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Genius Hour Post #5 - We Are Learners

This week, I noticed that I'm definitely someone who needs to schedule time into my day to practice my Genius Hour project or it will surely get away from me! I read in the book Atomic Habits  by James Clear that making things a habit comes easier when you attach the task to another habit you already have. (For example, I will apply moisturizer to my face every time I brush my teeth.) I applied that same theory to this project to help keep me accountable and on-track. Working out is very important to me, whether it is yoga, barre, or pilates, I try to attend a workout class most days of the week. So what better habit to attach practicing my photography skills to than my workout routine? Over the past few weeks, as "the dip" really set in, I tried to bring my camera along with me to my workouts and shoot a little on the walk to the studio or home from the studio to maximize my time in the evenings and on the weekends. While it wasn't a perfect science, and sometimes I ...

Genius Hour Post #3 - My Sentence

When I embarked on this Genius Hour journey of wanting to become a better photographer, I had the end goal of my spring break trip to New Zealand in mind. I envisioned the breathtaking landscape of New Zealand and wanting to learn how to capture the beauty and majesty of such an incredible place in photographic form. However, as I have been tinkering around with my DSLR camera (and my iPhone's camera) over these past two weeks, I've noticed that beauty is actually everywhere... In my sweet niece's smile... In my grandmother's face whose ailing memory was jogged by listening to an Elvis singer in her assisted living facility... And in the first peek of sunshine that Chicago has seen in about two weeks. I have really enjoyed capturing some of these beautiful moments and this project has challenged me to find beauty in the mundane. So perhaps my biggest takeaway from this project so far is that you don't have to be in a foreign country to find photogr...