Since classes are almost over, we've all been feeling the stress, no matter how fun classes can be. So, when learning about blood the other day in my Forensic's class, I wrote this poem. And if you were wondering, that blood spatter design is representative of a blood drop that would have originated from a 90 degree angle.
My school is big on liberal arts, so that means that I get to take science classes. I think that's normal, but some people really dislike taking these classes. I love them. Luckily, I got into forensics and am just so excited for the writing opportunities this has opened up. I know feel confident content editing thrillers or cop novels, because I know about what the police would look for and how they would approach a crime scene.
Since classes are almost over, we've all been feeling the stress, no matter how fun classes can be. So, when learning about blood the other day in my Forensic's class, I wrote this poem. And if you were wondering, that blood spatter design is representative of a blood drop that would have originated from a 90 degree angle.
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Writing is hard.
This is a writer’s favorite thing to say. It summarizes all the struggles that we face without showing anyone our fears. Writer have to either be overly emotional or emotionless, sometimes simultaneously. There is so much piled behind such a simple phrase. It feels like the stopper on a bottle that is ready to explode. Usually, I am pulled into the realm of characters that I lose track of reality, but this year I’ve been pulled into the realm of reality (can I call it a realm?) that I have lost touch with all my characters. When everything in your life is stressful, you can’t focus on the stress of characters. Every time I open a document, I think what do I have to write for class? It’s unnerving knowing that other people are going to look at and critique your writing. I’m a senior and I still have that feeling. It never really gets easier. Then, we are expected to read every book and stay on top of class while writing and editing. The weirdest struggle is being social and antisocial. It’s a balancing act I have not completely figured out. If I’m social, I don’t write often but I get good content and write more interesting pieces. When I am antisocial, I write more, but the content becomes stagnant. As a senior, there is so much to do. People look at me and I feel like I just ignore the millions of things that I have to do. Sometimes, I rely a little too much on photography, because it’s easy to see immediately if it’s good or bad. With writing, there is so much more effort and stress. One word could be off, one sentence could deter from the main point, or one idea could be skewed for the reader. When you’re reading so much for class, it becomes tedious to reread your own work ten times to edit it all. So as I said, writing is hard. But I’m planning on doing more soon, so stay tuned. As anyone looking at my blog would know, photography and writing are my passions. This leads me on journeys on viewing myself and the world around me. This means I also get to see other peoples passions, like my friend Zach who plays piano. There is something so raw and glorious about seeing people passionate about what they are studying. There is a light emanating from them and all around them. I took this photo trying to shine the spotlight on this passion that he has been exploring for years. And yes, he was actually playing here.
What are you passionate about? Quoting lyrics from White Christmas aside, I do love the theater. My friend Leah Murphy recently directed the play The Boys Next Door. The play dives into the lives of four men who have disabilities. The play is makes you think, laugh, and cry all at the same time. The actors and actresses did an amazing job becoming the characters. Even though I know a few of them personally, I could only see them as the character on stage. Leah did an amazing job directing them and keeping them sane when playing such serious roles. I was lucky enough to get to watch one of their dress rehearsals and shoot some photos.
For anyone taking photos of hot lights like they use for theaters, here are some facts about what I did. I think the best ones came out when I used a full-frame camera at 2.2 aperture. I did crank the ISO, more than I'd like, but I minimized the noise on Lightroom using the tabs under "luminance." I was close enough that my 50mm sufficed, but most times you'll need low apertures with a 70-200mm lens. For my final photography class, I decided to take commercial photography. As a lover of words, I figured this is a nice little niche that I can use my photography skills alongside my writing skills. I have loved furthering my knowledge of design work through these projects which takes almost as much time as lighting the product. I've learned how much time and effort goes into a single shoot. I never realized how much time is put into planning. Then you have to position the product. Next, you have to position the lighting so that it highlights the product without limiting the product and detracting from its clarity. When you are finally done shooting the product, you have to edit download, organize, and edit the photos. If you choose to incorporate graphics, you have to work with fonts, color, and sizing. Finally, you can save your finished product. These easily take 6-10 hours, sometimes for a single photo. It's no wonder I've been crazy busy this semester. Well here are some shots, I hope you enjoy them. *Disclaimer: some of these are for class and so we have to use products already created so some logos may not be my own.
Regardless of making the header a bit unprofessional, this semeste, I've started taking head shots for anyone on campus that needs them for theater productions, jobs, or even for platform building. Here are a few of the lovely ladies that I've had the pleasure of working alongside!
Dear poets, Get out of your rut. Let's shake up the world of poetry today. Don't box yourself in with free verse. Where's the challenge in that? You can write sonnets, villanelles, pantoums, concrete poems, or even create found poems. Today, for my class I got to create a found poem. These are so much fun. It's like geocaching words. You start scratching away lines, and all of a sudden a new creation is formed. Maybe it's just because I love puzzles, but I loved pulling away themes to make space for a new theme. It allows access to someone else's vocabulary. So often I feel stipulated by my generations vernacular, but this allows me to pick someone else's brain (or maybe just their words) and find my own meaning overlapping space and punctuation.
Good lucks and wise words.
So, for my poetry class we started talking about line and meter. All of a sudden, I've found myself counting syllables. Therefore, I started writing Haikus. My brain has become a mathematical filing of words:
5-7-5 5-7-5 5-7-5 I've been trying to submit stuff so I am not posting that much, but here is one I wrote the other day. A couple weeks ago, I took my friends to Chicago to go to the Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute is one of my favorite places. It's huge. I never have enough time to go through all of it, maybe it's because I am spending all my time showing people my favorite pieces in the Modern wing like the Magritte piece Time Transfixed. Then we saw Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate a.k.a. the bean. And since we go to a Christian school, we checked out some of the cathedrals nestled in the skyline. Though, we also got ushered away from seeing a Cathedral because they have "Private Events" and don't give any explanation as they shooed us out the door. It's extra special to go to the city with someone who hasn't been there before, because you see the city with fresh eyes. Everything becomes special again, even if you've seen it a million times.
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AuthorCorrie Thompson is a writer, blogger, avid reader, and photographer. Follow her poetry on instagram: @mis.underwood Archives
July 2023
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