Professional info
I am a photographic educator and fine art photographer interested in creating photography through digital capture and historical photographic printing processes. I currently teach photography courses in San Francisco, CA.
Work experience
The Art Institute of California | Sunnyvale, CA | 2013 - 2015
Creating, teaching, and implementing photography and graphic design courses at the undergraduate level to students of all ages at a private institution.
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator
Mac and Windows OS
HTML5
CSS
Canon Digital SLR systems
Nikon Digital SLR systems
Studio Lighting
Strobes
Tungsten
Large and medium format digital and analog systems
Large format printing
Print output
Digital negatives
Color management and profiling
Analog camera systems
Traditional B&W wet darkroom
Color Darkroom
Historical printing processes
Cyanotype
Van Dyke Brown
Gum Bichromate
Salt Printing
Platinum/Palladium
Wet Plate Collodion
Physautotype
Tintype
Contemporary printing processes
Pinhole
Plastic camera
Polaroid transfers
Gel transfers
Mural printing
C-Printing
Education
Home Trends, QCI Direct, Inc. | Rochester, NY | 2009 - 2011
Studio photographer shooting products and designing layouts for three distinct catalogs that reach more than 45 million customers.
Responsibilities include working under tight weekly deadlines to achieve successful imagery across catalogs, adapting to new situations, and communicating properly with merchandisers, art directors, and graphic designers on a daily basis.
Genesee Center for the Arts | Rochester, NY | 2008 - 2011
Instructed students of all ages and educational backgrounds in the basics of digital photography and digital photo manipulation using Adobe Photoshop.
Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA | 2011 - 2013
Master of Fine Arts degree in photography with honors.
Some highlights include:
Graduate Student Representative for MFA Photography Program.
Teacher's assistant for historical photographic printing class.
Held a solo exhibition of Another Me in San Francisco, CA.
Rayko Photo Center | San Francisco, CA | 2013 - present
Creating, teaching, and implementing historical printing processes and photography at a dedicated photographic center and gallery in the heart of San Francisco.
Affiliations
Society for Photographic Education
American Photographic Artists
Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | 2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Professional Photographic Illustration with honors