Curriculum Vitae

Rochester, NY 14580  

Cell 207-504-6776  thebethanycouture@gmail.com

Employment

Freelance: NY Chapter December, 2018 - December 2020

Photo booth, events, portraits, retouch, video editing, social media brand content, and work for hire.

Myers Creative Imaging: May - August 2024 & January- May 2022

Photographer’s assistant, producer, video editor, retouch, digital asset management, digital technician, content creator for social media, load and unload equipment, set up and strike equipment, set up craft table, host casting calls, organize prop house, run errands, purchase office supplies, update online presence on all platforms, and office work using Capture One, Adobe Creative Suite, Adage, Workbook.

Citizen Action- Rochester, NY Chapter: December, 2018 - December 2020

Photographed lobby days, protest rallies, fundraisers and events for children with autism. Designed bags for new membership gifts and organized events.

Lifetouch- Rochester, NY: October, 2016 - October 2017

Preschool Photographer: February 2017 - October 2017

Consisted traveling up to 100 mile radius in a day, early mornings, 10-15 hour days in a fast paced setting. Expected to lift 50+ pounds, set up and strike sets, photograph 50+ kids in a day, 3-9 poses each, edit quickly, conduct confirmation calls, complete daily and weekly paperwork, maintain camera and gear. 


Target Portrait Studios: November 2016 - February 2017

Photographer, sales, answering phones, making confirmation calls, sorting, organizing, cleaning, editing photographs, and setting up backdrops.

Camp Etna Spiritualist Camp Ground - Etna, Maine: July, 2010 - September, 2016

Rental Manager: Rented out rooms and cottages, book keeping, housekeeping, organized supplies, maintenance, lawn care, opened and closed seasonal buildings. Alongside designing and distributing marketing materials, templates for paperwork, signs, generated content for social media, and event planning.


Education

Rochester Institute of Technology- Rochester, NY -  Graduated December 2024

Bachelors in Photo Arts and Sciences - Advertising Photography - GPA 3.82

Monroe Community College- Rochester, NY - Graduated 2022

Associates in Visual Communication - Photography - GPA 3.98

Andover College - Lewiston, Maine - Graduated 2008

Associates Degree in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship - GPA 4.0

Acknowledgements

Summa Cum Laude - RIT 2024

Graduated within the top one percent of my entire graduating class at MCC Class of 2022

William Lagerway & Faith Prather Endowed Scholarship for Students in Photography- 2021 & 2022 

RIT’s Photo Day - #ritphotodayprize 2021 - Image of Distinction (2nd place)

Participated in two online galleries- May 2021 & September 2021

Culture, History & Memory: Bridging Rochester’s Past & Present

https://sites.monroecc.edu/humanities/culture-history-memory/corinthian-hall/

Art 52nd Street

https://www.2021-52nd.com/%EC%95%84%ED%8B%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8

Dean's List- December 2020,  May 2021, December 2021, May 2022, December 2022, May 2023, December 2023, May 2024, Dec 2025

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member- Since 2020