JOURNALS

I've been considering the utility of my workspace a lot lately. Starting out, I didn't think there was much to improve in my studio setup. However, I've got this new (well, new-to-me) iMac that's only running Discord at the moment. It's taking up a lot of visual space, and I keep wondering if I could put it to better use without feeling overwhelmed by all the tasks this week.

I've been trying to integrate more photography into my projects. Today, I thought it might be worthwhile to continue snapping photos of my work and the studio. This links directly to my plan of setting up a galleries page on my website, where I can collect all these images. Social media's a bit limiting for this sort of thing, even with the carousel feature. I reckon bringing similar pictures together in a gallery will highlight their nuances better. Maybe some mini photo zines will be a fun future project.

As for goals, there are a few key things I want to complete today. First off, I need to send a birthday card to a friend abroad, even though it's going to arrive late. I also need to finish the code for the new gallery feature on my website and get some galleries up and running. Lastly, the brush height video needs to be finished. It's due to go up on YouTube tomorrow, and it's currently hogging a lot of my hard drive space.

To manage all these tasks, I began today by planning out the rest of the week. The gallery code needs a bit of polishing, which will likely be my focus this morning. This afternoon, the brush height video is my priority. The video is closer to completion than I thought, needing only some music and colour grading. Once that's wrapped up, I should be ready to upload the supporting code, description, and thumbnail tomorrow. I also want to squeeze in a little photo upload to test the galleries.

By evening, I felt positive about the progress made. Though minor bugs remain in the gallery code, I'm optimistic about the system. It allows me to group photos cohesively, which is often difficult to achieve on social media. This new setup should make my photographic documentation far more effective.

All in all, today was productive. I managed to set myself up nicely for the coming days, with a clear plan and some solid progress already made. Feels like a good start to the week.