Photojournalism After High School

          Today. at the beginning of class, we skyped with Morgan Walker. She is attending college at Western Kentucky where she is majoring in Photojournalism. She gave us some really good advice and told us some stories about her experiences. Although I'm not really interested in photojournalism as a major, I learned a lot from her. I will never stop taking pictures, and she even talked about freelance photography. I think that could be an option for me in the future. As far as advice for this year and next year, she told us its alright if you screw up an assignment. That's how you learn. And yes, everyone says this, but it always helps hearing it again. She said that after taking this class her perspective changed about photography. She wasn't really interested in photography as a career, she just wanted to learn how to actually take pictures instead of just pressing random buttons on a camera. That's how I was. I loved taking pictures in my free time, but I had no idea what I was doing. Also, like she said, the stuff we learn in this class sticks with you after high school. She gave us a slight background on the college she is attending and all the internships she has gone through. Her stories told us how hard you have to work in order to get maybe one picture published. Even though it is a lot of work and involves many sacrifices, it's worth it in the long run.