About The Author:
My name is Samantha Miller and I am senior studying journalism at Oakland University. This project is a final outcome of my training in visual story telling through photo stories. This photo story about Liberty Family Outreach because I have always had a heart for nonprofits and I can see firsthand what they are doing in people’s lives.
I wanted this project to shine a light on a local nonprofit that was close to my heart. I got involved volunteering with Liberty Family Outreach about eight years ago. As a journalist, I wanted to experiment telling a story to my audience in more than text, but with photographs. I have always heard the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" and well than if that's the case I have to make these photographs as important and visually appealing as a text story would be.
I felt that if I chose something close to my heart, the project would have more life and love throughout the final project. I chose Liberty Family Outreach because I was able to see the smaller side of the nonprofit and how it grew throughout the community. I feel that nonprofits are everywhere, but seeing first hand how a local nonprofit works, functions, and helps the community is very moving.
I was able to learn and see what photographs are "worth a thousand words" and photographs that are worth a little less. I was able to document first hand the people who volunteer, the people who give, and the people who receive when you least expect it. I was consistently reminded of this quote and now apply to my everyday life, "You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."
My name is Samantha Miller and I am senior studying journalism at Oakland University. This project is a final outcome of my training in visual story telling through photo stories. This photo story about Liberty Family Outreach because I have always had a heart for nonprofits and I can see firsthand what they are doing in people’s lives.
I wanted this project to shine a light on a local nonprofit that was close to my heart. I got involved volunteering with Liberty Family Outreach about eight years ago. As a journalist, I wanted to experiment telling a story to my audience in more than text, but with photographs. I have always heard the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" and well than if that's the case I have to make these photographs as important and visually appealing as a text story would be.
I felt that if I chose something close to my heart, the project would have more life and love throughout the final project. I chose Liberty Family Outreach because I was able to see the smaller side of the nonprofit and how it grew throughout the community. I feel that nonprofits are everywhere, but seeing first hand how a local nonprofit works, functions, and helps the community is very moving.
I was able to learn and see what photographs are "worth a thousand words" and photographs that are worth a little less. I was able to document first hand the people who volunteer, the people who give, and the people who receive when you least expect it. I was consistently reminded of this quote and now apply to my everyday life, "You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."