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Originally Posted by p8ntcheck45
You don't think so? It seems like they had two openings for interns, with a fair amount of stuff needing to be shot, if I knocked it outta the park the potential for it going anywhere is still low? Interesting. Either way it would be a good experience and good things should come from it. Sounds like they try to get interns cover shots and what not
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here are specific factors working against you that you should consider. they are opinion, obviously - but informed by data / my experences:
there is an enormous pool of people who want to shoot for them - not all of them are talented, but the opportunity to work at a weekly publication shooting
anything in this economy is something most career-driven photographers want to take advantage of. I imagine the desire to live the "photographer lifestyle" has a greater demand down there than it is up here - given the demographics. the majority of event photographs [in Seattle] are pulled from a user-donated flickr page. there are enough people who go to events thesedays with the equipment necessary to capture it - and who also wouldn't mind having their photograph in a print publication without being paid to do so [woo! tell your friends!]. I don't doubt that you'll use the opportunity to the fullest, and I don't doubt that something good will come from it - but be aware of the environmental constrictions at play within a freely distributed local paper.
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a trend at play that I think may continue to shape the print industry are all of us younger photographers "growing up" with a moderately detailed understanding of the industry and ability to cater to it. I like the idea of working part-time for a paper that gives me a steady stream of work, but in reality, I see a more viable and more "visually prosperous" future shooting for clients whose jobs/businesses require them to have a bomb media kit. by collaborating with these individuals, the content created has had plenty more time than what a photographer tied to the publication would be able to spend [both time and money]. the final quality dramatically increases the liklihood of a story being run on them - which is great for me, because then I can clip from multiple publications without having to work for them.
I myself could never get to liking the massive grip on the USP .45's.
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