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

OCTOBER 2013
MAY 2014

INTERN DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA

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
(214) 609currently
pursuing my MFA in
7119
valerieelisethompson@gmail
.com
www.valeriethompsonphoto.
com
@vthompson_smu

REFERENCES
Robert Gill
0517
[Photography
robertgillphoto@
professor]

(443) 945-

gmail.com

John Buxton
4695
[Internship
jbuxton@
supervisor,
arttrak.com
ArtTrak]

(214) 789-

Robert Hart

(214) 808-

Duties include photographing items for auction, restoration

of artifacts, research for appraisals, attending live auctions
and attending individual appraisals and client
consultations.

DALLAS OBSERVER

SUMMER 2013

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 2012

THE HARWOOD MUSEUM OF ART

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

PRODUCTION
EDITING
PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPUTER SKILLS

LANGUAGES

BA JOURNALISM; MINORS:
STUDIO ART, FRENCH
SOUTHERN METHODIST
UNIVERSITY DALLAS,
TEXAS
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor
Society; National Society of
Collegiate Scholars
- GPA: 3.7

MAY
2014
[Cum
Laude]
ANTICIPATE
D
GRADUATI
ON MAY

MFA PHOTOGRAPHY CANDIDATE

SAN FRANCISCO ART
INSTIUTESAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA