Day 4

Wow, what a day! I woke-up at 4, because my shoot was moved to 6am. So I made the trek to the studio and got there right at 6 just in time to help unpack and set up all the props that I packed up yesterday. The makeup artist, hair dresser, manicurist, stylist, photographer, and catering all came and started setting up so the studio was very busy. Then the talent (the subject of the photo shoot) came at 7 and she went into hair and makeup and everything else in order to be picture perfect. Around 7:30 we discovered that we didn't have the correct diameter black rope that our boss wanted, so we are scrambling to find a hardware store that is open at 8 and sells black rope the size we need...after about 15 calls to stores we finally come up with a place, so that crisis was fixed. Finally around 9, the talent and photographer were ready to start the photo shoot. It was very cool, they blasted music in the studio and the camera started flashing. After watching the shoot for a little bit, my boss asked me and the other intern, Amy to go run errands for her. So we went to the enormous FAO Schwartz and got furniture for a doll house and then ran to another doll house store and bought more doll house furniture. Then I delivered the tiny furniture and picked up some things. All the while it is raining, so it was pretty miserable on the streets. Then I went back to the office and worked on pulling props for the shoot tomorrow. I pulled and packed 45 various colored pillows and also worked some more on a website I am making for a client. Finally, after 11 1/2 hours of work, I got on the subway and came back to my apartment. Tomorrow, I go into work at 11 and run some errands in Manhattan and then I have to be at the shoot at 1.

-Soho Summer Girl

Day 3

Today was an interesting day! I said goodbye to Leah this morning as I left for work. I am officially on my own in the big city....yikes. Once again the trusty New York subway failed me this morning. I got on my downtown F train just fine but at East Broadway the train stopped. We sit in the subway for about 5 minutes then the conductor comes on the speaker and tells us there has been a power outage and all the downtown trains were stopped. We aren't at a stop so there is no place for us to go, and people are starting to freak out. After 45 minutes we manage to get to a stop and then it was another 15 minutes before they opened the doors. They told everyone to get off the subway and figure some other way to go. Of course the F train is the only way to work for me and I have no idea any other way to get to work using the subway so I had to take a cab. The subway stopped at the last stop in Manhattan so I had to take a taxi all the way across to Brooklyn. It was quite an adventure and I was an hour late to work! But it was okay because everyone trying to get to Mary Howard's was stranded on the subway. Once I finally got to work, I learned that we are doing a shoot tomorrow morning and we needed to get everything ready for that. So I ordered decking for the shoot and then pulled all the props and packed them for the shoot. Then I worked on creating 2 websites full of possible props for 2 clients. That took several hours but I finished both websites. I made several phone calls to companies and sent some faxes. Tomorrow will be my first day on set! I have to be at the location at 6:30 AM! The shoot is from 6:30-11:00, so it will be a very long day on my feet.

Wish me luck!

-Soho Summer Girl

Day 2

My first day of work was a success! The most challenging part was getting to my office. The New York subway is pretty tricky. I walked to the F train which takes me to my office in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn. I am sitting on the crowded subway when the stops are sounding very unfamilar. So I whip out my subway map and of course I am going the wrong way on the F train. I was headed uptown. So I jumped off at some random station and wandered until I found the downtown F train. 12 stops later I made it to Carrol Street. Today I worked in the main office of Mary Howard. When I first got there it was just me and the woman who hired me, Jennifer. She had tons of emails to check from the long weekend so I just looked around the studio. Then the other intern Amy came and she gave me a tour of the studio/office. Then it was straight to work. Everyone else was on set today, so it was just the three of us working. I looked up the copyright and prices for several images and also made some calls to companies to get invoices for the things Mary Howard purchased for some of her projects. There were lots of deliveries being made to the studio (props coming back from sets) and I put all the props back in the studio where they belong. I made some new files for new clients and started reorganizing all the books in the studio. We had lunch delivered and made some more phone calls for Jennifer and more organizing. According to Jennifer, it was a pretty slow day. She told me that they have enough going on this month so I will get to spend some time working on set. Tomorrow I am back in the office. I am starting work everyday at 10, so I love being able to sleep in, as I am not a morning person! This evening my sister and I went to a pizza place in soho, which claims to have the best pizza in New York. It was pretty good, but since I am living between Soho and Little Italy I am sure I will be eating lots of great pizza. Then we had some Pinkberry frozen yogurt. We watched a movie and now I am ready for a good nights sleep, and another busy day at work!

-Soho Summer Girl

Day 1

Hello. I am creating this blog for the next 4 weeks that I am in New York. Ill talk about all that I am doing at my internship. Today has been my first day in the big apple! Ive bought my groceries and signed up for an art class at a beautiful art studio next to central park. My class is called Painting, Color, Design and Composition on Saturdays from 1 to 4:45. I am excited! I am here with my sister Leah and we are sharing my twin bed in my studio! She leaves wednesday morning though. Then I'm all alone in New York! Crazy! I start work tomorrow morning at 10. Tonight, I think Leah and I will get something to eat then look around soho or midtown. Thats all for now.

-Soho Summer Girl