Oh, by the way, don’t ever let the subjects hold the microphone. You will watch as they move it closer and closer to their mouth until it looks like they are licking an ice cream cone. A great place to start is taking video of art in public spaces. Your city or the artists might want to have a visual record of this. If you can get a lavalier mic. the subject will be much more comfortable. If you don’t have one. hold the microphone yourself.