My First Work with The Auburn Plainsman.

I work at Auburn University's weekly newspaper The Auburn Plainsman.

My first graphic I made for an article in the paper is about tuberculosis.

Click [ Here ] to see & read the article written by Corey Williams, campus editor and graphic by me.

Starting Classes Soon!

I am excited to start my classes this semester! They are all journalism classes so it shouldn't be a stressful semester as far as stuff that I don't want to do. I love writing and making stories so I am hoping that I will enjoy this semester and be a lot more motivated. 

I also begin working on the Plainsman and I am excited to gain more experience and learn how a newspaper is put together. I am ready to develop my skills more.

I will hopefully have more things to put up and say soon!

"Class of" Senior Portrait Magazines by Sammie Saxon Photography

Sammie Saxon, a Columbus, Ga. based photographer currently finishing a master's degree in Photography from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, has photographed and helped many models build their portfolios over the past years to currently, and some have gone on to sign with top agencies, working around the world and featured in widely known fashion publications, such as Vogue.

I have had the pleasure to intern with and assist Saxon and his fiancée, Jessica (who is also his make-up artist and hair stylist for shoots), and still do on occasion with a few projects. These two put so much time and effort into making everything perfect and work hard to help each model have a fun, memorable experience and reach their full potential. 

Saxon offers senior portrait sessions, as well as general/modeling portfolio sessions, starting at $150 and print packages starting at $100. Hair and make-up are provided with all sessions.

Starting this year Sammie Saxon Photography has debuted the "Class of" magazine featuring graduating seniors in fashion spreads that are tailored to each senior to showcase their interests and style. I was able to interview and design pages for three of the models that are featured in the first two issues.

Click [here] to see a preview of the magazines.

For more of Sammie's work and information on his latest projects:
www.sammiesaxon.com

Victoria Henley Look Book

A little project I worked on with the help of my mentor/teacher, Sammie Saxon. I put together this look book for Victoria Henley and her contest winners.

Click HERE to view it!

Why Journalism?

I have felt a strong urge lately to write about why I have chose journalism as my life. 

I often question sometimes did I make the right decision. Journalism is a career that some people think is easy (it is NOT), others look down upon the media and cry out the terms LIES! or SCANDAL! at times. People get mad if a news program is appearing to be "one-sided" on a subject matter. Who knows what maybe the truth or the case? I, honestly, don't know.

I often think, "okay I am crazy for wanting a career where I have to interview people or continuously meet people when I am terrified and have some social anxiety problems." Truth be told I cannot see myself doing anything else. I am always drawn back to my fascination with the media. I work best under stress, I freak out a good bit, but it is what I live for. 

I necessarily don't want to work for a newspaper or in a general broadcast news setting, such as CBS, CNN, FOX, etc. all my life. I know my main goal for journalism is not just to "expose" someone, but show who they really are, what the situation really is. When a journalist goes to interview an artist, do they really care for them? Do they really want to understand who they are, what they stand for? That is what I want my goal to be when I conduct an interview with someone. It may not be "proper" journalism, but I want my main goal to be when I meet and interview someone I want to know who they are, what they stand for. I want the public to see who this person really is. I want to be genuine with them. I'm not going to lie, I enjoy reading tabloids here and there and gossip magazines, but I often just want to have a better understand of the "people for the people", that is what I will call it.

I just wanted to share my thoughts on why I chose journalism. This is not my whole reason, well all the reasons I should say, for why I chose this major. I'll write more down the road, but I just wanted to get it out there.

Thank you. 

Today with Sammie Saxon Photography

Behind the Scenes Sammie Saxon

Photos I have taken today.

Hair and Make-Up By Jessica Nicole

I met Nev from Catfish last year!

I am so happy I got to meet Nev! He came to Auburn and spoke last year. He was very energetic and it was really interesting learning more about Catfish and himself. So sad Max was not there though. 

#selfie (haha)