This week started strong with a photo assignment out at sea for The Narwhal. I was nervous about going out for a second shoot with them because the first one didn't turn out the best. I reached out to a journalist friend Gavin to discuss how he goes about a photo assignment. He discussed his process of introducing himself, thinking of a shot list and what equipment to bring, and shared stories of imposter syndrome and mess-ups. I appreciated this advice and thought it would be helpful for more people to share their stories of "failure." Because of this, I wrote a tweet asking the journalism community to share some of their stories with me. This experience has taught me a lot that I think I can bring forward to my work at this practicum.
While I was out at sea, I had the thought to message Tyler to discuss the practicum and joining in on their morning and design meetings. When I returned home to my email, I had a message in my inbox from Tyler. Great minds! We touched base on how things were going, and he discussed bringing me in on the newsletter process next week. I explained how I still hadn't heard back from any of the people I reached out to for the salmon story, and we decided to move on from that story. The next day he sent me an email with another story about an Agassiz-based non-profit bringing free menstrual and incontinence products to people in need in the valley.
Starting Monday, I'll be learning the layout process, and things will be picking up storywise. I am really looking forward to what the next month brings.
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