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Thursday, 27 August 2015

A little break after Photography class. Submission was today.

The number of students in my class is declining lol. Submission didn't take long; I am often surprised. It used to be longer in Sem 1.

Used RM15 to print at Misocreative (where I went to print last sem because their colour is more accurate) but turned out my money was in vain because the black and white photo printing have emboss effect at pure black areas. On the same day, I went to CFC (inside the uni) to print, wishing that it will be better than the last sems and better than Misocreative.

CFC isn't exactly known for their good printing so although I was skeptical, I gave it a try once again.

Their black and white photo printing is like God.

I don't have to further do any editing prior to printing, unlike at Misocreative or when I previously printed colour at CFC (photos tend to become darker when printed as compared to the screen). I was absolutely impressed and went on to print most of my stuff.

Only spent RM10.40 overall and I was pleasantly shocked.

Miracles do happen after all.

This morning, I was one of the last ones to submit. Was a little nervous, as expected. Although I have faith in my photos, I don't have faith in the words Che Mat is going to say because he can be unexpected sometimes.

He looked over my photos meticulously, checking for dust, whether my borders were cut correctly, if I have spelling mistakes, white areas that blend in with the border (a big NO-NO). He tossed my A3 folder lightly to his left and said, "Come everyone, and take a look at this." Within seconds, my classmates were crowded around the table and again I didn't know where to look or how to feel so I kept a straight face.

He said it was good, and ask people to look at it so that they could know what to expect. Then he went on about black and white photography philosophy which was nice but awkward considering I am sitting just right next to him.

All in all, I was happy to say the least. I am just so grateful, really.

In that moment, I silently glanced around and thought, "Wow, this is how it feels like to be an example, to be praised. There's so much people around this table..." And once again, I felt quietly overjoyed.