Stephanie Selzer - JOUR 604 Portfolio

People. Animals. Love. (PAL) volunteers Cathy Loyd and Sawyer visit with University of Maryland students during the University Health Center's Wags for Wellness event on October 19, 2018.

At the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Tim Jones and his team are responsible for finding or creating props for about eight theatrical productions a year.  As props shop manager, Jones attends production meetings to hear what props will be needed, and to offer his feedback.  On October 5, 2018, Jones heard proposals presented by graduate students for upcoming opera productions.  Students hope Jones can provide the props needed to match their visions, including chandeliers, headboards and even a stretcher. In an off-campus warehouse, Jones keeps a robust inventory of props.  Each item is assigned a unique alphanumeric code and is logged into a database for easy retrieval.  Jones travels from New Jersey to Georgia to find items for upcoming productions, and what he cannot find, he makes.  With the assistance of about ten student assistants, Jones is able to provide just the right props to complete almost any production at the Clarice. Tim Jones lis

Lori Mary works on pieces for a quilt on September 27, 2018.  She uses a restored 1925 Singer sewing machine with a hand crank and cast iron treadle. Lori Mary turns the hand crank on her restored 1925 Singer sewing machine on September 27, 2018, as she works on pieces for a quilt. Lori Mary works on pieces for a quilt on September 27, 2018.  She uses a restored 1925 Singer sewing machine with a hand crank and cast iron treadle. Lori Mary is passionate about quilting, and you will find evidence of that passion spread throughout her Bowie, Md. home.  Upstairs in her daughter's former bedroom, she keeps shelves upon shelves of fabric organized by size and color.  Lori maps out her quilts by hanging various shapes and color combinations along the bedroom wall.  She uses her kitchen to cut all her fabric and to iron pieces before they go through her sewing machine.  In the living room, behind the love seat, Lori's restored 1925 Singer sewing machine sits in a corner.

A photo taken on September 19, 2018 of Frederick Douglass Square at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.  The square was dedicated in 2015 and honors the abolitionist's commitment to social justice. Elements of Photography Sense of Place Repetition Shadow Light A photo taken on September 19, 2018 of Frederick Douglass Square at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.  The square was dedicated in 2015 and honors the abolitionist's commitment to social justice. Elements of Photography Sense of Place Rule of Thirds Emotion Shadow Light Texture A photo taken on September 19, 2018 of the Frederick Douglass statue at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.  The 7 1/2-foot-tall bronze statue was dedicated in 2015 and honors the abolitionist's commitment to social justice. Elements of Photography Emotion Framing Repetition Shadow Light A photo taken on September 19, 2018 of the Frederick Douglass sta