Courtney Ross
67 Rolling Hills Drive, Wayne, New Jersey 07470
973.519.4266
throughcourtneyseyes (at)gmail.com
Education
Experience
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY Ewing, NJ
Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Visual Arts: Major in Photography, Minor in Graphic Design May 2019
Academics: 3.198 GPA, Dean’s List Spring 2016, Fall 2016 and Fall 2017
Rental Attendant, INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT ROOM, at TCNJ
Ewing, NJ
September 2016-Present
· Check equipment requested by a student to ensure all parts are included and that it is in proper
working condition
· Oversee returns and notify students when their equipment is overdue
· Check equipment upon return to ensure all items are included and that it is in proper working
Condition
Product Photographer, EARTHEN SOUL POTTERY,
Wayne, NJ
June 2016-Present
· Photograph ceramic pieces for website and print on an ongoing, as needed basis.
Event Photographer, SYNERGY DANCE COMPANY, at TCNJ
Ewing, NJ
April 2018
· Took various portrait photographs and dance routine videos during the annual Spring recital.
Photography Assistant, JESSIELYN PHOTOGRAPHY,
Bay Head, NJ
June 2018-August 2018, December 2018-August 2019
· Prepared, set up and broke down studio equipment
· Assisted with light/light diffuser/reflector during shoots
· Performed color correction for contact sheet photos and created and distributed contact sheets
· Edited client’s chosen photographs
· Assisted with general studio tasks and managed studio emails
Photography Assistant, JESSIELYN PHOTOGRAPHY,
The 2019 Miss New Jersey USA and Miss New Jersey Teen USA Competition
November 17-18, 2018
· Assisted with photograph package order placement
· Photographed crowning ceremonies
· Assisted with photo shoot of Miss New Jersey and Miss Teen New Jersey
Skills
Art Recognitions
- Photoshop
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Media Encoder
- Adobe Bridge
- Adobe Illustrator
- AdobeInDesign
- Adobe Final Cut Pro
- Darkroom Processing
- Featured artist at Trenton City Museum, February 2018
- Hopewell Valley Arts Council Photography Show: SecondPlace Fall Harvest Category, October 2017
- Boonton Dog Days of Summer in 2015, 2016 and 2017:Created a design which was sponsored by a local business and put into action ona life-sized fiberglass dog
- Gold Key Scholastic Art & Writing Award 2015 forExcellence in Visual Arts presented by The Montclair Art Museum and TheAlliance for Young Artists and Writers
- St. Catherine of Bologna Annual Photography, Art andPoetry Exhibition: Honorable Mention-Photography 2014, Honorable Mention-Photography201, Honorable Mention-Nature/Landscape-Photography and Judges Choice Award-Photography 2019
- Catskills Outdoor Photo Contest (Watershed Post.com):Honorable Mention- featured in the Catskills Outdoor Guide 2014, 2017
- Featured Artist ay ArtStart Art Exhibition atWilliam Paterson University 2014