Feature Photo Assignment

Blaire Ziegan, left, and Anna Lee Tichenor study for their environmental policy class on Tuesday Nov. 13, 2018 in the Academic Instructional Center-West building at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash. “I’ve been putting stuff off,” Ziegan said. “So this quarter has sort of been a hustle.” 

On the spot, my class was assigned to find a last minute feature photo somewhere on campus. The first idea that came to my mind was students studying since the quarter is coming to an end. Plus, this time of the quarter for most students can be the most stressful with finishing up class work and preparing for finals that are coming up in a couple weeks. I saw these two girls studying in the Academic West building and thought that they would make a good photo. The sun was shining behind them through the window which created beautiful lighting. I found out that they were working on homework that they've been putting off, so everything has been sort of a rush for them. For a spontaneous assignment, I think this photo turned out pretty well.