The Ballard Market Vibe is something that I’ve been wanting to capture on film in order to share with those unaware of the atmosphere at the market. I’ve been attending local markets for a while now and every time I go—and I’m not exaggerating when I say EVERYONE—there is cheerful and smiling. From my experience there, I wanted to show people the difference by shopping at local markets. Some of which were being able to converse with those that grow the food you eat, talk with happy people and just have a great start to your Sat or Sun morning.

My goals setting out on this was to get some good footage from the vendors and some of the market goers. I knew they would be able to paint a good picture and summarize the vibe in their own words. During my time at the Ballard Market, I was able to interview some pretty cool people who were perfect for expressing the emotions of the market. The problem was that these people were trying to sell their products so we were being interrupted by customers. On top of that the market is pretty hectic which made interviewing very hard. The sound was drowned out by background noise and the footage was hard to grab without people getting in the way (there wasn’t much room). However, everyone was awesome! Although I have a lot of learning to do when shooting on the go.

From this project, I learned that shooting video on the spot is hard. Looking at my footage I wish I had a better camera and tried harder to be more artistic. Normally, I can get in there and grab some nice shots but because I was shooting video, I seem to have forgot about my photography way of shooting. I wish I spent more time grabbing interesting shots from more angles. I know my final project will not be as good as what I was hoping to accomplish, but I think it will be a decent testament to the market vibe.