Composed & Captured

As I learn how to use an SLR and how to be happy. Photos by Polina Senderova, Medill School of Journalism

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Day seventy: baby shoes for new family members

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Day sixty-nine: more fun GN visits!!

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Day sixty-eight: rare family get togethers :)

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Day sixty-seven.<3

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Day sixty-six: reunited with some old lovies on Purim!

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Day sixty-five: a little taste of home while on the bus home!

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Day sixty-four: being at a bar, and my mom making me laugh

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Day sixty-three: someone's random feeling/show of love

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Day sixty-two: Andy's.

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Day sixty-one: who knew we had ponds on campus? That made me happy.

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Day sixty: roommate bonding/projects

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Day fifty-nine: the amazing feeling of completing DM (and taking the stage)!

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Day fifty-eight: free stuff from work

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Day fifty-seven: planning Dance Marathon outfits

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Day fifty-six: when the newscast I produced finished EXACTLY on time

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Day fifty-five: some pimped out easy Mac

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1. Veronica Johnson, 19, is a sophomore Theater major at Northwestern University. She lives on the fifth floor of Willard Residential College. 

2. Johnson, a costume designer, designed a German-inspired dress for the "Characters Welcome" block of Northwestern University Dance Marathon. The sophomore also studies German at Northwestern.

3. In order to raise money for Dance Marathon, Johnson charged friends and dorm-mates to alter, fix and tailor their clothes for them. One client asked her to fix a broken zipper on a backpack. 

4. At 10:30 p.m. on a Thursday, Johnson heads to Norris University Center for a production meeting of Lovers and Madmen's "Henry IV, Part I" - which she is co-costume designing with freshman Annie Warner. This is one of two shows that she is currently working on. She and Warner present their ideas and inspirations for the show thus far. 

5. Johnson finds her inspiration in designs she finds online and creates Pinterest boards for each show to share her visions with the rest of the production team at her next meeting.

6. But after her work is over, Johnson puts costume designing out of her mind and relaxes in local cafés like Kafein to catch up with her friends Emily Baldwin and Jonathan Berg-Einhorn and some schoolwork.