OBJECTIVE
Primarily a portrait and dance photographer, I am also a capable designer, seeking to combine my talents and services to promote the performing arts: theatre, dance, music, TV/film.
PROFILE
I possess a unique combination of skills and experience, in front of and behind the camera, on stage and off as a dancer, to relate to performers and their search for personal success.
RELEVANT WORK AND EXPERIENCE
CLAIRE BUFFIE:photography&design, 2005 - present
commercial portraiture, dance photography, weddings, branding, print and web design
movmnt magazine, 2008 - 2009
graphic designer and photographer for a quarterly focus magazine in fashion, dance, music and pop culture
Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance Intern, 2006 - 2008
marketing and promotional design and photography for the University Theatre Box Office
Lois Greenfield Photography, NY, NY, 2007
dance photography intern, photographer’s assistant, office manager’s assistant, marketing design
Macfadden Performing Arts Media, NY, NY, 2007
marketing design intern for 7 major dance magazines including Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, American Cheerleader
PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS
Digital, medium format, 35 mm film formats
Studio lighting
Postproduction editing and retouching
Black and white darkroom experience
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite 4
Basic Web Design with Dreamweaver and CSS
Canon flatbed and Nikon negative scanners
Microsoft Office
Proficient in Macintosh and PC
RELATED SHOWS AND HONORS
Momentum: Images of Dance, 2008
sponsored by the Ethel Walker School & Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet
1st Place College Division
create.capture.captivate, Honors Thesis, April 2007 - create.capture.captivate II, Sept. 2007
show 1: thesis research on Lois Greenfield - dance photography gallery - 12-month calendar
show 2: reflective show of my work from Lois Greenfield’s studio internship
Ball State Student Art Show (Juried), 2004 & 2008
Joe and Carol Trimmer Scholarship for Most Outstanding Honors Thesis, 2008
Fine Arts Scholarship, Art, 2004 - 2008
John and Aline Emens Scholarship, Leadership 2004 - 2008
Presidential Scholarship, Academic, 2004 - 2008
EDUCATION
B.F.A. Visual Communications - Cum Laude - Academic Honors - 3.799/4.0
Concentration: Photography - Minor: Dance Performance
Ball State University - Muncie, IN - 2008
CONTACT
257 Water Street, Apt 2A - New York, NY 10038 - 646.469.7559 - CB.clairebuffie@gmail.com