Wolves At Night

My major for fourth quarter is photography. I plan to continue working on editing pictures this quarter and eventually turning my pictures into prints. This is a good opportunity to start making a website in which I market what I have thus far. I feel confident about cropping and working with brushing in layers. I want to expand my knowledge and try to do some really cool and complex projects. Perhaps if I find myself done with this, I can move on to making films (I've been inspired by what people in class have been doing).

The criteria will be as follows:

• Completion- Did I finish the amount of prints I wanted to? 
• Neatness- Are the prints mounted neatly, are they presentable and worth buying? 
• Editing- Is the editing on par? Is it the best that could be done? Does it help or hurt the photo? 
• Improvement- Does this show improvement throughout the year? Is this something that showcases significant artistic growth or was it just the best thing I could do in 10 minutes?
• Theme- Do the prints showcase a theme or important issue/subject? Do they have meaning and well thought out composition that is coupled with it?  

My minor will be music (possible composition) because I feel really bad about not doing music. I don't know why I just stopped, but whatever the reason it makes me feel empty and I want to feel something fulfilling again. I think it'll be a great go to project. 

I'm going to read An Emergency in Slow Motion by Diane Arbus. Diane Arbus was an American photographer and writer noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people (dwarfs, giants, transgender people, nudists, circus performers) or of people whose normality seems ugly or surreal." Norman Miller once said that "giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child."

Other stuff: I made an Evernote. I'm not sure how it works but my username is lisaboneta. (What's our STAC Evernote account?) 

My cousin is studying art at the University of Rijeka and her school has an exhibit at Gallery MC. More info here: http://www.gallerymc.org/h/dissociations/ If anyone's interested, perhaps we can go this weekend.