Peer Interview

Journalism Interview


I interviewed a good friend of mine from high school, Ashley Kiss. Currently studying graphic design and photography at Seneca Collage, in Toronto, she agreed to be questioned for this interview.


The interview began with a question about general interests.

"Some things that interest me are sports, baseball in particular, photography, and music. I find sports interesting because every time I play there is always something new for me to learn. I can never be right at how to play the game. I find photography interesting because it allows me to view the world from a different perspective and allows me to express myself through images. I find music interesting because I enjoy how the artists I like write the lyrics and just how much talent they possess. I really like how certain emotions can be provoked in just a short amount of time with the use of words that they use to portray the emotions in the song."

Branching out from there, a question of hobbies came up. "The hobbies I enjoy is photography and baseball. I enjoy doing photography because it’s very expressive for me and it allows me the freedom to portray images the way I see them. Also I like that I have the control to manipulate how certain things look which can also allow me to show my personal feelings and expressions towards the objects in the photograph. I really enjoy baseball as a hobby because it helps me to stay in shape and I am faced with different challenges that occur during the games. Also it allows me to contribute my opinions and be apart of a team with a common goal, which is winning the game. I am able to voice my opinions and help players in any way I can to make my playing experience a good one."

She spoke about her passions and where it could lead her, in terms of a career. "My passion is photography. I think I really have what it takes for it to be a successful career option for me. I am able to express things that I would normally have a hard time expressing.  It allows me to take current problems or bumps in the road on my pathway and overcome them by expressing the feelings in photographs." "I would say photography is my area of expertise."

In the future, Ashley sees herself doing "...something in commercial photography. I think it would be a good job for me because it’s not the same thing over and over again it’s something new everyday."

Asked to describe herself in one sentence, she said: "A creative and expressive mind."

Looping back to the hobbies and interests, asked whether she would continue in a career in one or more of those hobbies or interests if given the chance, she said, "I would absolutely continue with photography. I think it would allow me to use my expression and the way I portray things to spark interest in people. I also would like commercial photography because I get to meet new people and can gain a working client list."