EDUCATION PARSONS SCHOOL FOR DESIGN WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE VS. MAGAZINE, FASHION ASSISTANT THE DELI MAGAZINE, PHOTOGRAPHER DC3 CREATES, PHOTOGRAPHER & RETOUCHER WOMEN’S WEAR DAILY, PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT & INTERN WALTER SCHUPFER PHOTO AGENCY, INTERN SKILLS ON LOCATION AND STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY REFERENCES THOMAS WERNER PAOLO DE GREGARIO SARAH HASTED ROBERT MITRA TODD IRWIN PRINT Vogue China EXHIBITIONS 2011 "Gradient Series" | Solo Exhibition
New York, NY | BFA Photography, 2010
Dean’s List
Kalamazoo, MI | BFA Photography Program, 2006-2008
New York, NY | 2011-present
(Assisting the Fashion Director and Editor in Chief)
New York, NY | 2010-present
(In-house photographer, contributor/photographer for covers and feature spreads, digital-retoucher, support editor in chief with feature stories)
New York, NY | 2009-present
(Photographed for Lord & Taylor, Ready366, You The Man Campaign, Dileonardo Interior Design Firm, and SPEXCLUB Eyewear Campaign and Website Launch)
New York, NY | Photo Assistant, 2009
(Studio and location set design, styling & set up, camera equipment prep & breakdown, with active visual exchange employment)
New York, NY | Intern, 2008 - 2009
(Photographer’s portfolio assembly, editing, & arrangement, with active visual exchange employment)
PHOTO EDITING AND CURATION
MASTERY OF DIGITAL AND FILM PHOTOGRAPHY AND EQUIPMENT
DIGITAL POST-PRODUCTION: RETOUCHING, COLOR CORRECTION, DIGITAL PRINTING, AND COMPOSITING
FILM DARKROOM PROCESSING AND PRINTING (COLOR, BLACK AND WHITE)
STUDIO MANAGEMENT: OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, ARCHIVING, FILING, AND CATALOGUING
MAC & WINDOWS – PHOTOSHOP CS5, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, AFTER AFFECTS, DREAMWEAVER
MS OFFICE, AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP
WEB DESIGN – HTML, CSS
Director of Photography, Parsons the New School for Design | wernert@newschool.edu
Editor in Chief, The Deli Magazine | paolo@thedelimagazine.com
Owner, Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery | shasted@hastedhunt.com
Photographer, Women’s Wear Daily | robertmitra@wwd.com
CEO, DC3 Creates | todd@dc3creates.com
ONE Magazine
PDN PIX
Ben Trovato
One Magazine
New York, NY
2011 PDN'S "THE LOOK" Finalist and Winner
New York, NY
2010 ISCP | Breakfast; A Slideshow Exhibition
Brooklyn, NY
2010 Three Gallery | In/Out(Side)
New York, NY
2010 Thomas Werner Gallery | Constructing Identities
New York, NY
2009 Georgia O’Keefe Museum | Constructing Identities
Sante Fe, NM
2009 Three Gallery | Yolk Exhibition
New York, NY
2008 Parsons New School For Design | Photofeast
New York, NY
2008 Muddy’s | Solo Exhibition
Portland, OR
2007 SACI | Print Show
Firenze, Italy
2006 Western Michigan University | Print Show
Kalamazoo, MI
