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And so I begin a new chapter.
I'm taking Photojournalism 245 at Owens Community College. We're required to post our assignments to our blogs. That is how this blog was born.
If you know me, then you know I've been a television journalist for more than 30 years in Toledo, Ohio. Award-winning videographers take the pictures. I write the words.
I've had a front row seat to many local and world events. I went to China in the 1980s to bring home the story of the Giant Pandas' visit to the Toledo Zoo. I reported from the Oscars' red carpet in the 1990s. I even had the opportunity to interview President Obama at a Mansfield, Ohio deli when he was running for re-election in 2012.
I've spent my career looking into the camera's lens. Now I'm focusing on the other side: I want to be a better photographer. So I'm turning to the experts, including my classmates, for guidance and knowledge.
Our instructor, Toledo Blade photojournalist Lori King (who boasts impressive journalism and teaching credentials), asked on the first day of class if anyone already had a blog. I forgot I created one for a trip I took to Israel in 2011 with the University of Toledo women's basketball team. (If you're interested, you can see the pictures here: http://dianelarson.wordpress.com/ )
I was going to use that blog for class, but decided to start fresh with this one.
A new blog. A new chapter.
