Equality goes marching on in Columbus, Ohio

This project was interesting and enjoyable. I have never witnessed how enthralled everyone was at the December 1^st Ohio Street Protest for Marriage Equality in Columbus, Ohio.

Protesters fight for the right to be equal (PHO245/Ashley Bowers)

   I chose this project because I knew it would be exciting to shoot. Being there really made it easy to work with other individuals. Like before, I was anxious and didn’t come out of my shell at first. Once I felt comfortable around other people, I knew it was my time to shine.

   There were other photographers there. This made it worse for my anxiety. I felt like I was in the way. I got a chance to talk to the other photographers. Then, I was more comfortable. My surroundings were buildings, statues and lots of people.

      I took a deep breath and told myself that it’s okay to shoot while other people were listening to speakers. They wouldn’t pay any attention to me. All eyes were on the speakers.

   I learned how to interview someone properly. It was very hard for me to not say “mhmm” and “yeah”.  I was able to not say those two words and attained enough interviews for my project.

Equality is for all (PHO245/Ashley Bowers)

   This was a great experience for me. I was very happy with the outcome of the day. When I interviewed the speakers, they were very positive with helping me out answering my interview. All of the interviews went smoothly. They also gave me positive feedback about me interviewing them.

Adam Hoover encourages marchers to stand up