Hello everyone, my name is AnnMarie Valea and I'm currently pursuing a Business Administration degree with a minor in Economics and Studio Art with expectations to graduate in December 2011. This class intrigues me out of my passion for animals and love for photography. I find satisfaction in helping animals who are in need of care, intimate attention, and personal interaction. Photography is my vessel to our surrounding environment; through photography I am able to capture and share my visual feelings and thoughts. I hope to gain sufficient blogging and photo-taking/editing skills in order to receive community recognition. Adopting a lovable companion after the course is also a potential possibility. In the same light, I look forward to learning how to use my camera and photoshop in order to aid all the wonderfully grateful animals at the Wake County Animal Shelter by creating/ updating awesome blogs for the public to browse. However, since success comes with difficulty I am slightly intimidated by my cameras photo-taking power and Adobe's intellect but learning their nooks and crannies will be a fun adventure. In all, this is my first online/hybrid/summer class so I expect my time commitment to be constant, the course work to be enjoyable yet manageable, the flexibility to be contract-free and hopefully these ingredients will cook up an amazing class.
I believe this class will definitely be interesting and will bring a variety of perspectives to it. These varying perspectives can introduce a great dynamic to the group. Looking forward to working with you!
ReplyDeleteCreating an online presence in your blog may very well help you generate interest. I've heard that showing off your computer skills (especially blogging) is good in business. Some of the girls in the computer science program are also business types.
ReplyDeleteI agree that photography is a wonderful vehicle for expressing inner thoughts and feelings. Think how much can be communicated nonverbally through a single image! Here too, I guess the challenge is also to express the inner soul and outer appeal of the animal we've chosen to photograph, no small task in itself for some of these creatures.
ReplyDeleteAlso, a good challenge will be to try to do this within the very strict guidelines of the type of photos that are usable for the shelter websites. For me sometimes, those limitations can actually be helpful as I can get easily overwhelmed with too many choices when I'm learning something new.
Photoshop will be a challenge for most I believe. You have a great amount of support behind you! We will all help everyone learn important photography and life lessons.
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ReplyDeleteCreating an online presence in your blog may very well help you generate interest. I've heard that showing off your computer skills (especially blogging) is good in business. Some of the girls in the computer science program are also business types.
Good points everyone! I just want to add my favorite quote, which is by Orsen Welles—"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."
ReplyDeleteI hope I am able to give you all some firm limitations within this flexible format! And in doing so, I cannot wait to see the beautiful work you will create from deep in your soul!
I love that you said photography is your vessel- what an awesome way to put it!
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