Woke up early. Went to sleep late. That probably explains the dozing off I did this evening.
But I had a nice workout this morning, moved some weight around, turned muscles this way and that. Rode the stationery bike for an hour or so to get a good sweat. I’m ready to ride my bike on roads again. I’m still trying to wait out my shoulder, though. This, he said for the 13th week in a row, is getting old.
Had a meeting with the boss. Did some work on our scholarship program. Had lunch. Critiqued two newspapers and challenged the editorial staff to make their work even bigger and better. Gave an interview to a freshman.
Ran around campus and took pictures. I wanted to take some shots to demonstrate what not to do. This is surprisingly easy for photographers like me. So here are a few of those. But look! The back of her head is in focus!
Ms. Debbie keeps our department running smoothly. She’s such a sweet lady. And now she’s pretending to do work with some of our students. The young lady you can’t say was a section editor at the Crimson last year. Her friend there is a student and a model. You should see the shots where he is mugging for the camera.
Too wide. Far too wide. No information, but it has some motion into the background!
Frisbee is a big part of the quad culture, so show it differently, I’ll say. I asked this guy and his friend if I could take a few shots. “We’re not very good,” they said. “Fine, I’ll just crouch in between you. Buzz me.”
You have to suffer for your art. Also, fill the frame. Motion, action, showing the face. No rule of thirds, though:
I can’t count all the things I did wrong with this picture. Now I have to point them out to my students:
Dogs! On campus! This can be exciting and cute. But not if you compose the shot like this:
Unusual and creative and illustrative compositions make for better photography. Dogs learn the world through their noses, so this one is slightly better:
I took that picture five years ago, in a different state. Looks like the same pooch, though.
So I walked all over campus looking for things to do right and wrong to show in class next week. Now I’m type the rest of the night away. Some kind of life I’m lucky to live.
