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Thought Piece #3
The importance that is placed on making your photos different and stand out so early on in this section of the reading really stood out to me. I have always known that I need to make my photos different from other peoples and make them stand out, but I don’t think that I could confidently say that I have been successful in doing so. I want to try to use some of the things that he mentioned to make my photos unique. I think that, specifically, I want to try to incorporate humo
Gia Biagioni
12 hours ago3 min read
Thought Piece #2
Some of the stories LaBelle gave us about things that he had done as a curious child were kind of disgusting. I almost don’t believe it. I definitely believe the story about him licking a frog because I have had a kid at work do that before but I’m not sure that I believe that he swallowed a living anchovy. Just the thought of it makes me gag a little. But I think it was nice that he added in these stories to help explain a healthy curiosity. I thought it was real
Gia Biagioni
Sep 33 min read
Thought Piece #1
After reading LaBelle talking about how he keeps a notebook everywhere and just writes down every idea he has, it made me think about how many ideas I have had and just forgotten because I didn’t write them down somewhere. I think that maybe I should start writing down ideas that I have so that they can actually become something instead of letting them float off into the abyss. I have thought about keeping a notebook or even just a pen on me at all times and just fail to do s
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Sep 23 min read


Daryl and the Beans Rock the Night with Album Release Concert
On April 16, 2026, Daryl and the Beans reunited for another exciting performance at Central Michigan University, celebrating the release of their album Hunk Alert. Over the last 14 years, Daryl and the Beans have performed for many students, exhilarated to see their favorite teachers perform their music on stage. From left: Juice Legend, Jeffrey Bean, Darrin Doyle, and Robert Fanning stand on stage after their concert in the Anspach Hall 161 on the campus of Central Michigan
Gia Biagioni
May 64 min read


Central Michigan University Multimedia Sale
Central Michigan University students hosted a Multimedia Sale in the North Arts Studio on campus from April 24 through the 26. There was a wide range of works, spanning from jewelry to pottery. The sale was hosted by the Ceramics Society Event Coordinator, Trynity Green. Students got the opportunity to price and sell their works over this weekend which gave them a better idea of how their future of selling will work as well as a chance to work with their community. They all w
Gia Biagioni
May 22 min read
Online Portfolio
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Apr 201 min read


Accessibility in the United States
In the United States, there are more than 342 million people, 28.7% of which live their lives with a disability. This includes a wide range of disabilities including issues with cognitive skills, lack of mobility, difficulty hearing, and many more. Out of these, people with cognitive disabilities is the largest group, accounting for 13.9% of all U.S. adults. Source: cdc.gov To accommodate the large number of adults in the United States that have disabilities, the Department o
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Apr 151 min read


Michigan State University Intramural Hockey
Michigan State Universtiy has a thriving hockey fandom, stretching from those that like to sit and watch to those that want to play on their own team. Justin Ultes, a sophomore at MSU put together an intramural hockey team with some of his friends. They made it to the Championship games, losing in the second 5-1.
Gia Biagioni
Apr 141 min read


CMU Equestrian Team
Two members of the Central Michigan University Equestrian Team share their experience with the sport. Specifically, they answer three questions about how they got into Equestrian, what their favorite part of the sport is, and what the most difficult part of the sport for them is. Both Jenna Hubert and Samantha Snider have been riding for at least 15 years. They enjoy having the opportunity to ride so many different horses during their competitions. In the program here at CMU,
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Apr 92 min read


ZTA Sells Flowers for Breast Cancer Awareness
Isabella Ocasio and Rosie Camp get flowers together to sell to students as their sorority raises money for breast cancer awareness outside the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Isabella Ocasio arranges flowers for a student at her sorority's flower sale outside the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan on Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Mar 251 min read


Baja S.A.E. Racing Club
The Baja S.A.E. Racing club is an on campus club at Central Michigan University that builds and races off roading vehicles against other college teams. Ethan Williams is the President of the section at CMU, he talks about what they do in the club. He also shares some issues they’ve had in the past year, whether that be during a competition or during the building process. The team came together and solved every issue quickly and was able to continue competing or working despit
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Mar 232 min read


Clayton Kuiper Poses for Portraits in the Biosciences Building
For this assignment, Clayton and I went to the Biosciences building because we wanted to use some of the greenery they have in there. We also wanted to have a good variety of options for our background of the photos. I tried a few time to get the greenery to blur in the background but my aperture wouldnt Igo low enough for that. I used my Canon 80D to get these photos. This is the camera I use for almost all of my photo assignments. I also have a Canon T7, but the 80D is my g
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Mar 201 min read


Joshua Weger Shares About His Time With Baja SAE
Joshua Weger shares his experience and roles within the Baja SAE Racing Club at Central Michigan university. He also shares how he got into cars and how he would go about certain things differently.
Gia Biagioni
Mar 11 min read


Charlize Brochu: Born in the Wrong Decade
Charlize Brochu is a Fashion Design major at Central Michigan University. She has been interested in fashion her whole life, whether it was wigs, outfits, hairstyles, or makeup. In her youth, Brochu went to schools that required her to wear uniforms. But, once she got into high school and beyond, she was able to wear whatever she liked. This led to Brochu finding a love for the 60s and 70s style clothing. She complains that her closet and dressers at school are not nearly lar
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Mar 12 min read
Ethan Wallace Opens Up About His Passion For Writing
Central Michigan University sophomore, Ethan Wallace, shared his favorite hobby of writing in this classmate interview on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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Feb 171 min read
Interview with Ethan Wallace
On Thursday, February 12, 2026, I got to practice my interview skills with Ethan Wallace. We talked about his favorite hobby, which is writing.
Gia Biagioni
Feb 171 min read
Thought Piece 5
It’s important to note that if your audience is confused at all during your video, they will become bored. A bored audience is not a good audience, and you need to make sure that your audience is engaged and not confused for the entirety of your video. The book explains that you basically need to pretend that your audience is full of not so smart people, and they need everything to be very clear in your video. Your audience should be able to infer things about the video, but
Gia Biagioni
Feb 53 min read
Thought Piece 4
The first thing in this part of the reading that really stood out to me was that shooting people rather than scenery is very important. Stockman mentions how you need to think about what you would want to watch or look back on. I think this is a very important thing to remember because, as he says in the beginning of the book, if you wouldn’t want to watch it then you can’t expect others to willingly watch it. So, I think I will try to apply this thought into my projects for
Gia Biagioni
Feb 43 min read
The Person Behind the Work
Hey there, my name's Gia Biagioni and I am in my second year here at Central Michigan University . I am a Photojournalism student also pursuing a minor in Entrepreneurship. I have always loved taking photos whether its of the sky, my family, my pets, or even just the land around me. My favorite thing to do in my free time is to read, I got a few new series over winter break that I look forward to getting around to. I have two cats, Wendy and Loki, and I always miss them so m
Gia Biagioni
Jan 272 min read
Thought Piece 3
Knowing how to focus your shots and pick what you want to shoot is very important when it comes to thinking about your video and what you want from it. He mentioned thinking ahead about the things you want to shoot and exactly what shots you want to get. Stockman brings up the example of knowing and videoing moments in a wedding, how he had to think about what would be happening next and what people would want in the video. By doing so, he said that he was able to get a fairl
Gia Biagioni
Jan 253 min read
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