Education
2006-2009
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California
MFA, Photography
1996-1999
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, Georgia
BFA, Cum Laude, Photography
Professional Experience
Spring 2011 Digital Image Management, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online
In this introduction to the basics of digital photographic postproduction, the student will become acquainted with the terms, concepts, and processes of photographic editing. Areas of instruction will include hardware and software related to image acquisition and management, general corrections and manipulation, and modes for output.
Fall 2010 and Winter 2011 Photograph I: Digital, International Center of Photography
This course introduces students to the creative and technical possibilities of digital photography. Through demonstrations and hands-on sessions, students learn the basics of using cameras and imaging software to produce digital photographs. Topics include camera operation, shutter speed, aperture, focal length, RAW file formats, white balance, and composition. Using Adobe Lightroom, students learn file management, image enhancement, and printing.
2009-2010 David Maisel Photography, Sausalito, CA Studio Manager
Renting and setting up equipment for studio and location shoots. Contact with the studio’s gallery representation and publishers for upcoming exhibitions and book projects. Transition of studio to digital printing with Epson in-house large format printer. Printed the “History’s Shadow” show at the California Museum of Photography at UC Riverside.
Fall 2007 Alternative Process Photography, San Francisco State University
Taught 19th century photographic processes such as platinum/palladium, albumen, and cyanotype printing. Introduced digital inkjet negatives for contact printing to the department. Students produced a portfolio of images from the processes being taught.
Spring 2007 Color Photography 1, San Francisco State University
Taught the first all-digital class at San Francisco State University. Incorporated commercial workflows into the curriculum for students to learn practical techniques in career building. Students produced portfolios based on testing assignments.
Spring 2007 Photo As A Critical Tool, San Francisco State University
2nd session of the introduction to using computer software for photographic output. Class assignments focused on using the photograph as more than single images. Final portfolios consisted of digital photo bookmaking and still photographic films using La Jetée as a model.
Fall 2006 Visiting Artist, University of California, Berkeley Extension
Lectured on Black and White craft both analog and digitally
Fall 2006 Ways of Seeing, San Francisco State University
1st session of the introduction to using computer software for photographic output. Taught basic photo editing procedures that included but not limited to digital photo capture, color correction, use of layers, and file preparation for output. Final portfolios demonstrated technical understanding of software coupled with conceptual use of the medium
Fall 2006 Photography 1, San Francisco State University
Taught introduction to Black and White film photography covering exposure, processing and printing. Introduced the students to masters in different fields of photography. Final portfolios presented control of the medium with an introduction to a gallery-required understanding of presentation and archival techniques.
1999-2010: Ten plus years experience as head designer and production manager in commercial graphics, advertising and publishing that included jobs at The Village Voice, Blackbook Magazine and Artnews Magazine. Thorough knowledge of historical, analog and digital photographic processes
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aid, CNG Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Arts at the Airport, Nashville, TN
2009 Art and Labor Today, SOMA Arts, San Francisco, CA
2009 SFSU MFA Thesis Show, Leo D. Stillwell Gallery, San Francisco State University
2009 ART: RAW NYC Inaugural Show, Art Raw Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Postcards from the Edge, Visual Aid, Metro Pictures, New York, NY
2008 Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY
2008 Sanlun Yishu, Beijing, China
2008 SPE West Members Show San Francisco Academy of Art
2008 Bay Area Now 5, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2008 Slide Slam Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
2007 Stillwell Student Art Show San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery
2007 Our World San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco
2007 Kitzo Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Photo Annual Upstairs Gallery, Brevard, NC
1999 Juried Exhibition Gallery Lumiere, Savannah, GA
1999 Visual Journeys: 1998 Bergen Gallery, Savannah, GA
Publications
Fraction Magazine, Issue 17, August 2010
Photographers Forum Best of College Photography 2006-2007
Serbin Communications, 2007
Photographers Forum Best of Photography, 2008
Serbin Communications, 2008
Grants and Awards
2010 Puffin Foundation Grant
Permanent Collections
Chattanooga City Hall, Chattanooga, TN
San Francisco Arts Commission, Laguna Honda Hospital
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