Freelance photographer with more than 12 years of experience seeking a full-time position as a Photographer inside a company that would offer me a good opportunity to develop professionally.
EDUCATION
1995-1997 Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Photography Major
Associates Degree
PHOTOGRAPHY EMPLOYMENT
1998-Present Freelance Photographer
Job Duties: making photographs for editorial, corporate, advertising, commercial, architectural, interior, fine art uses
2000-2003 Staff Photographer, Pittsburgh Magazine/WQED Pittsburgh
Job Duties: making photographs for magazine and corporate uses, digital asset management, image preparation for print and web content, managing internships, scanning photographs and artwork for publication, scheduling and production of photo shoots, digital retouching
1998-2000 Studio Manager, Zaccaria Studios
Job Duties: assisting photographer in the production of making photographs in the studio and on location, color and black & white printing
1997-2000 Freelance Photographers Assistant
Job Duties: assisting photographers in the production of making photographs in the studio and on location
1996-1998 Sales Associate, Ritz Camera
Job Duties: selling photography products and film processing
1995-1996 Printer, K&S One Hour Photo Lab
Job Duties: film processing and color printing
INTERNSHIPS
1994-1995 Robert Gohrs Photography
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Media Photographers
REFERENCES
Available upon request
COMPUTER SKILLS
Mac OS 8.0-10.5
Adobe Photoshop 5.0-CS4
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Bridge & Camera Raw
Apple Aperture
Canon Digital Professional
Nik Color Efx Pro 3.0
Nik Vivesa
Nik Sharpener 3.0
Alien Skin Exposure
Lasersoft Silverfast Ai
Epson Large Format Inkjet Printers
Microsoft Office
PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT
Nikon DSLR D3, D200, D90
Nikon Lenses 17-35mm F2.8D, 35-70mm F2.8D, 70-200mm F2.8D,
50mm F1.8D, 85mm F1.8, 12-24mm F4G
Sigma Lenses 15mm F2.8EX Fisheye, 170-500mm F5.6-6.7
Tamron Lens 28-75mm F2.8
2 Nikon SB-900 Speedlites
1 Nikon SB-800 Speedlites
4 Calumet Lite Link Radio Triggers
2 Calumet Travel Lite 375ws Monolights and Light Modifiers
3 Norman 800D Power Packs
5 Norman LH2000 Strobe Heads and Light Modifiers
Panasonic LX3 Point & Shoot Digital Camera
15 Light Stands and Studio Support Equipment
3 1000watt Tungsten Hot Lights
2 650watt Tungsten Hot Lights
50gb Compact Flash Memory Cards
32gb SD Memory Cards
MacBook Pro
MacMini
23inch LCD Monitor
Pantone HueyPRO Color Correction System
Epson P2000 Multimedia Hard Drive
External CD/DVD Burner
4TB External Hard Drives
FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSISTED
Cosimo Zaccaria
Jeff Comella
Richard Kelly
Jack Wolf
Darnel Mitchell
Larry Wipple
Jim Purdem, LA
John Huet, Boston
Barbara Baker, NYC
Walter Larimore, Baltimore
CLIENTS (past and present)
Pittsburgh Business Times
InPittsburgh News Weekly
Pittsburgh City Paper
Whirl Magazine
Pittsburgh Apartment Source
Pittsburgh Magazine
Carpenter Magazine
Parade Magazine
Architectural Lighting Magazine
Human Resources Magazine
Gateway Computer Magazine
Prudential Leader Magazine
ID Magazine
Guitar One Magazine
Pittsburgh Bride Magazine
Pittsburgh Prospects Magazine
Beaver County Magazine
Financial Advisor Magazine
Wall Street & Technology Magazine
Wireless Review Magazine
Crain’s Cleveland Business Magazine
Showcase Magazine
Splash/Nicholas Supply
WQED Pittsburgh
Duquesne University
The Roseman Institute
Bucknell University
Red House Communications
Family Communications (Mr.Rogers Neighborhood)
Transportation Displays Inc.
B. Jarold & Company
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners Union
Adornments
Surplus Outlet
The Publishing Agency
Kinetix Advertising
Frick Art & Historical Museum
The Format Group
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Celli-Flynn Brennan Architects
