Resume
Kendra Brennan
(773) 807-0125
kendra.a.brennan@gmail.com
EDUCATION
December 2007 Columbia College Chicago
• BA in Photography
• Graduated with honors
• Studied abroad at Dublin Institute of Technology, Fall 2006.
• Project Manager for CITY, an exhibition in Filmbase Gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Fall 2006 – Academic Excellence Scholarship Award,
Spring 2007 Columbia College Chicago
INTERNSHIPS
05/07-08/07 Rick Aguilar Studios
• Responsible for photo editing, which includes image manipulation, enhancement, transformation, selection, and resizing, utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, and Bridge software programs.
08/07-06/08 Karant & Associates
• Responsible for assisting with book design process:
o Collaborated with the company’s team of associates on the style, format, and design of the book’s image content.
o Scheduled client photo sessions and assisted lead photographer.
o Compiled promotional and data research for marketing purposes and assembled promotional packages for authors, clients, and publishers.
EXPERIENCE
March 2000-
June 2000 Photographer, CHADON Studio, Bloomington, IN
• Photographed social functions privately contracted by Indiana University organizations.
04/01-08/01 Photographic Assistant, Margot Schulman
Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
• Charged with handling equipment, including setting up the lights, props, backdrops, loading film, and test shots.
Summer 2007
Photographic Assistant, Patsy McEnroe
Photographic Assistant, Susan Kezon
Photographic Assistant, Mark Ballogg
08/07-06/09 Production Assistant, Rick Aguilar Studios
3100 N. California Ave. Chicago, IL
• Responsible for production work which includes, downloading cards, editing images, special effects, assembling proof albums, slideshow and DVD creation, uploading online proofs, preparing purchase orders, and mail merging and data entry.
• Responsible for formatting the layout and content of the company’s website.
08/08-12/08 Photoshop Retoucher, Picture Day Studios
2814 N. Kedzie Blvd. Chicago, IL
• Charged with handling image editing, file formatting, uploading files to the company database, and produced order proofs for client’s approval.
• Effectively executed the preparation and completion of purchase orders under strict deadlines.
EXHIBITIONS
June 4, 2006 Expressions
Theatre Building Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
December 12, 2006 CITY
Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland , Project Manager
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, Bridge, InDesign, Acrobat 9, Microsoft Office Suite, iDVD, iMovie. HD, iCal.
