Day 15 (Monday, June 26)


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After getting the much-needed rest this weekend I was ready to go this morning. I had extra energy and I was ready to go to work once I woke up.

I headed to the office and worked on my Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade photos. I was pretty happy w/ the results. Pretty much I was just happy that I didn't stay idle during the weekend.

Not long after arriving in the office I got an assignment. I was to go out to a health literacy meeting and get some interesting photos. I had a choice of taking a long train ride to the assignment or take my truck. I had not been paying much attention to my truck lately since I discovered the train system. I jumped on my truck and headed out.

Once at the assignment I realized how much I learned during previous internships, particularly the one-week projects with SPJ and NAHJ. The meeting I was shooting was the same style as the convention coverage I did during the journalism conferences. I didn't freak out once I got there. I just got into "conference mode" and went to work.

The above photo is perhaps the one that I liked the most. The woman, Toni Cordell, had literacy deficiency issues throughout her life. She's a literacy advocate these days. So, the fact that the reflection of a projection screen on her glasses kind of tells you that she's not illiterate anymore. I kind of threw a little symbolism into it.

The rest of the day was pretty much devoted to editing. I worked on a few more things, but that was pretty much it.

I went home and went out for a jog. It feels good to finish a day of work with a nice jog. I am only up to three miles for the time being, but I feel real good.

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