Blog 6: Second Interview

Content:
The purpose of the second interview is to justify your mentor as an expert in the field. Thus, you will be asking at least 5 questions about their background and/or the background of the organization or company where they work.

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?
My mentor is Jack Bohlka and he owns and works at a photography studio called Colour by Collier Photography.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

• You're a professional photographer and you own a studio; what type of training did you have to go through to get to this point where you are recognized as a professional and have your own place of business?
• Professional Photographer; what did you have to go through to get job title, professional? 
• In our last interview, you told me that lighting is the most important aspect of a well done portrait, how did you find out the effect that light has on a portrait?  Basically, when did you really start to see that lighting has a significant effect on portraits? 
• Making people feel comfortable when they take a portrait, depending on the person, can be challenging; based on your experience, what have you found works best when getting people to relax and show genuine emotion in a portrait?
• On one of the first days of class, you told us that we were going to develop a style that people would recognize, and say, " oh that's so-and-so's work," as a photographer, what identifies your work as your own? What is that style that makes people recognize it as yours? And how long did it take to develop it?

Blog 5: Project Reflection and Working EQ

Content: 
So far, you have: completed your summer mentorship, started doing some research, maybe completed the interview and hopefully found a mentor.

Using what you have done so far, answer the following 5 questions (be specific and use examples).

The Pentagon:
(1) Positive Statement: What positive thing has happened as a result of what you have completed so far?

Something positive that's come out of what I've done so far is that I really got some hands-on experience with setting up for an outdoor portrait with my mentor. What I got to do was set up a tripod for the camera and lighting; which included a light stand and an umbrella. I also got to test out the light with the flash and quickly learned that it's always good to carry an extra light, because the one that I initially set up didn't work.  

(2) EQ Content: Pick a piece of research or your interview. How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic?

An article that I read was an interview called Photography Tips and Business Insight from Pro Photographer and Photo Editing Blogger- Rob Martinsen written by Darcy Wheeler. The insight from this photographer helped me to understand the business through explaining the editing process and gaining respect in the business through networking and getting to know people because it helps a lot.

(3) What has worked so far in the senior project?

I think one positive thing that's worked so far is my mentorship because, I've learned a lot about setting up equipment such as the tripod and lighting and to always keep an extra of everything in case something breaks or just doesn't want to work.
(4) What hasn't worked so far?

What hasn't worked so far is that I've done a lot of paper work, scanning client orders and saving them to folders on a computer, while it's teaching me how to stay organized, i'm not doing much hands-on work.

(5) Finding Value:

• What is a potential question you would like to study this year? (working EQ)

What is the most important aspect of producing a well done, well edited portrait?

• What do you plan to do for mentorship? If you haven't found a mentor yet, then discuss where you are currently looking and who you are talking to to find it. 

For mentorship I plan to keep working with my current mentor Jack Bohlka at his studio Colour by Collier and in his ROP digital photography.