Michael Garten
2 College St. Box A-37
Providence, RI 02903
703.402.7579
Education:
Rhode
Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
(RISD)
Bachelor
of Fine Arts photography, graduation 2006, (GPA 3.2)
Brown University, Providence, RI
Film
Theory in department of Modern Culture and Media (GPA 3.5)
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA
Freshmen
foundation (GPA 3.8)
Work Experience:
Summer
2004
Cue Art Foundation, New York,
NY (6/04~ 8/04)
Interning for this non-profit organization
helped with grant writing, applied for the foundation to receive non-profit
mailing status through the USPS, and crated/ handled artwork.
Fall
2003
Risd Photo Department,
Providence, RI (9/03~ 6/04)
As a photo technician I maintained chemistry in
both the black and white and color darkroom facilities, as well as fixed broken
darkroom and camera equipment.
Fall
2000
Magna Photo, Clifton, VA
(6/00~ 8/02)
As a photo technician I maintained chemistry,
printed, developed film, customer sails, and minor supervision of other
employees. This job familiarized
me with the Ra-4, E-6, and C-41 processes, as well as maintenance of commercial
processors.
Skills:
Photography:
Proficiency with; 35 mm, medium format, large
format (4x5 & 8x10), canon 10-D digital SLR cameras.
Darkroom: negative processing, black and white
printing, c-printing, digital inkjet printing, mating/ mounting, toning.
Studio: Proficient with studio lighting
equipment, and portable lighting equipment, for portraiture, table top, copy
stand, and architectural lighting.
Computer:
Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,
and Image ready, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Final Cut Pro. Mac or Pc friendly.