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A Picture-Perfect Job

Just call him "Sure-Shot Schick." Photographer Ryan Schick, 15, landed an assignment most professional photographers would love: taking photos at the World Series!

Ryan got his start in photography when he was 10. That's when he met Steve Liss, a professional photographer, at a political rally in Ryan's hometown of Lee's Summit, Missouri. Ryan got Liss's address and wrote to him. Says Liss: "I knew after the third letter that this kid was serious." He decided to show Ryan the ropes.

The two went to Little Rock, Arkansas, after Bill Clinton was elected President. Ryan videotaped the victory speech. "Clinton knelt down and saluted me," he recalls. TIME magazine published Ryan's first photo when he was 13 years old. It shows police dragging a man away from a political rally in Philadelphia.

Last week Ryan was at the World Series as Liss's back-up photographer. He also shot photos for TIME Daily's Internet site (www.pathfinder.com).

Ryan's dream photo of the Series was a long shot. "I wanted to shoot a World Series ball coming at me and breaking my camera, without hurting the film," he says.He had to settle for action shots on the field.

Whom did Ryan root for? "The Indians. They beat the Red Sox. I'm really a Red Sox fan," he says.

This week Schick's focus is back on his classwork at Lee's Summit High School, a full-time job. In the future, Ryan hopes to find full-time work peering through the lens of a camera.

What is your dream career? Has anyone ever taught you a special skill, such as taking photographs?

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