Also from my sailing trip I posted about on Monday, is this week’s wallpaper Wednesday! FYI, if you’re not yet, consider following me on Instagram where you can constantly see photo’s there that are not viewable anywhere else, click here: Kate Benson Photography.
Good morning and happy Thursday! Yesterday there was no wallpaper Wednesday because I was shooting and retouching all day. One of my favorite things to do is to actually shoot and finish retouching in the same day. There is something about it that makes me feel like it was the most perfectly complete day when I get to do that. Most (if not all) of my clients already know that about me. They know I love getting their images retouched and back to them right away. I remember about 11 years ago, Sam (my husband) was working for John Hancock in a windowless office, at a computer, on a never ending project of searching for keywords in notes on some massive court case. It was his first internship at Northeastern University and he loathed every day of it. He said that no matter how fast he worked, there was no end in sight and because of that, because he could never see his effect on the project, it was incredibly disheartening. I counted myself lucky that day because I selected a very different career path and instead was blessed to be able to see my effect on a company every day. Sometimes I even get so lucky as to see the sales sheets of before my photography was used and after. That is one of the most rewarding (and rare) moments, because I can see how much I’ve helped. I’ve been shooting e-commerce for so many years it’s down to a science now and I can pull off things like shooting and retouching in the same day. Actually, it would be more often than not that I do that. Only on days with very late starts or super high volume of shots (400+) do I need more time. But even then, I still try and get it finished the next day ;). I love hitting the weekend knowing that no one is waiting on my to finish a project. Then I can enjoy my weekend and shoot for me, paddle, swim, spend time with Sam and friends. If I have an unfinished project is whispers in my ear until I finish it. To be fair, I was also always that kid who did her homework as soon as it was assigned. My favorite was when we had some class time to complete it in because I would set goals for myself to complete it before the period was up and still ace it.
But enough talk about my somewhat OCD nature. Here are some pictures from this weeks e-commerce clients. A little something for the ladies, and a little something for the gentlemen. Enjoy!
So I was going to post this online but then decided to put a call out here first. I’m in a little over my head at the moment and I need some help here at my studio. It will be part internship, part assisting. Pay will depend on what your doing. If anyone is interested in working with me send an email to [email protected]. What I would like to know is:
What I am needing help with:
There will of course be other things that come up. Right now I just don’t feel like I have enough time in the day and need help with everything. I’m happy to say that all of my past interns are now full time photographers (except one, but he’s a special case and I still have my fingers crossed that he’ll quit his insanely amazing job and go for it, but I don’t blame him for taking that job, it was an opportunity of a lifetime). Of course if you like, I’ll give you contact info of some of my past interns to talk with them about the experience. This is a serious learning position but also a working position. I need the help, which is great, but I also teach. So it is not the place for you if you are just interested in meeting a credit requirement. There are other places where you will be able to get that which will require less of you, and hey, no hard feelings, college is a lot of work so not everyone has this much energy. My last 2 interns already had graduated and that was great because they were able to get a really intense training.
What (I hope) you will learn:
So send me an email, with as much info as you can. Then I’ll get back to you letting you know if our schedules and skills are compatible. I’m posting here first to give anyone who already knows me a chance to respond first and then I’ll post online elsewhere.
Thanks!
Kate