During this last month of my mentorship with Jim Haynes, I have learned many new things and have been enjoying what we do. However, everyday is not the same. While what most may think small, I find very different in our day-to-day work. We switch from sorting through pictures of softball, to pulling out the seniors of the football team. However same the activities may be, you learn that each activity requires a different mode of focus. I've noticed this over time and have enjoyed using my trained eye to find which photos we are looking for. Whether it be for a poster, pamphlet, or for yearbook to use. But throughout our work we discuss topics of ways to be more efficient, new ideas to better market our product, and new prop ideas. There is a lot that goes into running a photography business and working with him has equipped me with new found skills to better my photography, photoshop abilities, management, and marketing capabilities.
In my high school career, being on the Yearbook Staff is what I believe best prepared me for the mentorship. In yearbook I learned a lot about photography and designing pages. I especially gained skills in dealing with deadlines and time management. These have been most beneficial for working with Jim. We deal with many deadlines and we have to learn to manage our time. Often times we can get sucked in the editing stage of photoshop and can lose a lot of valuable time. Being on the Yearbook staff however has helped me real in the reigns when it comes to editing and focus on the big picture.
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