by emspace » Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:58 pm
How Mary! I’m a Plate-Spinner, but also a Sybil, and some others.
I’m currently taking a course on how to draw the human figure based on anatomy principles rather than a model. The course is run as a comic book bootcamp, but the ideas will apply to any kind of illustrator. It’s an intense course and one of the most challenging I’ve done since university. The intensity for me is trying to draw as fast as everyone else. I think I have more anatomy knowledge than any other student, but I’m by far the worst drawer.
I’m also learning how to produce and shoot compelling corporate videos, as well as learning to make interesting motion graphics.
I’m developing a beginner photography course and print material for it. Unlike other books, workshops, classes, etc., I’m trying to come at it from an experiential angle, instead of technical and theory based. It’s incredibly challenging. Everyone learned it by understanding the physics, but I have a learner who is challenging me to find a way to teach it from a practical hands-on way instead, because the usual way has never sunk in for her.
(I’ve applied for a job to teach beginner photography part-time, but I won’t know if I get a second interview for a while. Obviously, I’m interested in finding out how they teach it.)
I’m taking an online course called Storytelling For Bloggers, hoping to get better at writing interesting story-based articles and posts. I’m hoping to be able to write compelling stories for some travel photo books I’d like to have printed. I have so many past trips to make books from, but I never have because they’re all just photos and no copy. I realise many people are only interested in the pictures anyway, but for historical purposes, I’d like there to be written record of those trips, but not a boring one.
I’ve somehow gotten myself into an organizing role for a volunteer team (of storytellers!) for an org for which I’ve photographed for the past 4 years. I’m not the best choice for this role, but I think I’m only in it because I’ve volunteered the longest out of everyone. The main festival is the first weekend of May, so it’s not that long of a commitment, though there could be a lot to do in the next 8 weeks.
Finally, out of learning about filmmaking and storytelling, I’ve gotten back into going to the movies, especially less mainstream ones.
Aside from also being on the hook for finishing a friend’s WordPress website redesign, this is about it for right now.