I am a freelance writer. I have done work in multiple sections within Redwood gigantea. I have done stories for sports, clubs and lifestyles, entertainment, ect…I have also taken photos for school events such as The cowhide rivalry meet-up at Taylor's hot dogs and Club day. I personally don't see much of my writing is important however I do take pride in photography. I enjoy being able to prove a cover image for a headlining story. Through this, I have learned how to put myself in the right place at the right time.
Bryane Escobar- Photographer
Being freelance I'm able to take photos for whatever event may pop up. Although limited I've taken photos for large school events such as Club day and Taylor's Hotdog's school rivalry. Club day was fun only the only issue that I saw was that it was fast. So many people, moving in different directions caused a bit of trouble in photographing. On the other hand, Taylor's Hotdogs was a lot worse. The event was night and still had the issue of several people moving around. When I thought I took a good shot it would get ruined by the high-powered night lights overhead. Nevertheless, I was still able to capture some great shots one of which was on the front page of the Paper Giagntea.
Semester 1 Stories
Rangers Fell Short To Hawks In Friday Night Home Opener
This was my first story and I found it challenging. I found it difficult to keep score while actively keeping track of all the plays done on the field. Luckily my co-writer back me up However, what I lacked in the game I made up for afterward in the interview process. I made sure to ask thoughtful questions to the opposing team's coach and it paid off.
Redwood High School to Host Back to School Night:
This story was very simple. All it did was provide information on the back-to-school night schedule, when it was, and what the activities were. I felt like writing more quality over quantity at that time so I look for anything and put it on paper.
Sneaker News: November 2022
I enjoyed the story a lot. The story is about sneakers which is my hobby therefore, I knew where to find a lot of the information. Although I have done interviews for separate stories before, those stories never were published. This is the first story of mine to be published that has interviews. With each passing day updates towards sneaker releases were created so I had to constantly update my story to make it fit the publishing date.
Reflection
Where have I been?
My ideas of Journalism word tightly linked to with my ideas of the school. Boring ideas with boring stories. I was wrong; There's a lot more going on in school or than I originally believed.
Where am I now?
There are so many stories in the school which I can write about. Not to mention entertainment and arts. That is a completely separate category of its own. Through journalism I have improved being able to put myself in the right place at the right time. I've gotten rid of a lot of social anxiety by practicing interviews with students, teachers, and coaches.
Where am I going?
Next semester I have a lighter workload so I hope to be able to right more however, I have written two stories which were never published due to issues with scheduling. One of the stories I cannot publish anymore because the time frame no longer works and the other one I may still be able to salvage. We'll see. My next goal is to find more events where I can take photos for journalism. I enjoy doing it and hope to do more of it.