The strangest thing about working in “new media” is being expected to do a little bit of everything. It’s not what I signed up for when I signed off on my “news editorial” concentration in college, but I definitely don’t hate it! As newsrooms decrease in size, every remaining staffer picks up more and more of the work, regardless of what that work is. I started at my paper three years ago as a reporter, but now I’m responsible for shooting my own art to accompany most of my written stories.
Today, I got the chance to walk to the brewery and shoot some photos for a Monday print edition story. It’s still a little chilly in Michigan, but spring is finally starting to think about arriving, so I didn’t freeze on the walk. And, luckily, the brewery is right across the street.
Journalist problems.
Whenever I know I’m going to be shooting something, I always try to wear the comfiest and stretchiest clothes I can get away with for the day. Usually it’s tights and skater skirts, but on Friday – I can get away with casual boyfriend jeans. The best photos are taken at the strangest angles, and sometimes that means kneeling, squatting, standing tiptoed on chairs or in a strange yoga position that has not yet been invented. Shirts do not stay tucked and wardrobe malfunctions are almost inevitable, so it’s really important to focus (camera pun fully intended) on function first.
Not to mention the chronic black-eye my mascara/ eyeliner give me when I’m smashing my face up against a viewfinder all day.
I went with a mix of polka dots and leopard print to make up for the complete and total lack of accessories. Baubles just get in the way most of the time.
shirt | jeans (old via American Eagle – similar) | watch | sunglasses | nails | lips (Heroine by MAC) | shoes
Do you have any methods you pick for getting dressed when you know you’ll be moving around a lot at work? Let me know in the comments!
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Photos by Paul Beroza.
Nice outfit! Something I would wear too. I know what you mean by that doing a little bit of everything, the first program I took in college was AB Communication Arts major in Multimedia Arts. I was planning to be an animator but I ended up taking the journalism path through that program. And in our organization who covers school events I ended up a photojournalist and the writer and even the editor and layout artist. I even experience being in the marketing and business side of it. I’m not complaining either, the experience was educational
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That’s so cool! That’s definitely the awesome thing about journalism. You learn so much every day and no two days at work are ever the same. I remember panicking over whether I wanted to sign a concentration in photojournalism or news editorial, and looking back, I laugh because I do both every single day now and it was totally irrelevant!
I love the boyfriend jeans! My father is a journalist by trade, but he has moved into other communication fields – not exactly by choice – because of the decline in that industry. Towards the end of his career in journalism, I did notice he was having to pick up the slack because of decreases in other departments. Once a writer, always a writer however; he lives and breathes to follow news stories/articles!
Thanks for sharing your outfit!
Colleen | Buckeye Bliss
I’m the same way- pay is terrible and layoffs happen left and right but I can’t imagine not writing and following the news every single day! I hope your dad is enjoying his new communications job and still enjoys reading the news every morning.
Cute look!
God bless,
XO, Claire
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Thanks!