Do you love photography and have especially fallen in love with wedding images? Are you wondering what it really takes to run your own photography business? Are you a student, high school or college that would like to get credit for all this learning? Do you know a student that would love to do this? Then please have them send me an email, melissa@melissaarlenaphotography.com. I’m looking for an intern for the summer and possibly the fall semester. Interns will need to be able to commit to 10-15 hours a week. Most work will be done at my studio in Downtown Fredericksburg and once a month you will accompany me to a wedding on a Saturday.
Interns will get hands on experience with the following:
- Assisting on a wedding day
- Technical aspects of photography and how they relate to a wedding
- Editing, software, tips, tricks and workflow
- Client correspondence
- Sales and Ordering
- Workflow
- Marketing
These are just a few of the things that you will learn, I have yet to find a college class titled Wedding Photography Business 101 so here it is! This internship is limited to students. A post is never complete without a photo so check out some cameras from the past, who knows maybe one of these was used for a wedding at some time!
Melissa Arlena is an award winning lifestyle newborn photographer in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia who has earned her Master Photographer Certification from NAPCP in maternity, newborn and family photography. Her natural and simple work has been featured in magazines and online blogs worldwide. She has been named Best Maternity and Newborn Photographer in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA in 2023.
