Summer Robyn Pierce
summer@summerpiercephotography.com
www.summerpiercephotography.com
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Magazine Photographer: Photographed portraits of 22 Luxury Home Tour Builders around the Twin Cities for the April 2002, June 2002, April 2003, and June 2003 issues of Midwest Home and Garden; Photographed luxury home interiors for the March 2002 issue of Midwest Home and Garden; Photographed a fund-raising event for Minnesota Monthly. Tom Gavaras (612) 371-5812.
Textbook Photographer: Photographed artist at work for textbook entitled: "Portfolios Grade 6" by Barrett/Kendall Publishing Company. Robyn Turner (512) 472-8092.
Trade Book Photographer: Chief portrait photographer for book entitled:
“Texas Wisewomen: ‘Let me tell you what I’ve learned,’” published July 2002 and now in it’s 3rd printing; Author and photographer for story entitled “It’s in the Bag,” a chapter in the book, “Silent, They Speak,” a collection of photo documentaries. Theresa May (Exec. Editor, University of Texas Press) (512) 471-4278.
Event Photographer: Official Photographer of Minneapolis Uptown Art Fair 2001 and 2002. Cindy Fitzpatrick (612) 823-4581. Covered various events (concerts, sports, etc.) for Arizona Hispana Newspaper. Joe Ramirez (520) 979-0517.
Digital Photographer: Food (including two images featured on MSN homepages), hotels, weddings, restaurants, portraits of radio station personalities (WLTE, MIX 104), 360 degree IPIX images, engagement portraits, individual portraits, animal portraits, product shots, interiors of businesses for websites and print. Patty Mitchell (612) 529-4513.
Portrait Photographer: Families, children, babies, high school seniors, engagements sessions, business portraits, proms/homecoming dances in-studio and on-location. The Photographer’s Guild (Lisa Jaster) (651) 646-3239, Vernon May Studio (Renea Olsen) (651) 633-3040.
Wedding Photographer: Digital wedding photographer- over 200 weddings photographed; 35 mm black & white photojournalistic candids.
Evergreen Studios (Susan Hoermann) (512) 450-0418; Accent Photography (Gregory Gittsovich) (763) 383-0589.
Commercial Photographer: Four covers for a real estate magazine; Architectural residential interiors for luxury home builders; Product shots for various clients for web and print. De la Frontera (Scott Horsak) (254) 718-4119; Cypress Industries (Tom Lonsdale).
Sports Photographer: Photographed University of Texas basketball, University of Texas swimming, University of Texas track and field, University of Arizona swimming, University of Arizona gymnastics, Olympic rowing, skydiving, St. Paul Saints minor league baseball, soccer.
Newspaper Photographer: Staff Photographer for The Daily Texan, an award-winning student newspaper, Photographer for Arizona Hispana, a bi-weekly Hispanic newspaper in Tucson.
Digital Retouch Artist: Digital retouching, cropping, and order preparation for all orders that came through the studios; Prepared, burned images onto CD’s, and sent all orders to the lab. The Photographer’s Guild (Lisa Jaster) (651) 646-3239, Vernon May Studio (Renea Olsen) (651) 633-3040, Envisions Photography (Joe Ramirez) (520) 979-0517, Lance Fairchild Photography (Pam or Lance Fairchild) (520) 622-3885.
MANAGEMENT:
Digital and Web Photographer/Manager of a Photo Department: Researched, found, and managed freelance photographers- assigned projects, edited, scanned, and put images on-line, handled freelance paperwork; Scanned all images (prints, slides, negatives) needed in office and manipulated in Photoshop as needed; Scheduled all photo shoots and interacted with clients.
PHOTO EDITOR: Photo editor of various documentaries for the book, “Silent, They Speak,” a collection of photo documentaries; photo editor for all freelancers as well as my own work.
MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Magazine and newspaper layout and design for various class projects at The University of Texas.
WEB DESIGN: Utilize Microsoft FrontPage and html to design, build, and update my own website as well as client websites.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Individually taught various professional photographers to utilize Photoshop to retouch portraits.
SKILLS:
EDUCATION:
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism specializing in Photojournalism
Graduated: August, 1999
EXPERIENCE:
Karen Almond Photography
Dallas, TX October 2004- July 2005
Sally Larroca Photography
Dallas, TX August 2004- July 2005
Arizona Hispana Newspaper
Tucson, Arizona November 2003- July 2004
Lance Fairchild Photography
Tucson, Arizona July 2003- May 2005
Envisions Photography
Tucson, Arizona June 2003- May 2005
Minnesota Monthly/Midwest Home and Garden Magazines
Minneapolis, Minn. October 2001 – April 2003
Accent Photography by Gregory Gittsovich
Plymouth, Minn. September 1999 – May 2003
The Photographer's Guild
St. Paul, Minn. July 2001- January 2003 and July 2005- July 2006
Vernon May Studio
St. Paul, Minn. July 2001- January 2003 and July 2005- July 2006
On the Level, Inc. freelancer
Carver, Minn. February 2003 – April 2003
Pillar Homes freelancer
Wayzata, Minn. August 2002 – December 2003
Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minn. October 1999 – March 2001
Freelance photographer until July 2002
Barrett/Kendall Publishing Company
Austin, Texas 1996 – 2000
University of Texas Press
Austin, Texas 1996 – 2000
Evergreen Studios
Austin, Texas February 1998 – August 1999
University of Texas College of Communications
Austin, Texas 1998
The Daily Texan
Award-winning student newspaper
University of Texas at Austin Summer 1997