FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER

DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA

2009 - PRESENT

Portrait, documentary, conceptual, fine art and editorial photography;

digital and analog; large-format (4x5)

ArtTrak AND SHANGO GALLERIES

VALERIE
THOMPSON
I am a photographer, creative and
multimedia journalist 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

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

OCTOBER 2013
MAY 2014

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

SOCIETY BRIDE

APRIL 2013
SEPTEMBER
2013

SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA

Responsible for brand development through launching and managing the
bridal blog Instagram account, maintaining the Twitter account and
fostering existing and forming new consumer-blog relationships via social
media platforms.

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
[Internship jbuxton@
BA JOURNALISM; MINORS:
supervisor, arttrak.com
STUDIO ART, FRENCH
ArtTrak]
SOUTHERN METHODIST

UNIVERSITY DALLAS, TEXAS
Robert Hart
(214) 808-3920

[Photojournalism robert@
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society;
professor, SMU] roberthart.com
National Society of Collegiate

Scholars
- GPA: 3.7

MAY 2 014
[Cum Laude]


ANTICIPATED
GRADUATION
MAY 2 016

2011-2012

PRODUCTION
EDITING
PHOTOGRAPHY
COMPUTER SKILLS

LANGUAGES

MFA PHOTOGRAPHY CANDIDATE

SAN FRANCISCO A RT INSTIUTESAN
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA