"We are the music makers,
and we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea breakers,
and sitting by desolate streams;--
World-losers and world-forsakers,
on whom the pale moon gleams,
Yet we are the movers and shakers
of the world forever it seems."
a. o'shaughnessy
Y'all have no idea how excited I am to FINALLY announce the dates and details for this--it's been in the brainstorming phase for so long because I've wanted to make forsure forsure that I had everything in place before I announced it--and now I feel like I'm going to burst after having held it in for so long :) Many of you know about the internships I hosted last year, over 6 different weeks I had 13 interns, gained new friends, and had SO much fun with all of them. (click here for a fun little video I made during my 1st internship last year) Going into this year I knew I wanted to revamp the program and take what I'd learned this past year and make it even better! So here are all the fun and happy details about this years internship program.
First of all you should know that I'm only hosting ONE internship this year, and this might be the last one everrrr. As much as I loved having so many girls last year, I know that I just don't have the time to devote 6 weeks to that this year. But since I'm only having one week, I want to include as many of you as possible :) So that brings me to happy little detail #1: the internship will be held at the Gaylord Texan, in Grapevine, TX. (please go click that link and get excited--serrrriously:) I've booked a suite that has 2 bedrooms and a living area and can sleep up to 7 people, which means that I'll be able to accept 6 applications! Aaaand happy announcement #2: I've asked Hannah Nicole to come and be a part of the internship and help me with the blog design part of things! One of the things that I included in all of my internships last year was a new blog design for each intern that incorporated their new branding. Since there's no way that I can roll out 5-6 new blogs in 4 days time Hannah will be there helping me with that aspect, and also teaching a session on design principles! I'm kind of SUPER excited to have her be a part of it, y'all will get your money's worth just from what she'll add to the week :) Oh, and the super fab graphic above was designed by Hannah, isn't she amazing? :)
And for those of you who are hearing about my internship program for the first time, here are a few more details about the week :) We will be covering topics that range from: shooting in manual, creating a consistent workflow + editing in Lightroom, running a shoot + posing, marketing, branding, creating and maintaining aweeesome client relationships, and you'll also get the chance to practice what you're learning + build up your portfolio during 3 different shoots I'll have lined up with awesome models! The $600 tuition covers your 4 day stay, your meals for the week (which will be aweeeesome), and other little fun goodies that I'll have waiting for you :) All you'll need is some spending money for starbucks runs and frozen yogurt :)
So. You should come. Because summertime is the best, and adventures are amazing, so why not combine the two?
And here's how you can get a chance to do that! If you'd like to apply, all you have to do is email me (jessica@jessicashae.com) letting me know why you'd like to come and what you're looking to get out of it, and send me a link to your blog/flickr/facebook page where you post your work! (edited to add: also, I'd love to know what camera you shoot with!) You can apply starting today and I'll be accepting applications through May 15th. Once I've accepted your application there will be a 50% deposit due to hold your spot!
Because I'm thinking that there's a good chance I'll receive more than 6 applications and might have to turn some people away, I would ask that you pleeeaaase only apply if you're seriously interested and know that you'll be able to make it for those dates! I'd hate to have to turn someone away so that I could accept you only to find out later that you're not able to make it :P
Super excited for this Summer!
EDITED TO ADD: Due to a high volume of applications I'm no longer accepting intern applications for Summer 2012.
Much Love,
Jessica Shae
p.s. for all you past interns, I'll also be having a special dinner/reunion at the end of the week that y'all are invited to, I'll be posting more about that later! :)
