.
What I can tell you is that Ryszard Horowitz is an amazing photographer. Seriously check out his work. He can do things with film we only thought possible with Photoshop. Simply incredible.
Then we have this guest instructor I really don't like. Every time she speaks I feel like I'm being talked down to. I HATE that. She might be one of the main judges of our portfolios though, so I guess I'll have to deal with it and hold my tongue. Oi.
My sister was with me last week. That was interesting. Don't know that I'd bring her again though. As much as I love her, this was far too mature a situation for her. She wanted to have fun, and while we do have fun here, it wasn't her idea of fun. She just hasn't crossed that maturity bridge yet. Oh well.
That's about all that really sticks out in my mind from weeks prior.
This week so far, we've gotten our new schedules, and we are doing pet photography. Tarrin brought in her two pups, which are cockerdoos (mix between cockerspanials and poodles) and they are SO ADORABLE. Oh my goodness... I played with them during lunch. They're like walking teddy bears in the shape of puppies. x3 I wanted to take them home. ♥
But I totally missed the party this past weekend. In the mad rush of needed to finish things up, the school was open three days straight. People were literally sleeping on the floors. They went home briefly to get some food or clothes, and then returned. CRAZY. I cannot believe I missed it. But I had to bring my sister home, which was an adventure and and of itself.
See, we weren't in sync with the car, and ended up accidentally locking my keys inside. So with dying cell phones (mine died, and her's was going), I called Mom and Dad for the number to Triple A, and called them, and they came and got the keys out. It was supposed to be a 90 minute wait due to all the highway accidents in the snowstorm, but I told them we were stranded outside which sped things up. xD We really weren't because the nice elderly couple next door let us inside, but whatever. They didn't need to know that. So within 20 minutes they came and retrieved my keys.
Of course, that wasn't the end of it. I got off the Mass Pike one exit too soon, and we ended up temporarily lost in Albany. x'D I told Mia to get the map at her feet, and she was looking in the glove compartment, then she spilled her drink because I had to slam on the brakes for a last minute decision, and by the time she found my marks for getting home I had found my way back onto I90 West/I87 North. xD Oh well. It was an adventure... to me at least. Haha
But the weekend was peaceful, which was nice. And now I'm back in MA. The drive back was uneventful aside from the guy who tried to race me. Totally kicked his ass without doing more than 80mph. x3
So, I bet you want to see some of my work from that final. I get reviewed on it March 3rd at 3:40pm. WISH ME LUCK! >w<;
Shooting Guns by *Saknika on deviantART
Serenity of Religion by *Saknika on deviantART
Alluring by *Saknika on deviantART
Old Fashioned Bottles by *Saknika on deviantART
Male PR Shot by *Saknika on deviantART
It's definitely been a while since I updated though. >.< I actually have no remembrance of anything that happened the week prior to last. Kinda bad... because I'm almost certain important stuff happened. But oh well.
What I can tell you is that Ryszard Horowitz is an amazing photographer. Seriously check out his work. He can do things with film we only thought possible with Photoshop. Simply incredible.
Then we have this guest instructor I really don't like. Every time she speaks I feel like I'm being talked down to. I HATE that. She might be one of the main judges of our portfolios though, so I guess I'll have to deal with it and hold my tongue. Oi.
My sister was with me last week. That was interesting. Don't know that I'd bring her again though. As much as I love her, this was far too mature a situation for her. She wanted to have fun, and while we do have fun here, it wasn't her idea of fun. She just hasn't crossed that maturity bridge yet. Oh well.
That's about all that really sticks out in my mind from weeks prior.
This week so far, we've gotten our new schedules, and we are doing pet photography. Tarrin brought in her two pups, which are cockerdoos (mix between cockerspanials and poodles) and they are SO ADORABLE. Oh my goodness... I played with them during lunch. They're like walking teddy bears in the shape of puppies. x3 I wanted to take them home. ♥
But I totally missed the party this past weekend. In the mad rush of needed to finish things up, the school was open three days straight. People were literally sleeping on the floors. They went home briefly to get some food or clothes, and then returned. CRAZY. I cannot believe I missed it. But I had to bring my sister home, which was an adventure and and of itself.
See, we weren't in sync with the car, and ended up accidentally locking my keys inside. So with dying cell phones (mine died, and her's was going), I called Mom and Dad for the number to Triple A, and called them, and they came and got the keys out. It was supposed to be a 90 minute wait due to all the highway accidents in the snowstorm, but I told them we were stranded outside which sped things up. xD We really weren't because the nice elderly couple next door let us inside, but whatever. They didn't need to know that. So within 20 minutes they came and retrieved my keys.
Of course, that wasn't the end of it. I got off the Mass Pike one exit too soon, and we ended up temporarily lost in Albany. x'D I told Mia to get the map at her feet, and she was looking in the glove compartment, then she spilled her drink because I had to slam on the brakes for a last minute decision, and by the time she found my marks for getting home I had found my way back onto I90 West/I87 North. xD Oh well. It was an adventure... to me at least. Haha
But the weekend was peaceful, which was nice. And now I'm back in MA. The drive back was uneventful aside from the guy who tried to race me. Totally kicked his ass without doing more than 80mph. x3
So, I bet you want to see some of my work from that final. I get reviewed on it March 3rd at 3:40pm. WISH ME LUCK! >w<;
Shooting Guns by *Saknika on deviantART
Serenity of Religion by *Saknika on deviantART
Alluring by *Saknika on deviantART
Old Fashioned Bottles by *Saknika on deviantART
Male PR Shot by *Saknika on deviantART
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Iced In
So this past weekend I was unable to return home to NY as I had planned, and could not do the shooting that I wanted to. Which really sucks, because I was going to try and knock off three or four assignments. I am coming back this weekend for sure though, so be prepared my fellows NYers! I be a shooting maniac with this here camera! >:3
In other news, I now have my own domain name! http://www.photo-phantasy.com I don't have a website up on it yet though, since I haven't figured out how to work the FTP client. But once I do you can expect to see my photography up on there. It will be super. Be sure to add it to your bookmarks/favourites as soon as it's up! ^^
It has also come to my attention that one of our instructors is more awesome than originally noted. Not only is he a gamer of WOW (World of Warcraft), but he is a forumite and uses our slang. He said "For the Win" in class the other day, and I almost died of shock. Gotta love the interwebing teachers. <3
That's about all that's been going on as of late. Nothing too big. So look for interesting stuff in the next few days. Probably tomorrow, since we have two guest speakers coming in and will be learning more about the student show.
In other news, I now have my own domain name! http://www.photo-phantasy.com I don't have a website up on it yet though, since I haven't figured out how to work the FTP client. But once I do you can expect to see my photography up on there. It will be super. Be sure to add it to your bookmarks/favourites as soon as it's up! ^^
It has also come to my attention that one of our instructors is more awesome than originally noted. Not only is he a gamer of WOW (World of Warcraft), but he is a forumite and uses our slang. He said "For the Win" in class the other day, and I almost died of shock. Gotta love the interwebing teachers. <3
That's about all that's been going on as of late. Nothing too big. So look for interesting stuff in the next few days. Probably tomorrow, since we have two guest speakers coming in and will be learning more about the student show.
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