I go to a high school in Northern California and for my high school Senior project I’m thinking of doing it on the topic of child abuse, fast food, the homeless, or photography.

To pass Senior English we need to do the following for our project: Choose a topic, make a question based on the topic that will catch a reader’s interest, get someone of that specific field of your topic to be your mentor (cannot be of any family relation) and watch your progression and sign off on your accomplishments, have at least 15 hours of work on your topic outside of school, make a 8-10 page paper with your research, studies, outcomes, interviews, and works cited, and lastly have a 8-10 minute presentation (in proper business attire) in front of any 5 staff members in the school who will grade you on your performance showing what you learned, how interesting it was, how it affected you, and your passion toward your project.

I know, it’s kind of a lot of things to do in a Senior project, huh!? But would anybody be nice to give me some project ideas that have to do on child abuse, fast food, the homelss, or photography, and how can I go about getting a person who works in that field to mentor me, and how would I go about working the minimum 15 hours of service?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

I would start with finding a mentor who will work with you. Then everything else will fall in place. If you don’t know anyone who will and are starting from scratch, your best bet will probably be finding some one to mentor you who works with the homeless.

Working in the area of child abuse brings up problems of confidentiality. Of course, if you know someone doing that work or if you could become a big brother / sister, that could work.

It would be hard to volunteer or do community service in fast food.

photography would also be harder to find a mentor or do community service. If you want to try, you might want to try a newspaper photographer who would work with you on a historic restoration or revitalization or other project of significance.

Once you have found your mentor and a place for community service, start your research. Come up with your question. Ask what difference would it make in ___ if ____ is done.

Use pretests or statistical info to measure how things are now. This is something you can find in statistics for your area in public records or something you can count. If you are working with children, you could use their grades, school attendance and discipline record, etc. With homeless, you could do something with percent of the group that has been homeless for what period of time or an attitude survey of the homeless or of the people who work with them or the neighbors.

Your project should begin with measuring something as is, applying some act, and then measuring again to see what difference the act made.

Getting that good mentor is most important. You might also ask your teachers to show you examples of good projects former students did. But don’t copy too much! This is your thing!

Be aware that this is the kind of thing that can change your life–and the lives of others!

Go for it!
You can even make up your own test of opinions (for example,

I am looking at doing mainly portrait, family, pet, boudoir photography. - Please post your suggestions! THANKS!!!!
Photo Chemistry sounds neat…wonder if its too technical sounding??? - Keep the suggestions coming!!

Elliptical Photography
Boudoir sounds Good
Catchit! Photography
Snap Shot Photography
QuickSnap!
SnapQuick
Ellipsed
Magnificent Photography!
Dejavu
Lasting Memories
Forever on Photo Paper
Forever
Memory Snap!

If any name is used I would love to hear about how your business is going : )

For example….Lewis Hine and using photography to promote child labor laws, photography in the vietnam war (showing everyone how truly awful war really was). My partner and I are doing a long-term history project and we just need to know what was the first time. Any answers would be greatly appreciated!

Before Abraham Lincoln, haha srry tats all i kno!!!!!!!!!! i wish i could help more!!!

I want to start a website where I can offer services to others to gain a little extra money. What are some ideas?

Dp Forums and search "get a freelancer" in google

…Say you come up with the name ‘Williams Photography’, do you have to copyright it (the name) ? I’m sure you have to get a business license right? What if you just use newspaper ads or whatever? Can you have a small photo business without legal involvement? An at-home sort of side hobby…. JW hope to hear some info =)

You can have a photography business without legal involvement, but then you’re limited to not making very much money at it. For a hobby, I suppose that would be fine.

Business names are trademarked, not copyrighted. You have to demonstrate that there is no else in your same trade in your area with the same name. If there is a pet grooming service called "Williams" in your town, you can use that name for your photography service. But if there’s already a photography service called "Williams," then you can’t. Consult a trademark lawyer for all the nitty-gritty.

I don’t think you need a business license to be a photographer, but this could vary by state or province. If you plan to photograph children, you might need to convince parents that you can be trusted with them.

I went to the careers section on their website, and they did not have a job section for photography…is that because photography businesses are contradicted through petco and it’s not actually a job there?

Contact the store directly. Email or call them.

Such as, the lens to use, aperture, positioning of lights, any helpful tips.
If you wanna give advice from websites, don’t just state the website address there- tell me the impt stuff if you know. Thanks!

Trying to pose kids is like trying to make a sculpture with jello. Let them be themselves. follow their lead. You’ll be worn out with active kids. If the kid isn’t willing to sit still, I move my lights to illuminate an area as large as possible. One on each side of the camera at 45 degree angles. It’s a little flat looking, but better than no shots at all. Be patient and schedule at least an hour. If possible do the session in the clients home. Children are more comfortable in familiar surroundings.

I am interested in persuing a career in photography. I live just north of Denver, CO, and I would like to take classes in photography, photoshop, etc. I know the Art Institute of Colorado offers a great photography program, but the prices are pretty high. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Here a few other options you could call to see what classes, programs, seminars, etc they offer. I’m sure one of these would be cheaper than the Art Institute! Hope this helps out!

I am starting a small photography business and i need some ideas for a good name. I do very out of the ordinary photography, If that helps out at all =]

I look forward to hearing your answers!

let’s see…….how bout and sorry if they are in use I’m just goin off the top of my head

Perspectives
Shutter Bug (have a cool logo idea for this one)
Visual concepts
An Eye (you know how they always tell photographers they have an eye for things)
Well, there’s a few, I’ll probablly think of a million more later as I do love this type of thinking. :o)
S.H

Hi everyone!

I’m currently a BFA in photography, and want to explore a career in animal- oriented photography. pet photphotography, zoos and wildlife all interest me, but I really want to help with rescue organizations for abandoned/neglected pets.

So…if anyone has any input on great places to get internships for this upcoming summer in any of these areas, let me know!

PS-
Willing to travel, do not have to be paid.
And I know the basics, so unless you have the hookup, don’t just recommend NatGeo.

Thanks!

schools.medianewsonline.com - I found such internship info here. It has lots of internships, job openings and scolarships for college students.