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Subject: GOT A CALL FROM THE PAPER I HAVE AN INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


kimariehere ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 1:51 PM · edited Tue, 26 November 2024 at 2:37 PM

LOL forgive me i am so excited i am dancing..!LOL
i wrote the paper an email last week and gave them a link to my webpage here on rend and i didnt expect to hear back
there are almost 500,000 people in the city . lots of them hollywood people - -i thought no chance!! ...
and so i get this phone call this morning!!
wakes me up infact.
Hi I am the lead photgrapher for the Signal paper..
and he tells me "i saw your work and like it~!"
and when can you come in for an interview.?,
i told him my nikon was dead. he said they have equipment there i could use and they need a stringer.. someone to go when they call .
so i have an interview next Tues
LOL i jokingly tell him i would do it for free !! LOL
big mouth
HE laughed.
OMG i need a real camera now
what if they give me one of those ones out to the moon and back and i dont know how to used it.
oh crap now i am nearvous help./LOL!!
how do i learn one in a week when i dont have one
i dont care i am JUST excited there is a good change i might be working for the local paper with a real camera soon
yippeeeeeeee!!
i will have to learn fast if so!!

omg.
LOL
thanks for letting me blahblahblah about it here!!
i have all this pent up energy now i wish i could borrow a few of your brains for a few weeks ..
trade? LOLLLLLLLLLL
Kimmers!

Message edited on: 09/22/2005 14:01

kimmers ♥ :O)


TwoPynts ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 1:53 PM

So, are you excited?

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations


TwoPynts ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 1:57 PM

Seriously, this is GREAT news! =o] I'm so happy for you and am sure you come through with flying colors. Don't panic and just see what they have and learn it step by step. I was a stringer for a small paper for 2 years and it was a real fun job. Mostly sports photography, but I got to develop my own stuff in the darkroom when no-one was around! :) Good luck Kimarie, I know you'll do great!!! =`] ((try and find out what cameras they use beforehand and research them so you are familiar...go play with one at a camera store even))

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations


kimariehere ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:04 PM

yeah beyond excited and nervous .. all i know id the pocket cams like the nikon 7900 cool pix i dont know the fancy shamncy stuff hell i just started doing it this past spring... i know the art side of it but not the technical know what iam saying... i can imagin going on a shoot and looking at the camera like its greek and taking 100 blurring shots ok i need to go get a drink... LOL

kimmers ♥ :O)


Zacko ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:07 PM

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! Aaawwwww, im sooooo happy for you Kimmie!!! And im soooo proud of you as well....can i have a little credit for pushing you into the photo-direction, LOL. wink.gif

How come we say 'It's colder than hell outside' when isn't it realistically always colder than hell since hell is supposed to be fire and brimstone?
____________________

Andreas

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kimariehere ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:10 PM

yes Andreas and a big cyber kiss too. SMOOCH! lol its only an interview though i am not hired yet ..ol just in my head i am HAHA hugs!

kimmers ♥ :O)


Onslow ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:21 PM

Congrats Kim - go for it. Just tell them Alex Majoli uses a compact digicam so thats what you expect too :)

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html


kimariehere ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:28 PM

who is Alex mojoli? i got the idea for this a few weeks back when i went to santa barbera my brother in laws aunt ate dinner with us and is the photgraper for the Dallas times i asked her how she got into it she said she just walked in with pictures 20 years ago and they liked her work and hired her.. now shes doing major shooting for the new orlenes victims... (dream() so i tossed my gallery link here on rend to them and they bit oh mann are those cameras hard to learn i mean does it take years to learn the paper kind of cameras what ever they are.. see i am so nervous now!! i want to take amazing pictures not blurry ones LOL

kimmers ♥ :O)


Onslow ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:36 PM · edited Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:39 PM

Alex Majoli = U.S. National Press Photographers Association's Best Photojournalism Magazine Photographer of the Year 2004. He Regularly publishes in: Newsweek, National Geographic , Vanity Fair , etc.
He uses an Olympus point and shoot camera for all his shots.

Message edited on: 09/22/2005 14:39

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html


pstekky ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 2:39 PM

Last time I saw a reporter/photographer at an event, he was using a Canon 20D. Granted, it had a lot nicer lens and flash unit than I have, but still, just a 35mm digital when you get right down to it. You will do JUST fine. I'm a bit jealous, as well as now you have me thinking.... Hmmm, Easy enought o srop off a package at my local paper. :) Good luck!!! Rich


TwoPynts ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 3:04 PM

Attached Link: Alex Majoli

Here's a link. And another: http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6468-7844 Yet another: http://www.apple.com/pro/photo/majoli/ :o)

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations


tibet2004uk ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 4:19 PM

OMG Kim this is fabulous!! I can't believe it!! Congrats girl!! Always thought ur photography was MUCH better than ur smudging! ;P LOL!! Way to go sweety, U'll do just fine cos u've got the eye! Yep!! Let us know how it went huh! :)


ovag ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 4:21 PM

Congrat Kim. It's a real GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD news. Can you call someone in that paper to know what kind of camera they use and tell us. We'll find a ton of documents on the web for you (don't we guys, hey it's for Kimmie !!) and send to you. You'll just have to read during 5 days, 24 hrs... All my wishes are with u and I'd like to be an angel to be with you tuesday and convince that editor (as I said be yourself and everything gonna be OK) You're the queen tonight so dance as long as you want. HUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGS Olivier

Life is just a picture of our dreams


L8RDAZE ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 5:14 PM

Hey Kim...Wow! Opportunity is a knockin'!!!! First off...the VERY Best of Luck to YOU! Definitely get a list of questions together to ask the interviewer! I would assume most newspapers use DSLR/SLR's for their print work, so you're going to have to educate yourself on their use. No amount of reading can compare with actually having one in your hand! These cameras are a totally different beast than point & shoot/prosumer ones! Each brand of camera handles differently and you'll need to be prepared. Again, ask LOTS of questions! You did say he liked your gallery,maybe this photographer will "take you under wing" and teach you! You've got to "SELL" yourself and not just in the "photo" sense either. BE ethusiastic, stress that you're willing to learn! Go for it!!






kimariehere ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 5:43 PM

thanks so much for all your support !!!! i am so nearvous and want this SO BAD MY WORLD WOULD BE COMPLEATE its not in the bag yet -but i have the will and faith .. !!! HUGS!!!

kimmers ♥ :O)


tvernuccio ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 6:55 PM

Whoo-hoo!!!!! Way to go, Kimmers!!!!!!! Sounds like a fun job for sure!!! You'll do just fine! just be yourself and listen to Joe's good advice!!! Oliver also gave great advice to call someone and find out what kind of cam they use and then you can familiarize yourself with it!!!!! Keepin' my fingers and toes crossed for ya, girl!!!!!!!! Huge congrats!!!!!!!!!! :)


Margana ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 7:00 PM

AW Congratulations Kimmie!That's wonderful news!I'm sure once they see your enthusiasm and get to know you they'll be thrilled with you.You already know they like your work! Good luck sweetie!

Marlene <")

Marlene S. Piskin Photography
My Blog


"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog can cure depression. The down side is, the minute you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno


redbeard ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 9:04 PM

Congrats to you! I'm sure you'll figure out any camera in a short time. I think that they are really lucky to get someone like you with your great sense of color and composition. Go get them!


TomDart ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 9:30 PM

kimariehere, at a high school football game some years ago a woman I did not recognize said she had something to show me the next game. She did. She pulled out newspaper clippings from some 20 years prior! These were ads using a beautiful young model. The photog was me...I had forgotten all about it. We used film and I thought for some reason to use the lens on the cam at a "telephoto" range, losing dof behind her. I was totally surprised how good the shots actually were! I suspect that you QUALITY AND POV OF IMAGES is what caught the eye of the paper. I would think they will take time to get you familiar with the equipment they have since they want "what they saw" in your images. They cannot train that into anyone! That is YOU and that is what they saw. If they have good sense(some business folks simply do not see the future picture, unfortunately)they will take the time to get you going with their stuff. The hard part will be keeping your perspective as it was in what impressed them in the first place. It is so, so, so easy to feel you have to change somehow when given responsibility. I suspect they want just what they saw, not a "changed" you. That might be more difficult than learning new cams. Best wishes and blessings in this! wonderful! Tom.


jocko500 ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 10:36 PM

they read how you got some of those shots like getting under that bone cat I think it was and you climbing into that water tower that really got they mind thinking plus your QUALITY of photos at all times. they will give you the camera but will show you too. thank Jesus ok

what you see is not what you know; it in your face


jocko500 ( ) posted Thu, 22 September 2005 at 10:40 PM

what i saying you get the shot even if you loose your shoes getting it

what you see is not what you know; it in your face


cynlee ( ) posted Fri, 23 September 2005 at 12:23 AM

Joe has a good point.. the photographer at the paper may start you out as his assistant.. really the best way to learn! may even let you use one of the newspaper's cams... best of luck to you!!!.. huggles :]


Tedz ( ) posted Fri, 23 September 2005 at 2:15 AM

Joe has a good point.. the photographer at the paper may start you out as his assistant.. really the best way to learn! may even let you use one of the newspaper's cams... best of luck to you!!!.. huggles :] squawk


kimariehere ( ) posted Fri, 23 September 2005 at 8:49 PM

sure do appreciate all of your help.. they saw my gallery here.. but do you think its important to bring in a reseme... i would have to prepare one .. i do not have one now ... lol i have been just a stay home Mom and hadnt even thought of all this untill this week... oh cross your fingers please... i am nearvous!! LOL hugs kimmer :O)

kimmers ♥ :O)


firestorm ( ) posted Sat, 24 September 2005 at 1:23 AM

Congrats and good luck :)

Pictures appear to me, I shoot them.   Elliot Erwitt


Nameless_Wildness ( ) posted Sun, 25 September 2005 at 4:39 PM

My guess is, there after DSLR equipment and a decent lens...and maybe WI-FI? Over here in UK, we call em Freelance!...I use a Canon 1D Mkii...no auto, no scene modes, digi slr as it gets. End of the line is, gotta get the results what the paper wants...there be happy:)



kimariehere ( ) posted Mon, 26 September 2005 at 2:18 AM

thanks Jim... i feel so under qualified.. but i have the will to learn...i need to learn allot... i probally wont land it.. but theres a little hope inside of me and allot of desire to do this.. wish i had you know how.. i wonder why your not a professional photographer full time your work sure is... how in the world would they hire any one who has only used a nikon cool pix 7900 and a kodak easyshare..lol tuesdays the day after tommorrow. i am getting a bit nervous now... he loved my gallery.. but i am so inexperianced in technical knowhow.. it is unreal / i know about art ..i have awards in my past for oil painting drawing ect. but oh crap i am wondering if this is a pipedream,...sigh...

kimmers ♥ :O)


Nameless_Wildness ( ) posted Mon, 26 September 2005 at 10:11 AM

Dont need to be technical really...imo, the most important bit is to know how to work the camera in any given situ :) The pro side?...been working on that the last few weeks and even now as I write...its all coming together:)



jocko500 ( ) posted Mon, 26 September 2005 at 9:47 PM

dont worry ;be happy

what you see is not what you know; it in your face


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