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Education:
2012-11        BFA Photography, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2010-08        Photography, Pratt Institute,Brooklyn, NY (BFA Program)

Experience:
2012              Eric Foley Photography, Unionville, CT www.ericfoleyphotography.com
                       Senior Editor. Studio Manager. Contract photographer and Assistant.

                       Joseph A. Buchek, AIA Architect, West Hartford, CT
Freelance photography.

Jane Shauck Photography, West Hartford, CT www.photojane.com
                       Photographer’s Assistant.

Iris Photography, West Hartford, CT www.photoiris.com
                       Contract photographer & Editor.2011              Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Program, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Intern. Assistant to Program Chair Alison Morley. Manage photojournalism program, lectures, tours and exhibitions.

Sara Wight Photography Brooklyn, NY http://www.sarawightphotography.com
                      Photographer’s Assistant.  Helped plan stock photo shoots from concept to final shots. Secured models and make-up artists.  Assisted on locations.

2010             Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
Photo Lab Assistant. Managed distribution of darkroom kits, cameras & lighting equipment. Handled the mixing & clean-up of B&W photography chemicals.
Took inventory. Served as lab monitor & equipment supervisor. Taught/assisted Pratt students.

Exhibitions:
2013            Orange: Connecticut ASMP Members’ Exhibition, Still River Editions Gallery, Danbury, CT
                    Exposures 2013, Open Juried Photography Exhibit, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford, CT

2012            Old Worlds – New Views: Exhibition of Artworks from Ghana & Sicily, Silpe Gallery, HAS, CT
                    Hartford Art School Alumni Exhibition – Next Generation: 2002-2012, Envisionfest, Hartford, CT
                    sunstruck, Barnes-Franklin Art Gallery, Farmington, CT, two-person show
                   12th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT.
                   Images 2012, Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT.
                   The Object Stares Back, BFA Senior Thesis Exhibit Silpe Gallery, HAS, West Hartford, CT

2011            Underexposed: 20 Photographers Under 25, The Art of Collaborative Giving, Wallingford, CT

Awards & Grants:
2013            3rd Place – Exposures 2013 WHAL
2012            Sal Lopes and Herb Ascherman HAS Photographic Excellence Grant
Honorable Mention – Images 2012 31st Annual Competition & Exhibition
2011            3rd Place- University of Hartford International Study Abroad Photo Contest
Gladys B. and Robert E. Dunn Endowed Fund for International Study

Publications:
2012            “Third Annual Next Magazine Photo Contest,” Next Magazine, June 22nd 2012/Volume 19.52, pg. 22 &23

Expertise:

                   Technical:                                                                                       Software:
Large Format View Cameras (4×5, 8×10)                                                     Adobe Bridge
Medium Format (6×6, 6×645)                                                                        Adobe Photoshop
Analog/Digital SLR Cameras                                                                         Adobe Lightroom
Epson Printers                                                                                                  Image Print
Wacom Tablets                                                                                                 Flextight
Imacon Film Scanning                                                                                     EOS Capture
Lights (Strobes, External Flash)                                                                    Leaf Image Capture
Meters & Modifiers                                                                                          Photo Mechanic
C-41 Color Printing                                                                                          Shoot Q
B&W Wet Process (Archival & RC)                                                               Final Cut Pro
Cyanotypes, Van Dykes, Platinum Palladium, Salt Prints                        Microsoft Suit

Activities:
2012-2011              Secretary of ASMP’s Connecticut Chapter
Member, The National Society of Leadership and Success, http://www.societyleadership.org
                                President, University of Hartford Photo Club, which I helped establish
Juror, Underclassman Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School