Students were allowed a free day to explore destinations of their choice on Sunday and many students chose to wander through the National Zoo. While they weren’t visiting a media specific location, they still turned the experience into a learning one as they practiced photography with subjects that sit still for no one.
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Some have also begun to develop a new respect for areas of interest they were once uninterested in. T.J. Terrell, a freshman with a broadcast major and theater minor from Willisburg, Ky., said,
“My knees are killing me and I’m getting a whole new respect for these fields and a new love for them. The shots are so fun and amazing. I am thinking of doing more online journalism and videos online with my own artistic style. Doing this might help me express myself better than I have been. I have never thought about using story and footage as a mental outlet in that way. I’m not sure how I’d do it though. I am doing a little bit online with my media page “TFG” but I get investment with no return at the moment. I want to find a way to build more of an advertiser safe place so they feel more comfortable working with us in the future.”
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Senior Ariel C. Emberton, history and journalism major from Tompkinsville, Ky., said,
“While today was not as media oriented as I would have liked, it was still a day well spent. We all sent photos back and forth of where we were and I got to try my hand at animal photography. It was a bummer to get rained out of the zoo but everyone enjoyed the day and got to try interesting food along the way. I got to experience what it was like to be a photographer in uncontrollable weather, which is something I haven’t experienced very much.
“To end the day, I sat down and created a rough layout of the magazine and looked over what photos we want to try and incorporate. We also tried to come up with a game plan of what we want to try and get tomorrow at the Newseum.”
Students were able to spend their Monday in the Newseum, a museum dedicated to the news, information and truth.