Week 3: Class Reflection

The puzzles at the beginning of class were fun, but very challenging. It was sad that we only completed one, but we can just try to do better next time. The video we watched was very interesting. I'm not that big of a photography person, so I couldn't connect with him to much on that side of it. But his philosophy about finding the next right answer can be applied to a lot of things in my life and in the world. I also liked looking at his different photographs because they were really cool.

Week 3: Personal Reflection

This week I got to go have a little fun with Adobe Illustrator.  It is fun to do something out of the ordinary once in a while.  Team PrISUm is laser cutting parts for our next car, and we had a little extra space on our acrylic sheet, so we decided to make some profiles of the next car.  The problem came in not having a vector (line) drawing of that profile.  I got to take Illustrator and trace a picture to get our profile.  I hadn't really used Illustrator since leaving high school.  Its amazing how much people can remember about a task, even a few years later.

Week 3: Class Relection

This week was a short week.  We did some puzzles, watched a video, and took some pictures.  The puzzles were interesting and took some heavy brainpower to complete.  It was a little disappointing to have not finished them, but that's how it goes.  The video subject matter was a different take on photography, although the narrator was extremely cheesy.  After taking pictures, it was nice to have a little extra time before my next class.

Week 3 Personal Reflection

This week I had a creative project idea due for Shakespeare class. I thought I had picked out the perfect project- rewriting a Shakespeare play scene but modernizing it by setting it in Harry Potter's world! I had already started working on it; planning it out and starting the rough draft. I had done something similar to it in high school so it was basically the same thing. But then I saw a piece of art that had beautifully portrayed two different perspectives on one canvas. This would fit perfectly with the creative project and I think it might even win me bonus points for being "different". So I thought this was kind of fitting with the whole "next right answer" theme of the week. Now I'm just stuck between doing something that will be soooo much fun (Harry Potter!) or something that would probably get me a higher grade. I've got time though, so maybe in the mean time...* dramatic pause*...you guessed it,  I'll find the next right answer ;)

Week 3 Class Reflection

Although the video was a bit cheesy, it brought about a new philosophy for me. I believe in only one right answer and maybe that's because of my background and interests. I'm more interested in science and math, where there is only one right answer (according to teachers). I may also be a mild perfectionist so I strive for the answer. But the photographer's take on how there is "always the next right answer" was kind of inspirational. His example of taking more pictures even when he thought he might taken the one, showed me that even though you might have found a right answer, there might be another better one if you put in a little bit for effort. 

Week 3 Personal Reflection

This week I interviewed for a position on SALC.  One of the questions they asked me was how I could make part of what they do better.  It was a tough question at first to think on the spot, but thanks to my imagination and creativity, I put a new perspective on a basic idea and quickly came up with a good answer.

Week 3 Class Reflection

I enjoyed the calm and relaxed atmosphere of this week's class.  It was fun solving the puzzles and talking about creative perspectives.  I also thought it was fun to venture out and find cool things to take pictures of.  Exploring led my group to the old Farmhouse, which was super interesting to explore.