Limonata Creative Prop Up Shop Intern

 During my Studio Lighting class out professor took us to a Prop Up Shop, called Limonata Creative. A Prop Up Shop is a prop house full of props and a studio that people can use for various projects. 

The owner started out in corporate work. After working in that world for a while, she decided to make a creative change and became a prop stylist and created her own prop house.

After the tour, I told the owner how inspired I was from her story and asked if she needed an intern. She said yes and told me to email her, after that everything else fell into place.

My responsibilities included helping the owner with styling the props during photoshoots. Also, during these photoshoots, I learned different skills from the photographers that I meet and even made some connections. 

I also worked with the in-studio photographer who photographed the inventory and uploaded it to the company website. When I worked with him I got a closer look at the ins and outs of photography and gained more experience with photographs, as well as a more in-depth explanation of the business side of things. Through him I learned more about lighting, Capture One, editing, and how to create a payment plan for customers.

The best part of the internship are the people I got to meet and the connections I created through them. I am most proud of being able to take a set forward into my career and learning important things that will help me take a bigger step towards that. The most important ting I have learned is the ins and outs of commercial photography. I also learned about Capture One, which is another photo software that is widely used in the photography world. This internship helped me understand how to achieve my goal of being a commercial photographer.