triptych.

so we had a triptych portrait assignment a few weeks ago that all of the freshman photo arts students had to complete.

this was probably the most i have stressed out about an assignment so far.

i shot myself because i hate people. they are too unpredictable and it's just ridiculous to rely on someone else to look the way i want them to.

studio work was interesting. it's not really something i'm used to, but being alone in there to shoot for hours was rather soothing.

it was incredibly tough to think of a project, so i ended up just focusing on the body. i'm not one to go all out with costumes and props.

that's just too much.

ended up shooting feet, face, back, and leg images.

i originally had two options for my triptych before the due date, but of course after greg and derin sparked some creativity and helped me out with coming up with a more original set, i ended up with this random group of legs.

there's one thing i've learned at school i guess, to see things differently and try new ideas that may be a little "off" but set my images apart from everyone else's.

that's pretty much the only way to become successful as an artist, and is my main goal.

but i would rather try something different and have less people accept it than be just like everyone else.

i guess after the group showing of everyone's final print, what i learned is that most people will not have the same taste as i do, and they will not know how much work i put into a particular image, and in the real world, i will probably get rejected way more than praised for my work.

that's just how it is.

you can't please everyone.

but as long as i myself am happy, i guess i am okay with that.

"And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's thinking and decision-making is not in its brain at all. It's distributed. It's in its legs."