Have you ever had a professor that you feel like is out to get you? Like they just don't agree with you on something and they never will? Well mine is my photography professor. Ever since I met him last semester, I feel like every time I am around him, I am walking on glass.
I have an awful time respecting people that don't respect me and he is one of those people who I have never felt respected from, so why should I respect him? Because he has a degree? I know that it sounds awful that I don't respect authority or my elders, but seriously, they should respect me too and if they don't, then they don't deserve my respect.
I think that we just have different styles and different approaches to photography, which I understand is completely possible because not everyone has the same style, BUT I would think that we could at least respect each other's style. Although we may not like each other's styles, I would never let on that I didn't. I feel like he has said it in every way other then actually saying, Savannah, I do not like your work.
I have no problem even having a different style than him, but when he starts to grade me based on his style, it makes me feel like I need to impress him with photos that I don't exactly like, but that he likes instead, which has caused me to change my style, which I am not entirely okay with.
Don't get me wrong, I have learned a lot from him about film and digital photography, I just wish that I didn't have to change in order to please my professor.
Disclaimer: He just deleted 1,200 of my photos from my memory card which is why I am so frustrated with him at this particular moment. And no, they are not all backed up on my computer.
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