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Recently I got hired to be an intern at a photography studio. I was pretty excited to finally get my first chance to work there, even as an unpaid intern, so on the day of the interview i basically ended up being there almost all day moving boxes from the floor to the made up 2nd floor, up and down the stairs...it was exhausting. I wouldn't have a big problem with this but i have spinal bufida and as a result from it i have 2 back surgeries, a bladder surgery, leg brace on one leg, i limp when i walk and i dont have much strength overall...so for me this was very challenging, today I spoke with my boss and let her know about my conditions and watnot, she seemed to know something was up but didnt really cared.
Im starting to dislike her because she would tell me things and then after she is done is like, I dont want to repeat myself, is that understood? The thing is when i do other stuff that she has not mention how to do it and as soon as i have a question about it, she gets mad. I really dont know how to approach this lady. Keep in mind that this is something she didnt give me instructions on how to do. Today she tells me to make a logo for her other company she has and when i make about 4 to 6 designs she comes at me all mad telling me that i didnt listen to her. She mentions that its my fault for not asking her what she wants the look to be like. I'm like, um...yea...u didnt tell me in what direction to go. U just told me to make them using the company's name....shes like quit wasting time do it like i want it. I ask her which is how? and she gets mad.
Finally today she takes some test photos for her photoshoot thats about to go down after i have left, but as she does the tests photos she tells me if theres a way to fix the corners as they seem to have an unwanted vignette. This was caused by the lighting being focused on the subject and background but for some reason the edges came out with a bit of grey from the white that wasnt hit by the light...i asked her do u have an extra light to point at the corner? and shes like 'are you telling me how to do my job?' im like no...she then tells me to just fix it in photoshop. I then told her a series of options that she can use and i show her how but before i can finish she interrupts me and is like oh yea yea but do that in an action....um ok. i spend the next 30 mins trying to make a series of actions to be recorded that would work almost on any image she takes regardless of the image being under/over exposed. I finally accomplish it and i show her right before i leave and she is like 'thats not what i asked...' I calmly tell her that this solves the issue without any image worries about under/over exposure, just so as long as the original shot is not close to the corners. she then tells me you have to stay and fix this, and im like no, i have already told u from the beginning of the day that i had to leave at X time (which was in about 2 mins), not to mention that we already agreed on a begin/end schedule.
what i want advice and have questions on is the following:
1) what are the job duties of a photo studio intern?
2) Is it a common thing the way she acts towards me? ( example if this is an
industry thing )
3) What are some tips with dealing with a real pain in the u know what boss?
4) how can i make her understand that sometimes she isnt clear and that it
is her fault for not giving me direction when she clearly wants me to go
on one path?
5) is it best to drop this internship and look for another one?
Im starting to dislike her because she would tell me things and then after she is done is like, I dont want to repeat myself, is that understood? The thing is when i do other stuff that she has not mention how to do it and as soon as i have a question about it, she gets mad. I really dont know how to approach this lady. Keep in mind that this is something she didnt give me instructions on how to do. Today she tells me to make a logo for her other company she has and when i make about 4 to 6 designs she comes at me all mad telling me that i didnt listen to her. She mentions that its my fault for not asking her what she wants the look to be like. I'm like, um...yea...u didnt tell me in what direction to go. U just told me to make them using the company's name....shes like quit wasting time do it like i want it. I ask her which is how? and she gets mad.
Finally today she takes some test photos for her photoshoot thats about to go down after i have left, but as she does the tests photos she tells me if theres a way to fix the corners as they seem to have an unwanted vignette. This was caused by the lighting being focused on the subject and background but for some reason the edges came out with a bit of grey from the white that wasnt hit by the light...i asked her do u have an extra light to point at the corner? and shes like 'are you telling me how to do my job?' im like no...she then tells me to just fix it in photoshop. I then told her a series of options that she can use and i show her how but before i can finish she interrupts me and is like oh yea yea but do that in an action....um ok. i spend the next 30 mins trying to make a series of actions to be recorded that would work almost on any image she takes regardless of the image being under/over exposed. I finally accomplish it and i show her right before i leave and she is like 'thats not what i asked...' I calmly tell her that this solves the issue without any image worries about under/over exposure, just so as long as the original shot is not close to the corners. she then tells me you have to stay and fix this, and im like no, i have already told u from the beginning of the day that i had to leave at X time (which was in about 2 mins), not to mention that we already agreed on a begin/end schedule.
what i want advice and have questions on is the following:
1) what are the job duties of a photo studio intern?
2) Is it a common thing the way she acts towards me? ( example if this is an
industry thing )
3) What are some tips with dealing with a real pain in the u know what boss?
4) how can i make her understand that sometimes she isnt clear and that it
is her fault for not giving me direction when she clearly wants me to go
on one path?
5) is it best to drop this internship and look for another one?
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