Tim Berger

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An opportunity presented itself, and I have been having a great time ever since. I teach photojournalism to photography students who want to be part of the school newspaper, The Courier. This year is the 100th year the student-run publication has been publishing. My role as an adviser is a perfect fit given I have a lot of experience I can offer. I have a deep knowledge of photojournalism which, through teaching, have found a deeper appreciation for the craft. I also have a lot of layout and design experience which has proven useful since The Courier is produced in our classrooms every week.

Photograph marathons, half-marathons, bicycle races, mostly in Southern California and Western states.

Los Angeles Times management closed the 115-year-old Glendale News-Press, and the Burbank Leader and the La Canada Valley Sun on April 16, 2020. My role as a staff photographer comes to a close and I may have the dubious honor of photographing the last assignment for the long-time publication. Serendipity, if you may, as coronavirus may be the reason given for the closure and was the motivation for my final assignment.

This is my company. It is closed at the moment, but I still have the name.

The San Gabriel Valley Newsapaper Group is a collection of three daily newspapers including the Pasadena

* Managed the development of new technologies for the newspaper, including video, editing video and live, on-location video streaming * Editorial systems editor, by default, managing the maintenance and troubleshooting for Macintosh and PC computers, the newspaper's frontend Unisys system, and the newspaper's NGPS content management system for the Web * Maintained financial budgets to develop the newspaper for future media, including video and photo purchasing decisions, cameras, computers and software * Built a recording studio, along with a teleprompter I made from scratch, for video and audio interviews, and webcasts * Negotiated contracts with vendors for cell phones, broadband cards, photo and video equipment * Created a daily newspaper Webcast with breaking news and features from the newspaper coverage area * Trained video editing to photographers, reporters and editors * Developed a live, portable video streaming system to broadcast breaking news and sports to our Web sites from any location in the newspaper's coverage area * Researched and wrote statistics reports of reader behaviors by recognizing trends and recommending coverage plans * Performed performance evaluations of employees and managers * Public speaking at local colleges

* In charge of all visual aspects of the newspaper, including but not limited to usage of visuals, page design and layout, and typography * Redesigned the newspaper as the lead designer * Developed and taught the editorial style guide the designers use to layout the newspaper * Helped program Unisys, the editorial front end system for the newspaper * Maintained financial budgets for all visual departments * Performed performance evaluations of employees and managers * Expert in color evaluation, held responsible for color output perfection for special projects * Designed news pages and layouts * Created news and feature graphics

* Managed 10 staff photographers and an assistant photo editor * Managed photo budget for supplies, freelance photographers, repairs and services * Trained prepress department using Adobe Photoshop color management * Trained photo staff digital photography * Designed photo assignment system * Designed and maintained photo library system * Edited photos from wires and staff * Negotiated with agencies and freelance photographers for photos around the local area, the state and nationally

Photographed daily photo assignments for news, features and sports * Digital imaging to balanced color and black-and-white photos * Layout and design of photo pages * Color darkroom

Staff photographer up until the day it closed.

A very long internship.