Shooting for this audio photo story was an interesting task. Starting off, I had no idea what I would shoot, so I’m glad the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit was approaching. When I arrived, I had a few things on my mind. 1) "It’s freezing out here" 2) "Who am I even going to interview? It’s 8 a.m., people are crabby, they’re with their families, and I have no credentials." and 3) "Man, I really hope I get some good shots out of this." So, I stood on Woodward Ave. with a lukewarm cup of coffee in my hand and a lot of anxiety in my heart. It wasn’t taking the pictures that bothered me. Parades move fairly slow, so I wasn’t too worried about missing much, and shooting outdoors is my sweet spot, so I wasn’t too worried about getting the wrong composition settings. I wasn’t worried about missing Santa’s sleigh, I wasn’t too bothered about the people around me (except for those kids who kept running in the street WHILE the parade was happening, that gave me some anxiety), and I wasn’t worried about my batteries dying. The only thing I worried about was the interviewing process. Asking people for their names and if I can use an image of them for my photojournalism class while shooting the feature assignment did not bother me as much asking for a full interview. Call me crazy, but my social anxiety would not allow me to approach people and ask that question. Eventually, I mustered up the courage to do it, but I was shaking the whole time. Editing was also quite the issue for me. I spent hours making a two-minute video, and about half of that time was spent on audio. Once I got the hang of it, it wasn’t awful, but this whole experience reminded me why I am a blogger, not a vlogger. So, here is my audio photo story covering the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit, I hope you enjoy!
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AuthorHi ! I am a student photojournalist at Wayne State University. Archives
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