Capturing Motion for Photojournalism- Honestly not my best work

Ah 2017.

Swing Kids

Chloe Dawson, a Sophomore at Western Washington University, dances the night away at WWU Swing Kids practice. Chloe says she loves dancing and what brought her to swing dance is that she has always wanted to learn it.

Hip Hop Dance Team

Western Washington University Hip Hop Dance Team performs at the men’s basketball halftime. The dance included songs such as Demi Lovato’s “Sorry Not Sorry”, Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA”, and many more selections.

WWU Men's BasketBall

Western Washington University’s Logan Schindler of Bellingham jumps to try to block the opponent’s attempts. Schindler is a junior at WWU and started all 31 games in the 2016-2017 school year. He is the “second 7 footer in the history of the WWU men’s program”

Fan at WWU BasketBall Blur

A fan cheers on the Western Washington University Men’s Basketball team Wednesday night, November 1.

WWU Men's Basketball

WWU Men’s Basketball teammate and Quest teammate rush to get back up from falling Wednesday night Nov. 1. The two had been knocked down on their backs and were hurrying to get back up again.

WWU Men's BasketBall

Siaan Rojas of Concord, Calif. runs across the court at the Western Washington University men’s Basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 1. Rojas is a Junior at WWU and joined the program in the 2016-2017 year as a transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College.

WWU Men's BasketBall

Western Washington University Men’s basketball’s Siaan Rojas runs across the court Wednesday night Nov. 1. The referee runs in the background as well.

Evaluation: 

This assignment was particularly difficult for me. Panning shots were hard to master as well as getting people’s information when they are performing or rushing by. I also had a LOT of trouble figuring out how to do the long exposure and I was really excited to try it. I stayed up until 3 am googling and Youtubing to no avail which made me more frustrated because I usually am able to figure things out pretty quickly. I want to go into film and photography and I’m not proud of these photos really. I do think a lot of it was just the lack of time I had to dedicate to it however. I wish I had dedicated multiple days to this to practice and go to various events and get more variety in the photos. I can see how if I had given myself time I would have been more happy with the results.