Our mission at FOCUSED is to capture real life stories of Wilfred Laurier University Brantford students through the use of simple photography and very little editing. We want to create a web space for students currently enrolled to display their photography work while also showcasing the campus and campus life. Most importantly, students who are not enrolled and who are viewing our campus for their future education can access our photography website to see current students, read about campus stories periodically, and get a real grasp of what student life here is like without the glamour that may distract someone from the real things a students needs to know coming here.
Nothing should be masked with a filter, gloomy days happen and we don’t want to hide them. We want people to see what our campus can look like all year round without adjustments of extreme photoshop enhancement. This is why diversity is a huge part of this club; to show different photography styles taken by a range of students (different programs, backgrounds, ages). This creates a tasteful composite that we can display in meaningful ways. My final goal for the creation of this club was to create a photo archive of each school year that will encompass two semester themes. The themes was supposed to reflect a general pattern of a picture taking style that members try to capture and recreate using their own skills through the semester. We are trying to create a story through the use of simple artistic images that will transcend any particular viewer whiling remaining on our website for years to come. We want to make students feel closer to Laurier, and to students viewing us, possibly their future home. As the founder and President of Focused, I must say starting this club was difficult. Finding members and getting the word out about Focused was a challenging. As days go on, new ideas come into my head that push me forward to continue this project, while sometimes I feel as if the club will crash and burn. I have even contemplated not running the club entirely. If you ask me, this is normal. Contemplating with yourself is normal, and will eventually lead you to a better decision then when you started. Wheather I decided to run the club this year, I know the decision I make will be thought out and will be made with the solid 5 members (friends) I have helping me with this. No decision is ever a wrong decision, as long as you trust yourself and stand by your self. Anitra Nickel
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