a blink of the eye

So I have been interning with The Frederick News Post for about three weeks. An experience that has been enjoyable, interesting, and very educational. I have been learning a lot about this unique career of photojournalism, what it involves, and how it is done. I have never worked in a place like this before. Most of my previous jobs included bagels and coffee, so this was a big step. Its a big step to come into the "real world". Its an even bigger step to try to come to terms with the fact that I am going to be in it for good in one year. That is a step that I think I am still working on. That is one of the bigger things that I am learning, what it is like to be working full time. I really can honestly say that I have never done it before. It is a good experience, and for the most part I actually enjoy it. I enjoy spending more time on photography, that has been really fun. My job is to take pictures! I don't have to try to balance that with classes or a million other commitments. I still want to be actively educating myself on other things though, such as Spanish.


As for the actual photography, I feel like I have learned quite a bit. I have a different outlook when I am here, I am looking for the news value of a photo, which I really wasn't doing before. In a way it is somewhat of a relief because I don't have to go around frantically trying to take every single interesting thing there is before it disappears. Instead, I can focus on the story or project that I am working on, occasionally snapping a few frames of a particularly nice random shot. I have also learned how rewarding it is to have work published. Not really even to hear people say anything about, although of course that is always nice, mainly because I know that other people got to see it. My photo's were used for something, for a purpose instead of sitting here on my computer waiting to be seen.


There is probably much more that I could go into detail about, but I am going to leave it at that. I will probably keep posting pictures, and a couple thoughts throughout the summer.

here are a few more from the summer....




a bishop visiting a camp



a gospel singin' man!



red, white and blue



motorcycle racing, number 25 is a girl!