Today was my first day on my own at an event, and I was a little nervous. After the fight for The Fish game Shawn, my mentor, said that he thought he was going to cut me loose on Monday (today) to get the feel for what it’s like to be a photojournalist working for a daily paper. Today at the Human Rights Education Institute they were having an event to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and so it was my assignment to cover the event.

I wasn’t nervous because of my lack of confidence in myself as a photographer, but because of my lack of experience as a photojournalist, and with that style of photography. I shot on my own for the paper a week or so ago but that wasn’t for an event. This was a great learning experience! Trials by fire are pretty effective, and the best thing was, I’m starting to notice an improvement in my abilities; I’m not even close to the level of my mentor, but the fact that I’m seeing an improvement is a relief to me. There are many more experiences like this to come and as long as I see an improvement each time I’ll be happy with that and prayer will play a big role.