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Resume
B.C. HELM
400 Merrimac Way #43
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714.322.7827
EXPERIENCE:
Auto Club of Southern California, Costa Mesa, CA. March 2003 to present
Sales agent, Assist prospective AAA insureds with insurance policies (auto, home, earthquake, watercraft, personal umbrella) and club membership.
Rossier Park School, Buena Park, CA. January 2001 to December 2002.
*Taught photography elective, including Adobe Photoshop, to special education youths in crisis.
*Worked as substitute teacher in high school, middle school and developmentally disabled student classrooms.
*Worked as instructional assistant in high school and middle school classrooms.
Los Angeles Times Ventura, CA. April 1999 - September 2000
chief photographer/staff photographer
*Oversaw staff of 6 photographers in 5 area bureaus.
*Covered general news, features, sports and long-term stories.
*Used Adobe Photoshop, film and flatbed scanners to prepare photos for publication.
Western Newspapers Inc. Prescott, AZ. April 1995 - March 1999
staff photographer
*Covered general news, features, sports and long-term stories.
*Used Adobe Photoshop, film and flatbed scanners to prepare images for publication.
*Used Nikon/Kodak first-generation 35mm SLR digital cameras (1997-1999).
EDUCATION:
Prescott College Prescott, AZ. Graduated December 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, minored in photography and liberal arts.
Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, CA. No degree earned at CSUF. Studied journalism, photography and liberal arts.
Cypress Community College Cypress, CA. Graduated June 1988 with an Associate of Arts in journalism. Also studied photography and liberal arts.
SKILLS:
The ability to make compelling news, feature and sports photographs, detail-oriented, good people skills, productive and efficient in all aspects of my job. Also a strong writer and good with layout and design. Hard-working, punctual, focussed and driven to be the best journalist I can become.
REFERENCES:
* Tom Hood, photographer, Associated Press, at 928.925.1204.
* Karen Despain, (now retired) managing editor, Prescott Daily Courier, at 928.776.8406
* Charles Rich, sportswriter, Los Angeles Times Community News, at 818.249.5650.
* Alan Hagman, Sr. Photo Editor, Los Angeles Times, at 213.237.6324.
* Dana Bowler, staff photographer, Ventura County Star, at 805.443.3027.
* Maija-Liisa Young, staff writer, Sacramento Bee, at maija_liisa@hotmail.com.
* Connie Apodaca, former curriculum director, Rossier Park School, at 714.638.0916.
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About working at the Prescott Daily Courier ...
In September 1994, while continuing my education at Prescott College, I contacted Tom Hood, chief photographer with the Prescott Daily Courier, to ask if he would mentor me for a college course in advanced photojournalism. He agreed. At first, I went on assignments with Tom, watching how he worked with his subject matter. After a few assignments, Tom allowed me to handle assignments on my own. Fortunately, I came back to the office with useable images. One day, six months later, my studies complete, Tom's assistant quit her job as staff photographer. That day, Tom offered me the job. Four years later, I left the Courier to return to my home in southern California. Today, more than 7 years after leaving Prescott, I still consider that small southwestern town my home ...
About working with the Los Angeles Times
I moved back to southern California in April 1999, having worked for 4 years at the Prescott Daily Courier, knowing I needed a new challenge. Prior to moving back, I sent more than a dozen resumes to newspapers across California. One paper, the Los Angeles Times, answered. The Times had an opening in its community news division in Thousand Oaks. I don't think I had ever been in Thousand Oaks. Anyhow, I took the job, and for about a year and a half, I worked as a staff photographer with the Times in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, before being promoted to chief photographer, and working for 2 months in Ventura. Then, 6 months after the Tribune Company bought the the Times Mirror Corp., I and more than 200 photographers, writers, editors, and other staffers, were let go, thanks to corporate downsizing.
My E-mail
bch_cameraeye@yahoo.com
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