Seminar Paper Finished - I think??

A frozen field

Well I have finished the seminar paper.  I am not sure how good it is as the seminar was not too successful.  Well I have completed the paper as per the presentation and so I will have to see how I get on.  This, however, has made me consider what I want out of the course?

The first thing I am sure about is that I do not want the course to be a stepping stone for a professional photographic career.  If this happens then it happens not because of the course. What I want from the course is to experience photography.  What does this mean?  Well for me it means being with other photographers and hearing their views, seeing their images and trying to understand what their world view is.  I may not agree with what is said or done but I hope that this will broaden my knowledge and outlook on photography.   

I am not driven by what mark I get.  Yes it would be nice to get a good mark but I am not really bothered.  This is for personal rather than  professional development so I would just like to have a Master of Arts at the end of the two years.  Anything that happens after that will happen.

Well that is what I think after one semester - I am sure my views will change as I go on - and no doubt they will be recorded here.