NILA SOLEIMANI

Text Stories

"Cultivating Compassion with Triskele Rivers" and "The First Military Post East of the Cascades" are published text stories I wrote while interning at Columbia Gorge News. Columbia Gorge News is a weekly newspaper based in Hood River, Oregon. "A Second Chance at Life with Sponsors" and "Building Community with the ToolBox Project" are stories I wrote for my Gateway to Media class.

Cultivating Compassion with Triskele Rivers

The First Military Post East of the Cascades

A Second Chance at Life with Sponsors

Building Community with the ToolBox Project

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Photo Package

This is my photo package, “Floral Creations”, that I created for my Gateway class. It includes five images along with corresponding captions of Brenda C Beck and her work. Brenda C Beck is a florist at Dandelions Flowers + Gifts in downtown Eugene, Oregon. There is an establishment shot, close-up shot, an action shot, a detail shot, and a second action shot.

The backroom for the Dandelions Flowers + Gifts shop in downtown Eugene, where florists create custom bouquets and flower arrangements for clients. Multiple florists work here at the same time, quickly but carefully putting together floral arrangements that are requested for holidays and special events. Dandelions Flowers + Gifts is a family-owned local florist that is also one of the nation’s top 100 florists by Teleflora.

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Brenda C Beck is a florist at Dandelions Flowers + Gifts in downtown Eugene. She puts together custom bouquets and flower arrangements by hand for her clients. These floral arrangements are for special occasions and have even been selected for high profile events, such as the Presidential Inauguration of President George W. Bush and for performer Elton John.

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Beck removing extra leaves on an orange Asiatic lily, while preparing a multi- flower arrangement that was specifically requested by a customer. Enough leaves need to be removed in order to help beautify the floral arrangements, and have the flowers be the center of attention.

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Beck using a pair of red pruning shears to shorten the stem of a rose. She shortens the lengths of the stems of all the flowers that will be used in this floral arrangement, for in order for them to fit properly inside the vase.

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Florist Beck carefully placing a single violet rose into a custom flower bouquet. She is also rearranging other flowers in the vase to make room for the new rose. This flower bouquet is for a customer and is being perfected as requested for a client at Dandelions Flowers + Gifts.

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Audio Story

My audio story, “Journey to Music”, that I made for my Gateway to Media class is about a music teacher and how he made a career in music. I interviewed Jordan Ouro, a music teacher at Music Masters. He told me his story of how he became a music teacher and why.

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Video Story

This is my video story, “Helping Rehabilitate Wildlife”, that I filmed and edited for my Gateway to Media class. I interviewed Katie McInnis, the International Program Coordinator for the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. She told me about her job and how she got into it. I also filmed A-roll and B-roll of her identifying and locating local wildlife.

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I'm a University of Oregon student pursuing a Bachelor's in Advertising and minoring in Legal Studies. I've interned at Marketing Choices and I'm currently interning at Columbia Gorge News.Marketing Choices is a marketing agency that provides social media management and marketing design services. Columbia Gorge News is a weekly newspaper based in Hood River, Oregon.I'm passionate about telling stories and writing. I also have exposure to interviewing, text, photo, audio, and video stories.