Head Shot Event Hits the Mark!

 

Many thanks to Communications Program production coordinator Rolondo Davis (right) for his expertise last week in our professional head shots event. 

This was a campus wide service and fundraising initiative for the Communications Club. A number of students, staff and faculty came by Turner Hall to pose for Mr. Davis in his pop up studio. 

For just $5 everyone had several profile photos taken and after some fine tuning by Mr. Davis, the favorite images (chosen by the subjects) were emailed to each attendee. 

To follow are samples of the high quality photos that we all can use for LinkedIn, other social media and different professional purposes. 

Thank you Rolondo Davis for sharing your time, equipment and expertise to make this first time event a big success!  

Thanks also to freshman Communications Club member Ariana Pinder for signing people in, taking payments and ensuring an efficient process. 

Kudos as well to Alex Gadsden of the Comm Club and Spiked Magazine for helping Mr. Davis with some of the photography. 

Let's head now to those beautiful head shots!

Nia Smith 

Farm to (TV) Market: Charleston Anchor Ann McGill

 

"I grew up on a tobacco farm," WCSC-TV news anchor Ann McGill told SC State communications students on April 4. "My father told me 'I need free labor, so if you don't make it...'"

Growing up that was all the motivation McGill needed to do well in school. "My friend would ask me 'Why do you always sit in the front row?' I told her I don't want to work on the farm the rest of my life!" 

In high school her activities included the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). As club historian she wrote an article that was published in the local newspaper. And she successfully competed in public speaking contests. Her juices as a future communicator started to flow. 

The family tobacco farm was in the small community of Nesmith (pronounced Knee-smith) near Kingstree in South Carolina's Williamsburg County.

Born Andrewnetta, she was the youngest of seven children. "There were no names left," McGill laughs. "My parents let my two sisters name me and they wanted my nickname to be Andy." 

Communications Club Professional Headshots Event Coming Up!