Valerie Thompson

Photographer / Owner @ Valerie Thompson Photography

About

Valerie Thompson is a Texas-born, Australia-raised human being designing, illustrating, shooting weddings and laughing at her own jokes in Dallas, TX

Country

United States

City

Dallas

Industry

Photography

Skill

Photography, Social Networking, Blogging, Social Media, Graphic Design, Fine Art, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Typography, Marketing, PowerPoint, WordPress, Research, Editing, Microsoft Word, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, Teamwork

Experience

Photographer / Owner

Valerie Thompson Photography

2017-8 - Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

I am a wedding and couples photographer based in the DFW area and down to hang worldwide.

Contract Graphic Designer

Tractorbeam

2017-11 - 2018-2 · 4 mos

Graphic Designer

Granada Theater

2016-8 - 2017-11 · 1 yr 4 mos

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Photography / Gallery Intern

ArtTrak

2013-10 - 2014-5 · 8 mos

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Shot images of items and artifacts for auction weekly in the in-house studio for www.shango.arttrak.com. - Restored artifacts using industry standard methods, procedures and materials to ensure archival durability. - Conducted supporting preliminary research for appraisals, using industry-reputable online resources such as artnet.com and askart.com.

Photography Intern

Dallas Observer

2013-6 - 2013-9 · 4 mos

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Provided photographic coverage of events, concerts, local bars, restaurants and places of interest for weekly magazine on a quick turnaround. - Shot images to accompany editorial web slideshows, web articles, blog posts and print articles. - Edited and re-touched a high volume of images in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge. - Coordinated with media contacts for photographic assignments.