Entry #6

Dates: 6/28-7/6

Activities: Edit wedding photographs, update Tammy’s blog/website, create a coffee table book of images using Photoshop

Technical Information: Photoshop, Bridge, Macintosh desktop computer with Safari

Reflection: The end of June and beginning of July has been a great time for use to unwind and focus on editing pictures. The beginning of the internship was filled with weddings and school activities that it was difficult to find enough time to sit down awhile and start working on heavier technology-based part of the internship. I have learned how to use Photoshop to properly edit the wedding photographs. I am also starting a new project: coffee table book. This is a product that Tammy offers to her brides that involves us choosing the top 200 or so wedding pictures and compiling them into a hard cover, 80 page photo book. These books take a lot of time and effort to create and cannot wait to see the finished product of my hard work!

To pursue a career as a professional photographer, you need extensive training and education on proper use of cameras, camera settings, lighting, and modern editing technology. Many colleges offer photography classes for people interested in the field. It definitely takes some time to be considered a professional. Once you have the photography skills, you also need business education to learn how to start or work for a company and earn money. Many photographers have majored in business and entrepreneurship to pursue their goals as a professional photographer. This internship has opened my eyes to the fact that it takes a lot of time and effort to becoming and being a professional photographer. It is an incredibly busy career that includes a lot more than just taking the pictures. It has made me realize that I may not want to pursue this job as a career, but continue my photography on the side. It has always been my dream to pursue a career in which I am able to work with children. While in some cases throughout this internship so far, I have been able to interact with kids, it does not make up the job. I do wish photographers were given more credit for their work sometimes. I have been able to experience the hard work that it takes first hand, and I, along with many other people, never noticed how much time they put into their jobs.