I wasn’t here for this week, so as a result I don’t have a lot to say about classes.

As a result I mainly focused on myself, but even then, I found myself weirdly demotivated.

Well, I suppose not weird. It is week 10 of second semester, it’s not like this is a time that is conducive to being fully energetic and balls-to-the-wall creative. But I feel a bit flat, to be honest. Not entirely uni’s fault, lots going on, but I thought I’d actually talk about it, considering I wasn’t in class for whatever did happen in class this week.

To discuss further on what I said in a previous reflection, I think a large part of this assignment I would feel a lot more comfortable naturally getting the photos through observations that occur over months, not a week or two. Though I did miss an opportunity after Collingwood won the premiership to get photos there, I think that could have been quite good but perhaps if it was too many of them, would have overridden my theme. But generally thinking, I almost wish the assignments were done in reverse, because I think my motivation and ideas at the beginning of semester would be a lot more consistent before it is crushed by the reality that is life in your student twenties. Obviously this is all impractical at a minimum because it means people would expect to be good at a subject from the get-go rather than giving them 10 weeks to learn it, but that’s not the point, the point is my feelings.

What does give me inspiration though was Vivian Maier and looking through some of her photos. I understand they were taken over a lifetime, so my point very much stands, but it does open my eyes just how many gorgeous photos she took and how they she saw the world. Creativity comes from inspiration, and maybe I need to rethink my inspirations?

Who knows, but here’s what I do know: I’m a bit tired now, keen to have it all done.