A Night with Miss Missouri

Here is the final edit of my one-day story. The story focuses on Andrew Chow, the current junior class president at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Mo. and his night at the MMA Valentine's Day ball with Miss Missouri. As class president, Chow was responsible for escorting Erika Hebron, 24, as she made her appearance as 2010 Miss Missouri at the event. He was extremely nervous at the beginning of the night, especially about their height difference (Chow is 5-foot-6 while Hebron is 5-foot-8 without heels, so there would be around a 4-inch difference between the two of them). As the night continued, Chow relaxed and even pulled out some Micheal Jackson dance moves. At the end of the night Chow escorted Hebron to her car and she hugged him goodbye.

Andrew Chow, 16, looks out the window in his barracks at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Mo. on Saturday, Feb. 12.  As junior class president, Chow has the responsibility of escorting a special guest, Miss Missouri, to the Valentine’s Day Ball taking place later in the evening.

 

Chow walks through campus as he makes his way to the band room to practice for the military review that was set to take place that Sunday.

 

Chow and his date, Erika Hebron, 24, greet cadets and their dates at the Valentine’s Day Ball. Hebron is Miss Missouri for the year 2010 and is 5-foot-8 without heels while Chow is 5-foot-6. “I’m really nervous about the height difference,” Chow said.

 

Chow and Hebron participate in the grand march at the ball. Chow said he was really nervous at the beginning, but as the night continued he felt more comfortable with Hebron. “She’s actually really cool,” he said.

 

Chow and Hebron slow dance after crowning the queen of the ball. At the end of the night Hebron thanked Chow for being her escort and gave him a hug. Chow completed his responsibilities by walking Hebron to her car.

 

Below are two outtakes from the edit.

Hebron and Chow walk through the crowd to crown the queen of the ball on stage. The ball was a big night for Chow as he was responsible for escorting Miss Missouri, crowning the queen and making announcements on the microphone throughout the night.

Chow leads Hebron down from the stage after taking a picture together at the ball.


When I first started out with this story, I wasn't exactly sure what the focus would turn out to be. I followed Andrew all day as well as at night. I was really happy with the images I captured during the day, getting detail shots as well as others with good lighting. The gym was a little more challenging with lighting and I also wasn't able to get many details or distance shots because of the commotion that was going on during the ball. If I were to do it again I would make sure to change up my distance more as well as find more details that I could include in my edit. It was also a bit challenging because my subject kept talking to me and not doing what he would normally do without me there. While I kept trying to refocus his attention to what he would do without me there, however it didn't always work. All in all, I am happy with the story I produced from this situation and feel that it helped me keep certain tips and factors in mind for when I work on my job profile as well as my 30 day story.