Sewing UNT

I recently shot a photo story on an embroidery shop that sews patches and logos on clothes, bags and anything that you can think of that can be sewn for NT. This is a pretty interesting place. They building that they work out of is located on Dallas Drive, and looks like a barn. The weird thing about their shop is that it is bright pink. The owner of the business doesn’t know why the previous owner painted it pink, but she says that it has become such a big thing for them that she won’t ever change the color. The process for how these guys work is pretty cool. They have an array of machines in the back room that mass produce hats and shirts with logos on them. They also do a little bit of work on small home sewing machines for custom orders. The place was pretty cool and the people were really nice so I had a good time with this story.

Barack Obama Rally

So, Wednesday I went to cover my first political rally as a working professional journalist. I got a call from my editor Tuesday night saying she needed someone to cover the Barack Obama rally in Dallas the next day. Of course I said yes, despite the fact that I was going to miss two classes, and had about three stories that were half done and due by 5 the same day as the rally. After happily accepting the assignment, I packed up my gear and prepared to for what would turn out to be a very exciting day. When I arrived at Reunion Arena the crowds were already huge and I got the feeling that these people had probably been there for a while. The process to get into the facility was quite interesting. I had to set my camera and all other electronic devices on the ground to be sniffed by bomb dogs. I have never felt so suspicious as I did when I placed my audio recorder that, to the police, could have easily been mis-identified as a bomb detonator. After I cleared security I was led down a narrow corridor that would deliver me to the floor of the rally. The setup was OK for photos. I found myself standing on the railing most of the time so I was able to get over other people’s heads to get the shots that I needed. I have also found it interesting that I see the same journalist at these big events, and most of them are very approachable. I had a good conversation with Neil Foote, who is on the staff at UNT, and a very respected journalist. I am actually going to be posting some pics of the rally on his web site. The day ended with some pretty good coverage, I think. Check out the NT Daily Website for more Pics.