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OK so I figured I’d throw out a little update on what’s going on.

JarvieU Changes

This experience has changed, I very much see it as a huge upgrade. No longer is it a normal internship experience. No longer is it office training only, or even a majority focus on office training.

It’s an EXCHANGE… I am spending a couple hundred hours of my summer training and putting on workshops and photography events. I put a price tag on it and then people work it off, meaning in essence they work off the training and workshops (Like a paid internship). The great thing for them is that this work is actually probably the most beneficial aspect of the summer for them. This way people put value on and appreciate my time and they feel their time is being valued as well. Also it’s happier on their pocket book to trade.

My hope is that because there are over a dozen students that it will be very worth it because I train multiple people at a time. I also try to let go and allow the students to quickly become the teacher… specially on small and simple projects.

THIS WEEK

  • Well last friday we had an all day workshop with 10 of us there
  • Monday’s usually end up being training days and yesterday there were 6 of us
  • I have a couple of big photoshoots this week and trying out having 2 assistants there.
  • Thursday evening I hope to do a very important and exciting presentation (two)
  • Saturday a Portfolio Building photoshoot
  • Pretty much every day there’s something except for today… but I’ve been able to edit and upload 3 batches of pictures.

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Words I never thought I would be saying:

“I’m going back to school next week”

In fact about a week or two ago I wasn’t planning on it.
But now I’m a school bound fool.

Learning from past roads

Good news though… It won’t be the typical schooling experience.
It will be heavy emphasis on the learning this time around.
Taking from the 16yrs of schooling experience in my life I believe this experience will go about things in a much improved system.

My personal belief is they shouldn’t just pump more money into a bad system… but change the system. Or perhaps take the old horse out back behind the shed carrying the trusty gun and a shovel.

If you can’t find the perfect solution … Create it!

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