Monday was my first shift as a photographer for
The Columbia Missourian, and I was the strangest mix of excited, overwhelmed, and just plain terrified.
My assignment? To capture confused looking students and other first day-ish sort of activities. I was just as confused as the people I was photographing. What I learned? Trust my gut. I have a certain style, and instead of just going with it, I checked out a long zoom, as well as a Nikon body and took on more than I could handle. My take was less than desirable.
Needless to say, my most successful photo, and the one my editors liked best, was the photo I took just because I thought it was interesting. I'm actually looking forward to my next shift because I feel far more confident with the first say out of the way.
And now for the photos! The first and last ones ran online and in print. The middle is just an outtake that I liked, but the hat was in the way. Oh well.
MU senior Jen Stem pauses to check a campus map on Monday morning in front of Jesse Hall. Stem thought her psychology class was located south of campus by Trowbridge but was relieved to find out that it was on the white campus instead. (my favorite!)
MU junior Alex Schoenbeck looks through prints at the poster sale Monday on Lowry Mall. Schoenbeck intended on bringing his roommates to the sale later so they could pick a large poster to frame in their living room.
MU sophomore Shaylyn Armstrong admires a print at the poster sale on Monday at Lowry Mall. Armstrong came to the sale to help a friend decorate his apartment, but she came across several posters she wanted for herself. Unfortunately, she said, she will have to wait for her next paycheck.
All images ©Taylor Glascock 2010
