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Sleepily assuring the officer that she’d only had a vanilla cappuccino – no alcohol– to keep her awake, Cusano and fellow photographer Katie Roupe asked the policewoman whether she had any suggestions for places the two might photograph at such an early hour.
said Jackson, a junior photojournalism major who began planning this year’s shoot as early as July. Any student or alumni photographer with photojournalism experience was eligible to participate in the event. After determining that Cusano wasn’t driving under the influence, the officer directed her and Roupe to the Deluxe Pasty Shop, a small Ravenna bakery owned by a husband and wife who awake every morning at 1 a.m. every day to begin baking their goodies. Cusano said the friendly couple was open to having their pictures taken and happily engaged in friendly conversation with the two photographers.
class; it was her first time participating. Wojcik was assigned to follow a Kent student around on his 21st birthday evening, tagging along to various parties and bars, an assignment she said she was excited about tackling because of the upbeat atmosphere. “It was really hard because bars are so dark and crowded, so it was difficult to get a shot of him without a million people in the way or so that he was well lit,” Wojcik said. “I mean, it's the nature of the job, but it's difficult being so intrusive.” |
Despite the physical challenges of staying awake all 24 hours, Wojcik said her favorite part of the photo shoot was feeling like “a real photographer. “I wasn't just doing an assignment for class,” she said. “It felt like something that really had a purpose.” She will participate in the shoot in the future, Wojcik said, but will know what to expect next time – mainly, to be more prepared. Wojcik said next time she will plan out her 24-hour schedule more meticulously so that she doesn’t spend any of the time looking for places to photograph, and will bring extra batteries with her in case her camera starts to die, as it did this time. Alumnus Pat Jarrett participated in the 24-hour shoot specifically to help students such as Wojcik, who were unprepared for their first shoot. Jarrett, who participated last year as a senior, said this year, he was more concerned about mentoring undergraduate students than he was in taking his own photographs for publication. “I was more concerned with helping out with editing, helping out with multimedia, helping students get stuff published,” said Jarrett, who provided transportation to student photographers who didn’t have their own vehicles. “I was thinking more as an editor as a photographer.” Cusano, whose favorite part of the shoot was taking photographs of elementary-aged students at Beckwith Orchard, said despite extreme fatigue, she is proud of the photographs she took and that she managed to stay awake all 24 hours. “I learned how to push myself to the limits,” she said. “This was the ultimate sleep deprivation.” --Story by Kate Bigam --Photos of Cusano, Roupe and Daugherty by Gavin Jackson |
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