PROFESSIONAL GOAL
- A career in photography doing freelance commercial work while owning a small business designed to support the handmade goods and artwork of the local community
- University of West Georgia: expected graduation fall 2008
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, concentration in photography
- GPA (4.0 scale): overall 3.62
- Honors College member 2003-2004
- HOPE scholarship recipient
- Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Student Art Exhibition, February 2008
- “Good Things Come in Small Packages,” Group Exhibition, University of West Georgia, December 2007
- “Threshold,” Group Exhibition, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, October 2007
- Museum of Contemporary Art GA’s 6th Annual Pin-up Show and Auction, September 2007
- Juried Student Exhibition at University of West Georgia, Juror Brian Taylor, April 2007
- University of West Georgia's “Big Night”, April 2007
- Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Student Art Exhibition, January 2007
ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCE
- Student Advisory Committee, UWG art department, photography representative. Fall 2007 - graduation
- Internship at McClain Photography and American Fast Photo 2007 - present
- Running online shop for handmade goods and photography
- Freelance photography jobs including engagement portraits, weddings, class reunion, architectural documentation, artwork documentation, pet photography, and general portraiture
- Volunteer work for Hands on Atlanta and Camp Twin Lakes
- Use of darkroom equipment
- Development and printing from black and white negatives
- Knowledge of digital, medium format, and 35 mm SLR cameras
- Knowledge of Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of AGFA photo printer and C-41 film processing machines
- Construction of custom frames and pinhole cameras
- Lighting and metering techniques for portrait photography
- Digital restoration of antique prints
- Slide documentation of artwork
- Passport photos
- Brandy Joiner (editor), Eclectic: The Arts and Literary Magazine of West Georgia, 2008 Edition, Artwork submission and acceptance of 3 images
- Fontez Brooks, The West Georgian, “Cultural Arts Center Hosts Students Work in ‘Threshold’ Gallery,” Volume 57, Issue 10, October 24, 2007
