My internship has come to a close. The overall experience was fantastic, I am super appreciative of Tony and his cooperation and knowledge. I have learned so much. I feel its only the tip of the iceberg for the life experience I need to gain. In the last days of my internship I covered cancer walkers, a pastor who got the surprise of a life time and football. Oh lovely football, I didn't know what to expect of this as I despised the high school football players when I was of age. But it was fun. I also enjoy a challenge and I have never covered football to this extent. These weren't games either just practices. Dealing with the coaches and getting the names again was really hard because it is easy to lose track of those. Tony's wisdom was infallible when it came to this part. I feel I could have done better. Been a little more intrusive for the names. The delicate balance between intrusive and being a wallflower in order to get a truly natural moment is incredibly hard to do even in sports. But especially in high school sports. You get these kids full of themselves on the high school sports hero high and just plain dumb ass stunts some of them pull. Also you get these coaches who are either awesome guys or real pricks. Just a taste of really the people. Anyhow it was fun and worthwhile.
Now I am on to furthering my skills in my chosen career. First things first is knowledge, after that is equipment. I know this profession is expensive but all the while worth it. This brings to mind the quandary the modern photojournalists and journalists, for that matter, of monetizing their work. In this internet age monetizing your photos is the big problem. Everyone is trying to come up with something. To those who survive the riches will come. Its sad to hear things like Black Star selling a good portion of their archive. The golden age of photojournalism will come again I can promise that. Enough of that though.
I have learned so much from my experiences with The Olympian. I can't thank everyone their enough. Hopefully, I did well, well enough for them to come to me if they need some extra help. I look forward to the future and to working hard to make my dreams a reality.
