On the first day, Biz showed us a slideshow of different photo techniques and we learned a lot about the camera. I had never worked with a camera before without putting it in auto so I had a lot to learn. We learned about the apature and shutter settings of a camera. After learning the different parts of a camera we got with a partner and took photos of each other. Biz then put the photos up on the projecture and critiqued each one. During this exercise I was able to learn a lot about taking portraits and using the light and space around me to create something amazing.

Biz then told us to go out and practice interviewing people. In groups, we all went out and asked questions to people on the street to get used to approaching people. It turned out that talking to people on the street was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Not everyone wants to give you their time and some people can be very rude. 

We then began brainstorming different things to write about. As a group we made different categories and figured out what we were all interested in. After a lot of brainstorming, I was able to come up with the idea to compare MIT and Harvard. This idea came to me when I realized that it is very unusual for one town to host two ivy league schools. I began questioning many things about the schools and immediately wanted to know their similarities and differences. 

I then went to both schools and interviewed some of their students and took pictures of the campus. When I came back Henry critiqued all of my photos and told me to go back to each school to take more pictures and get more interviews. He mainly wanted me to take more pictures of each person that I interviewed so that we could have more options. Also, he wanted me to take more candid photos. 

Once I was done getting all of my information, I began writing the final piece. With the help of Henry and Biz I was able to create a great article to go with my pictures.