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• Did anyone critique your work this week? If so, what were their impressions?

Simen Johan. He thought that perhaps my idea was the art and it would and will be hard, maybe too hard to photograph such an "interesting" subject. i think he liked my pre-grad school work more.

• What was the most motivational or creative moment of the past week?

just going out and shooting as much as possible. i refuse to have the same crit again.

• What do you want to achieve in next week's studio practice?

print and get these businesses and individuals to let me into their spaces!

• What did you achieve in your studio this past week?

shoot, shoot, shoot. i've taken around 500 images in less than 4 days.

• What has been an artistic failure this week?

not shooting more spaces. i need better communication between myself and these businesses. ??? what to do??? without these people my work is nothing.

• What was the most profound thought in relation to your practice this week?

maybe i can't be anything but a documentary photographer.

• If there was a visiting artist this week, what is your impression of their work and process in relation to your own?

Johan's work is aesthetically pleasing. He puts a lot of time into his images, which i think should be comended. i don't have that kind of patience. I wasn't entirely pleased with his talk. I enjoyed my one on one discussion with him the most. but I don't think he understood where I am coming from in my work. as soon as he found out that my work involved animals, he wanted to discuss other artists who use animals and look them up on the internet. i wanted more suggestions and advice. when i asked him about his work specifically, he didn't answer my questions. he did have a different take on my work. he seemed to like the "cheesy" goo goo gah gah images of people with their pets the most. he found them the most relatable. he wanted to see close ups of them kissing, etc... he told me to get closer to my subjects, use more abstraction, and study painting composition.