Emily Wilburn IB CAS Blog

 I went for a walk. I often time find it difficult to step away from my computer or phone or whatever it is that I am working on. Something I have been trying to do is take my time with things more often and really be in the moment which is what has lead me to go on these sorta-daily walks.  The act of walking is not what I found to be difficult, but the act of stepping away from what I considered to be productive was. I often find myself feeling that if I'm not actively working on creating something or developing something that I am being lazy or unproductive or even wasting my time. So when it came to getting up to go on my walk I realized that this was something I needed to work on. I am extremely determined and excited about working but there are some areas that I need to improve on such as stepping away from my work and taking time for myself which is why I feel that through my walk I have had learning outcome #1. I have recognized my strengths but I have also recognized ...

During photography club, we worked on taking self-portraits using mirrors. While this may sound like an easy task, it was anything but that. The goal of our meeting was to take a least one photo of ourselves outdoors with the mirror. Essentially this is how it went: Step 1: Drag heavy mirror outside. Step 2: Identify the source of light, maybe play around with light. Step 3: Take a picture. While it sounds relatively simple, it proved to be extremely challenging. Playing with light and the way it reflects is something I have never really done in my photography practice -- making learning this to be extremely frustrating. I would say this day was a great example of the CAS learning outcome #1 as it showed me that I have some areas where I really need to learn to grow regardless of my strengths.  In the end, I never really captured the photo I wanted, but I learned what some of my strengths are and I learned where I could use improvement.  Strengths: determination, work ethic Ar...