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Production Day: New PB Film Stills!
We had a production day dedicated exclusively to b-roll this past weekend for Paper Birds. This was the first time seeing myself on screen for this piece where I actually felt like me. Huge shoutout to Reed Donnelly, Spencer Seikel and Amber Stuart for making that possible. Excited for future shoots and to present our… Read more
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The Dichotomy of Preverbal Trauma: Dr. Sizer Dissects Alli’s Case
A quick stich of bites I put together from last October’s interview. My team and I will be meeting with Dr. Sizer again next weekend to film some b-roll. But I digress. I think this brief snippet—more specifically, Dr. Sizer’s ending quote—embodies the emotional heart of Paper Birds from a survivor’s perspective: “I can only… Read more
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The Great Debate: An Inside Look At Gen Z On Antidepressants
It’s been awhile since I’ve written anything, but my piece on antidepressants was published yesterday! While not perfect, the goal was to paint a nuanced portrait of antidepressants specifically as it relates to Gen Z and, more importantly, look beyond our anxieties regarding medicating mentall illness and start to ask ourselves why the practice has… Read more
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My First Grant As a Documentarian!
Sometimes I’m hesitant to share good news because I get scared it’ll cause the pendulum to swing the other way, but I’m a bit too excited for caution today: As 2022 was coming to a close, it felt like things were going wrong left and right. My one and only hard drive failed, losing access… Read more
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High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photo for my Digital Imaging class as a part of my minor in Graphic Communication Technology. HDR photos are a composite image of the same scene taken at (usually) three different exposures: underexposed, overexposed and properly exposed. The images are then merged together in Photoshop. Most cameras cannot capture all the… Read more
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Congressional Reception for Sherry Chen
In December, I was invited to our nation’s capital to photograph the congressional reception of Sherry Chen on behalf of United Chinese Americans (UCA): “Back in October of 2014, Sherry Chen’s life was ruthlessly upended after being wrongfully arrested on charges of economic espionage. Coworkers looked on as the award-winning hydrologist was led out of… Read more
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