Since I consider myself a good writer and listener, I was anxiously awaiting help with the other aspects of journalism like photo and video. I was very appreciative to get a crash course on Photo Shop, especially since we had to produce a story with a photo. I tried my best to absorb as much as I could in the allotted time and I felt pretty comfortable with what I learned when it was over. As I sat down to write my story and pull up my photo, suddenly I felt like I forgot everything I learned. I guess it was the pressure of being on the clock and racing toward a deadline. This is so ironic because the story I'm working on for the online publication is how to get students to start with a deadline and work backward. If I had spent too much time on the photo, I wouldn't have been able to finish the story. I physically wrote the story before typing and relied on what little I remembered with the photo. Once again, my new found friends who were in the room swooped in to save the day. I was able to crop the photo, save it and put my story on the server at exactly 6:00. Deadline met, mission accomplished, but quality questionable.
Kenya Vance
Creative Communications Academy
Calumet City, Illinois
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