Here we are then. It is my [now Ten Years-old!] daughters first day back at school after the half-term and only a few short days before the final session of my NCFE Level II Course in 'Photography - Creative Craft'. We spent some of the half-term up in Lincolnshire looking at more villages and places to move too in a year or so once Laura has finished Primary School. And then I spent a day with Laura and a couple of her school buddies at Colchester Zoo, which was lovely. Sunny and warm and I'm sure that for that reason - it was very busy. But we had a good time overall and I took it very slow and steady with plenty of rests between animal enclosures - even if the kids didn't!
But all the time, in the back, dark recesses of my mind, I was thinking about the work still to do. I still have to edit and print the final 'Underpinning Knowledge Workbook', still have to edit and finalise the final 'Portfolio Essay' document -which will have a 1000 word essay in it and smaller prints of the final themed piece. I have to ensure that my proof-reading is spot-on. I also have to ensure that I have the correct papers to use when printing, and then bind the two finalised documents ready to be handed in on Thursday (28th). I am fairly pleased with how the prints have turned out from DS Colour Labs, and my mounting of them onto white board went better than I thought it might. I'm not saying that I wasn't pleased that I had two copies of each image, but the end result is the best I can do at this time and I know that in general, I could not do more on the course than I have done. So, more work to do but it is all - hopefully - under control. I've enjoyed the course more than I thought I might after the first couple of sessions. It's been great fun, and there's a couple of people on the course I'll be sad to no longer see, but that is how the world works. Richard (the Tutor) has been great - tolerant, professional and fun. His teaching style is engaging and I've enjoyed his sessions hugely. I'll probably only post twice more about this course - a final end-of-course Blog post after Thursday and then when (or if) I pass. The only issue is that we won't be told the final decision until sometime in August - this is far too long to wait for a course that ends in February! I know they have to mark internally and then await a visit from the outside Moderator to double-check that the initial marking was good; but to wait for 6 months for a final notification is a bit too long in my mind! So, if you'll excuse me, I have some proper work to be getting on with and can't waste my time in chatting to the 3 or 4 visitors I seem to be getting on here recently... (you know who you are, but I don't!). Stay safe and keep snapping... Alan
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Alan MitchellI'm always trying to capture that fleeting 'moment' in time -whether by taking a photo or writing a poem. My attempts to capture that illusive feeling, sight, sensation or sound in some way is, to me, magical. Archives
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