FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER

2009 - PRESENT

DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA

Portrait, documentary, conceptual, fine art and editorial photography;
digital and analog; large-format (4x5)

ArtTrak AND SHANGO GALLERIES

VALERIE
THOMPSON
PHOTOGRAPHER

I am a photographer and creative

with a keen interest in cultures and
travel. I was born in Dallas, Texas but
grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. I
have participated in various student
exchange programs to India, France
and Canada, and have also worked
with Indigenous Australians in the
Outback of South Australia. After high
school, I returned to the U.S. to
attend university. Over summer 2013,
I took part in a study abroad program
in Indonesia, honing my photography
skills, while immersing myself in the
Balinese culture. I am currently
pursuing my MFA in Photography at
the San Francisco A rt Institute.

(214) 609-7119
valerieelisethompson@gmail.com
www.valeriethompsonphoto.com
@vthompson_smu

REFERENCES

OCTOBER 2013
MAY 2014

INTERN DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA

Duties include photographing items for auction, restoration of artifacts,
research for appraisals, attending live auctions and attending individual
appraisals and client consultations.

DALLAS OBSERVER
PHOTO INTERN DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA

Responsible for capturing, editing and submitting materials on deadline
and photographing assigned events for web slideshows, web articles and
blog posts and print articles

SUMMER 2013

THE HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART

SUMMER 2012

CURATORIAL INTERN TAOS, NEW MEXICO

Responsible for preparation of exhibition spaces, hanging exhibitions,
organizing and cataloguing artwork in storage, updating information in
the Museums database and retrieval of artworks loaned to various
exhibitions or donated to the Museum; I also compiled a directory of
artists for the Museum and produced a comprehensive exhibition guide

2011-2012

THE DAILY UPDATE

SMU-TVS WEEKDAY MORNING, STUDENT-PRODUCED NEWS BROADCAST

6 a.m. crew call: proficiencies include operating server, audio board, cameras,
teleprompter stillstore, CG, writing and floor directing

Proficient in use of Final Cut Pro, Sony PD170 mini DV camera, AVID
iNews, iPhoto, Canon EOS Rebel T2i and T3i, Canon 5D Mark III.
Knowledgeable handling both server and studio cameras; versatile
with stillstore and CG; learning directing, producing and anchoring

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), Adobe
Photoshop, Mac/PC, Bridge, InDesign (basic working proficiency),
Social Media Platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Google Plus, Wordpress)

Advanced French

Robert Gill (443) 945-0517

[Photography robertgillphoto@
professor]
gmail.com

John Buxton
(214) 789-4695
BA JOURNALISM; MINORS:
[Internship jbuxton@
STUDIO ART, FRENCH
supervisor, arttrak.com
SOUTHERN METHODIST
ArtTrak]
UNIVERSITY DALLAS, TEXAS


Robert Hart
(214) 808-3920
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society;
[Photojournalism robert@
National Society of Collegiate
professor, SMU] roberthart.com
Scholars

- GPA: 3.7

MAY 2 014
[Cum Laude]


ANTICIPATED
GRADUATION
MAY 2 016

PRODUCTION
EDITING
PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPUTER SKILLS

LANGUAGES

MFA PHOTOGRAPHY CANDIDATE

SAN FRANCISCO A RT INSTIUTESAN
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA