An Unexpected Passion
An Unexpected Passion
Finding your life’s passion in your early twenties sounds like a dream, but for Trevor Hayes that is his reality. Hayes is a senior at Penn State majoring in telecommunications. He is the visual manager for Onward State and lead photographer for Penn State’s spring concert Movin’ On.
Hayes’ passion for the media industry developed when he attended high school. He studied videography and received his A.S. of Digital Media/Film Studies at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey before attending Penn State. Hayes joined Penn State’s Onward State staff for videography, but was also given various opportunities to photograph different events and news related topics on campus. Hayes found he had a knack for photography and slowly drifted from videography. As he practiced more and more, he found himself improving his skills, finding his style, and loving every second of it.
Hayes has a pre-shooting ritual where he closes his eyes, puts his camera to his face, and feels out the energy of his surroundings. This is his way of getting into the zone before taking his photos. Hayes’ last event he will cover at Penn State will be at Movin’ On, which is a student lead concert at Penn State held in April. Hayes’ face lit up with excitement when talking about this opportunity because Logic, Movin’ On’s headliner performer, is Hayes’s favorite artist. Hayes stated that he knows photographing Logic will be one of his best sets yet due to his excitement and love for the artist.
Hayes is pursuing photography upon graduating this upcoming May and has been working on completing his portfolio for potential jobs opportunities. Hayes’ has come a long way in the photography business at Penn State, especially considering he started solely focusing on his photography abilities just a year ago.
If you would like to get in contact with Hayes, he can be reached via email: trevor@onwardstate.com. You can also check out his work on his Instagram @tshaye22.