Just sharing some excitement...

[JameyPrice]

Hey photogs,

I am a self taught 21 year old photographer wanting to go into photojournalism and specifically sports photography after graduation from college next year. I applied to work at the Charlotte Observer as a photojournalist intern for this summer and I received word friday that....I got the position!!!!

I'm probably in WAYYYYYYYY over my head but this is what I want to do with my life, and I'm motivated to do it and I'm gonna work my *** off to prove I deserve the job and maybe a future position at the paper.

Just sharing the good news!

Jamey

[Nicole]

Congrats and best of luck!

[macroMe]

Congratulations. That is sooo cool.
The time you spend with the Charlotte Observer will give you a taste of how it all really works as a job.
Sounds like your enthusiasm will make up for any "over the head".
Have fun!!

[Jim Bryant]

good for you. I remember my first internship with the Louisville Courrier Journal back in 1972 like it was only yesterday.

[Laurence]

Congratulations. Wishing you the very best.

[OeterB]

Congrats! Really damn awesome.

[JameyPrice]

THANKS EVERYONE! Moral of the story for those aspiring, you don't HAVE to have an education in photography to be a photographer. Hard work pays off in the long run.

I'll keep you updated. Im sad I wont be back from school and starting the "job" before the PGA Golf Tournament in Charlotte because they said they would have had me shoot it

[fantasmic2tek]

And.......Having a camera doesn't make you a good photographer. You do have to be able to know how to use it. You also have to have a good eye for it as well. It reminds me of a thread on here awhile back were someone posted about a lady that bought a DSLR and returned it because she said it didn't take good pictures. So she bought a different one, that one didn't take good pictures either.

"You can't fix stupid"

[JameyPrice]

Thats the best story I've ever heard. Some people really are pathetically stupid.