ELYSE COX - Photographer/Retoucher

Professional Summary

Passionate, dedicated photographer with a true love for her craft. Adept at using natural light and equipment to create high-quality images. Outstanding photo editing and restoration skills with an exceptional knowledge of lighting and color theory. Detail-oriented team player successful at managing multiple priorities. Willingness to relocate, travel, and take on additional responsibilities to meet team goals.

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Education

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah & Atlanta, GA     Sep. 2015 - May 2020

BFA in Photography with minors in Fashion Photography and in Advertising Photography

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD (Transferred)   Sep. 2014 - May 2015

 

Positions/Internships

GAP  – Broken foot, two surgeries, recovery, and physical therapy Nov 2022 - Sept 2023 Recovered

Florida Keys History and Discovery Museum – Photo Restoration Intern Jun. 2022 - Aug. 2022

Digitized faded, damaged historical photographs.  Restored, retouched, and color corrected digitized photos.  Used proper archival techniques and materials to safely store historical photographic assets.  Recorded meta data for photos stored in collections.

Schneider Saddlery – Junior Visual Asset Specialist Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2022

Photographed products for e-commerce site, catalog, and other commercial uses.  Edited and cataloged photographic assets.  Worked with creative, marketing, and merchandising departments as well as external vendors to create, gather, store, and distribute visual assets as needed.

Georgia Governor’s Office – Photography Intern May 2021 - Aug. 2021

Took official photos during 2021 Legislative session which include photos in Governor’s ceremonial office; took documentary photos at events, speeches, and ceremonies.  Other responsibilities included pitch concepts and design graphics for social media; assist with filming and editing Governor’s video messages; catalog, color correct, and organize video footage; manage tags in photo gallery; work with communications team to plan and develop social media strategy and press releases.

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) – Photography Lab Monitor  Sep. 2019 - Mar. 2020

Responsible for supervising the lab, changing ink and chemistry as needed, checking out equipment to students, problem solving with gear in labs, and a model of proper behavior required by the photography department.

DiFrancesco Plastic Surgery – Photo and Video Production Intern Aug. 2019 - Mar. 2020

Responsibilities include edit patient and procedural photos/videos for patient records and medical publications/presentations, produce and edit photos/videos for educational, promotional, and advertising publication, and perform other office duties upon request.

Camp Barney Medintz – Media Photographer Jun. 2019 - Jul. 2019

Duties included: capturing photos of campers per daily schedule, daily upload of images to server, and maintenance of photography equipment.

 

Technology Skills

Operating Systems: Mac, Windows 

Adobe: Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, PhotoRaw, Bridge, Premiere

Lighting Systems: Broncolor, Profoto

Imaging Software: Capture One

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Social Media: Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter (X), Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube