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Mark challenged me to eight portraits before this internship was over. I accomplished seven. I am proud of what I did. This portrait challenge pulled me away from doing what was comfortable into doing something I didn’t think I could do. I was now front in center. Being in control. I don’t consider myself to be a person who has to be in charge. I don’t give orders well; I’m a people pleaser. In each session, I either decided the location, or scouted client suggested areas …read more
6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot bunch!
Dont Take It Personal
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During my portrait challenge, I’m slowly growing out of that timid stage. I will admit, directing people has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I don’t consider myself bossy or a leader. I don’t always have to be in control. I’m more of an assistant; always available to the person in charge. Behind the scenes, I worked hard to meet my portrait challenge. I didn’t do this to impress Mark or my intern buddies. I did this because I needed to push myself. Really! Push! …read more
The Gang’s All Here!
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When I told my long time Friend about my photo challenge, she offered more than just her kid. She offered the whole gang! Wow! I’ve been focusing on single portraits for so long; I wasn’t sure how to handle a group! Mia, the oldest daughter, should be a familiar face to the intern army; she’s offered her smile during our lighting class with Mark!Since I know Amorata’s family so well, I knew the kids would love a playground. Swings. Jungle gym. I was worried about …read more
First hand bids itself
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My first wedding. Kim and Phaion. Kim is the daughter of a good friend of mine. When my friend first approached me to photograph her daughter’s wedding, I immediately said no. A wedding is a big deal and at the time, I didn’t think I could do it. A few months went by, and she asked again. Now with more experience as an intern and weddings being one of my goals, I took on the challenge with heart.Since a wedding is a big deal, …read more
I am: Artist
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My most recent adventures with Leah and Mark lead me to White, Georgia. The photo location: Old Car City. This session, I invited my buddy Danielle, aka Dani. I had hoped the session would give her a variety of looks for her hair stylist profession. After reviewing my fellow intern buddies blogs, I noticed my work didn’t match theirs. Everyone did a fabulous job and I worried my images would not be what was expected. But my work is what I make it! It would …read more
On My Level
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This past week, a photo buddy of mine got in contact with me. He does a lot of night life club events and needed an extra photographer. I jumped on the opportunity.My new adventure lead me to Luxe Lounge downtown. It was a small club not too far from Tin Lizzy’s and Club Opera. I won’t say my clubbing days are far behind me, but I’ve been enjoying much smaller, less crowded watering holes as of late. It felt different being in the club as …read more
Computer Love
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Working hard on my challenge of eight portraits. Whew! I’m exhausted just thinking I’m only at two. I’ve been sneaking in poses during events, but its fun to get a chance to actually do a portrait shoot!Na’Kysha and Jibri. Aww. I’ve nicknamed them “Naibri,” you know like the Soap or celebrity couples names grouped together. I enjoyed them from the moment I first met them together. These two people are really in tune with each other.I shot their session twice. First time, I had …read more
Don’t Stop Believing!
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Nighttime. Dresses. Shoes. Suits. Who could resist reliving the one moment we all had in high school? Yup, prom! I actually made plans to attend because I wanted to help Kelley in her “One Love Generation” project. This was the first time I operated the photo booth. Mark is really onto something with this gig! I reviewed, inspected, tested, and touched every piece he had to construct such a fun system. I already know people like their picture taken, but to see themselves goof …read more
Flashing Lights!
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For the first time, I tried my hand at fireworks. Fourth of July is something special to me. Every year up to his passing, my father would spend the month of June building his firework work collection. He would travel near and far to collect the loudest, brightest, and boldest explosions. On the fourth, family would come to our house to watch the show! I think he liked the risk of it all; fireworks were illegal for residential use in my hometown. He was never …read more
Driving School
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Monday, Mark had a serious talk with me. He told me that I have a huge hole in my portfolio and was now time to work on portraits. I agreed he was right. After falling flat on my jewelry shoot, I knew that I had a lot of weaknesses that needed strengthen. He challenged me to work on eight portraits to finish out the internship. Butterflies grew in my stomach as I took it on. If I want to get my business moving in the …read more
Driver’s Permit
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As I get further into my internship, I am now experiencing new challenges. By now, I’ve done a lot of events with people and locations, and feel comfortable. Being in the middle of things and being able to think on my feet is the key to events. Now it’s time to tackle models and directing. The crowd is now minimized from everyone to just me and my client. Talk about pressure! I’m no longer that person blending in with the crowd, crawling on the floor …read more
Shoes and Lingerie
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I found it fitting to make this my last blog with Leah and Mark. As I sat with a good friend today, I gabbed away about how this internship has changed my life. When I mentioned the last day was approaching soon, his question was “What’s next?”I’ve networked with so many different and unique people in the past seven months. My Facebook page “Friends List” has increased in the past 90 days. My goal for Joni’s Heart Photography is weddings. It’s gonna take some work …read more