Final Project

Coming Home
This is the theme I'd like for my final Multimedia Project. As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently met an ex-Marine who had done a tour in Iraq. I'd like to talk to him about his experience there, and how he's acclimated back into 'normal life.' Has he even fully come home? It's a fascinating topic, and with troops slowly making their way home, there is going to be a lot of transitioning for these men and women. I'd like to talk with other Veterans as well, either from the Iraq war or from another place and time.

Hattie

Ideas for Final Project

Idea # 1: Joanne Dodge- She is the director of a Senior theatre group at the Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth. I worked with her last year for Newswriting, to cover her group 'Senior Moments,' which uses humor to educate the public about Senior Citizens, but I'd love to do a video profile of her. She's a pretty amazing woman.

Idea #2:  An ex-marine I recently met who went to Iraq. He is a student here and I would love to get his perspective.

Idea #3: Somebody who travels around working at fairs, either selling clothes or food, or running rides. There's probably a word for simbody like that, but I can't think of the name... anyways I'm headed to the Fryeburg Fair this weeknd so maybe I will get some inspiration. There are always plenty of colorful people at the fair.

Idea #4: A Professor. Or maybe a high school teacher. The idea of being a teacher scares me a little, so I'd be interested in following one around for a while.

New slideshow

This week's assignment was to find a person at UNH who makes this campus work and photograph them. I actually found two: James Karanasios and Gina Illaiello, who both work at the Gables Cafe
Karanasios, a Junior Business Major at UNH has worked at the Gables Cafe for a year, while Illaiello, a Senior Occupational Therapy student is just on her third day. They both enjoy the casualness of the job, where they can watch T.V. and socialize with other Gables residents strolling through, but Karanasios said that business has picked up compared to last year. "They've changed the menu around, so maybe that's why," he said.
What's the best item on the menu? "Definitely the Buffalo Chicken sub," said Karanasios.
Check out the slideshow on the right!

-Hattie

First one!

Woohoo! Here's my FIRST post for my FIRST blog ever! I've never been one to keep a diary, let alone an online log, so I'm interested to see how I'll like making posts, and whether I'll keep up with it.

So along with being new to the blog world, I am also not a very experienced photographer. I've taken a few photographs for stories before, but not many. I never even owned a camera until last year, which was when I studied abroad in London. I took A LOT of photos while I was there, a few of which you can see in my slideshow the the right ---->... and I gained some perspective in the wold of photojournalism. To me, seeing a good photograph in the paper or on a online site is a hook that reels me in. It can capture a split second of a moment that can tell us so many things, and also create so many questions. Video is also an important, newer way in which news is presented; most online news sites will present a story with an accompanying video.

I'm most excited/nervous about learning how to cut video into a presentable fashion. In our last class Sandy talked about how a five minute video clip could have come from hours of raw footage. Yikes. However, we were also shown some amazing photojournalism web sites (particularly James Nachtway)and that definitely sparked my desire to just go out and shoot.

I look forward to the next three months of snapping photos and filming video. I've thought about what stories I'd like to cover: struggles with unemployment, adapting to dorm life, trying to stand out in a school of 14,000... I haven't narrowed it down yet, but I'd like be able to capture these ideas through moving images.

Until next time,
-Hattie