Goal Statement
This weekend I plan to travel up to the Bristol Renaissance
fair with a few family members, and will be sure to not forget my camera for
this event. The festival runs each summer July through September, so I’m pretty
lucky to get a chance to see the last events of the year. To my knowledge, many
of the performers have been working and living at the festival all summer, so
there should definitely be some good sights to capture this weekend. This will
be my second time attending the festival, so I’ll know to look out for all of
the quirky performers who remain in character throughout the day, and guarantee
a genuine medieval experience.
Editing Statement
While I was able to capture a great amount of quality photos
at the event, there were a few issues I ran into covering the event as an
authentic piece of journalism. Some characters that were not performing in the
scheduled events, particularly the ‘fairies’, were very hesitant to speak with
any festivalgoers, including myself. I was only asked once to not shoot any
photos by one storefront, which explained that they didn’t want their designs
stolen. Other then that, I was able to capture one good photo of two children
fighting with metal swords, but was able to talk to them or their parents
because one of the children began crying at the end of the fight. In flection, my greatest challenge at the
festival was getting subject names, which were often only stage names, some
made up on the spot.
