Thats Life : 13-05-15

After submitting the practice components to Project Brief 3 several weeks ago & now firmly surprising it to the back of my mind while I focus on more pressing matters, I was surprised to receive the feedback / mark for it today.

Having received a grade of 65/100 I was both happy and unsatisfied with the result. My happiness drew from the fact that I had passed the assessment and that other people felt the portrait was palatable. My displeasure drew from the fact that I had poured so much time and effort into the artefact to only receive a grade that I was not happy with…that is not to say that it wasn’t a fair grade, for who am I (as an undergraduate student) to pass such judgment.

The comments received in conjunction with the grade proved to be the most influential part of the assessment and the part that I will draw from in future projects. I feel that Rachel gave an appropriate judgment of the piece, especially in regards to the framing of the shots, as this was one area I was unsure about.

With some reworking and reformatting of ideas, I feel that in a few projects time I will be able to produce a piece that both I and my contemporaries are happy with.

– donandsherri