Thoughts On Joining Yearbook and Creativeness

     This year I wasn't planning to do yearbook, but I switched my schedule on the first day and signed up for this course. I personally like the yearbook as a big "project", and it's always interesting to work with a different group of people each year. I've been in yearbook since freshman year, and I've seen the book does change significantly over the years, and it's exciting to be part of a new project each year. 

     I intend to contribute by coming to class with ideas, and actually raising my hard to let everyone hear my opinion. Not only that, I also intend to listen to other people's ideas as much as I can with an open mind, unless the idea is super weird and awkward for our yearbook. I think that everyone will learn to work together over the next few months, and I hope that with every semester of yearbook, I become a little bit better with working with a giant group of people who all have different opinions and personalities. And by being a part of this class, I'm sure I'll pick up a few photography skills along the way as well. 

     Cooperation and compromise are the two key aspects when it comes down to a project like this. We will definitely end up arguing over important decisions, but that's totally normal, and it means everyone has something to offer, so it's actually a good thing. My individual success will be determined by how successful I feel the yearbook turns out to be at the end of the year, and at signature due dates. I personally want the yearbook to be something that I'm happy with at the end of the year, and I believe that if I feel accomplished along the way, it will lead to a group success, too. I would like to be more technical and detailed about layouts this year, and I want the yearbook to be close to perfect when it comes to spelling and etc. We will all need to be careful as we edit, but I feel like we need to be equally or even more careful as we're writing the page. 

     In class, I just hope that the ideas I have from working with the yearbook team for a while can inspire/trigger other people and their ideas. And when things get "too" creative and out of hand, myself and the other previous yearbook staff can set people straight. I definitely need to improve on my photo-taking and photo appreciating skills as well. And anyone can benefit from working with people that we all aren't comfortable with, and I hope that I improve my skills on that area.