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Shooting in the Ballroom

Photographing in the Baker Center Ballroom is awful. The walls are a beige, the ceiling seems to devour any amount of light I bounce into it and the stage lights make color balancing a hassle. However, this is the norm for a photojournalist. We need to know how to shoot, compose, adjust, visualize and capture genuine moments in any lightless environment. Recently, I documented two events there: the 2014 Indonesian Night and a visit from broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien. In January, I took on another job as the staff photographer for the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and still maintain my position as the Marketing and PR Director for the International Student Union. Check out my selects from the two events.