College!
I’ve been living up here in San Francisco for a little over a week now, but yesterday was my first day in the classroom. It went pretty well, in spite of my roommate foiling Operation Sleep In Every Day by picking early classes and waking me with his alarm. I might very well ask to switch to earlier classes (but not too early) since that was pretty much the whole reason why I opted for the later classes.
Anyway, my first class was Photography for Graphic Designers. To be honest, photography never really grabbed my interest too much. I realize that most art that us silly humans make, regardless of the type, is boring, dumb, or overrated. That’s why it’s hard to be a good artist. However, I’ve always felt like the ratio of good work to bad work is worse in the field of photography than most other art forms. It’s not that super awesome photography doesn’t exist though. The professor seemed pretty cool though, so I’m hoping that I’ll be exposed more to the kind of stuff that I like instead of the dull kind of work that I’ve seen in almost every gallery I’ve been to.
Of course, the first class was more of an introduction. For most of the first hour, she just told us a bit about herself and about how having a solid understanding of photography would benefit us as graphic designers. The rest of the class, she taught us about the various things to look for in a camera since obviously we’d be needing to buy a good camera.
It went well. After class, I came back and took a nap since I’d gotten myself all worked up about my first class. After that, I grabbed dinner, met up with Katie and her friends, and watched Saw III.
Not a bad first day. Now I just need to start looking at cameras and printers.
Hope all of your first days at school went well!
