dane verret - photographer
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This is a portfolio of my photography. It contains a deverse array of images I've taken over the years in my own, personal style.TRANSCRIPT
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Dane VerretPhotographer New Orleans, LA
Street * Island * Field Music * Fashion * Dance And so on and such and such
The photos in my portfolio are part of a diverse collection taken from 2008 to today. I take pictures wher-ever I go, but my goal is always to capture the mood of a place, and to see things in ways that the eye nor-mally can’t. Thank you for your in-
terest and enjoy!
email: oathello@gmail
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II started taking pic-tures in high school. It was 2006 months after Hur-ricane Katrina swept in and gave the city a black eye. Afterschool program-ming was important to the school: it kept us out of trobule. I chose photog-raphy. Everyday I would drive into the city and see wreckage. To keep my-self sane I began to look at it in different ways, sometimes for very spe-cific images, othertimes I wanted to capture the way I felt in the moment. Photography helps me to translate what I see and how I feel most easily. Since high school I’ve experiemented with both B&W and Digital photogra-phy. My current weapon of choice is the Nikon D40. If my pockets ever swell up I’ll get an upgrade.
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In my photography, I like symmetry and contrast. Between light and shade, subjects, and an-gles. My lifestyle and pockets do not limit my art. I can find a story or mood wherever I go. All I need is my camera. The challenge in any given situation is part of why photog-raphy interests me. That, and I like a good challenge.
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When I was younger my goal was to get around the world using my cam-era and my eyes.
Knowledge and travel motivate me.
I aspire to be: a Black, Male Doro-thea Lange.
Another goal: Get a studio to prac-tice portraiture. * * *
My style of photography was influ-enced by my home and my first teach-er. New Orleans is a port city, a mythical place, but also a tourist attraction. I’d walk past all these postcard bins with the typical shots of the city--the French Quar-ter, Mardi Gras, etc.-- and imme-diately ask how the image could be better. When I got my camera I set out to do exactly that. I wanted to show the grain of whevever I was. I feel that there are very subtle forces at play in an area, person, image.
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My photography attempts to draw out those forces and emotions we feel towards certain places and people.
Hire me.
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I met my first photography teacher back in that first high-school class. He was a grungy Buffalo, NY Yan-kee Carpetbagger who liked Ken Kesey. I picked up on his cynicism. He taught me how to use the camera, of course, but mainly it was his philosophy that I collected bits and piec-es of. And of the parts I collected was the phrase: “Art removes fear.” I first thought it removed fear for the viewer. Now I think it removes fear from the creator. If you be-lieve in hoodoo-ish kinds of things, anyway.
Peace and Afros,
Dane Verret
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Dane W. Verret │[email protected]/[email protected]│ New Orleans, LA 70126 │
EDUCATION Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT Bachelor of Arts, expected 2012Major: English – Creative Writing Minor: ArabicNew Orleans Charter for Science and Math, New Orleans, LAEnrolled 2006-2008• Graduated in top 10% of class (68 graduates) GPA 3.4Redeemer Seton Catholic High School, New Orleans, LAEnrolled 2004-2005
HONORS House of Blues – Blues Ambassador Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence Asante Cultural Arts Award - Poetry
EXPERIENCECenter for Campus Activities and Learning, Middlebury, VT October 2009 - PresentTechnical Assistant• Maintained AV Equipment in campus Student Center and at additional sites (concerts, presentations) when required.• Assisted supervisor with equipment layout and documented events.Middlebury Externships: Dandelion Films October 2009Production Intern• Assisted Film Producer in completion of a documentary biopic on Spoken Word Poet Lemon Andersen. • Worked at sites in and around New York City. Assisted the Producer with organization around the set. Learned basics of film production. Allianz Foundation Fellowship - Island Press Publishing Company June 2009 - August 2009Foundation Fellow/Publicity & Marketing Intern• Received a grant and the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in the Publishing field.• Drafted promotional materials for pending book releases, author events under the guidance of Island Press staff and Assisted in coordinating long-term marketing campaigns.• Completed two major projects as an Allianz Fellow: 1) Development of a promotional strategy to improve company re-lations with college students and activist groups. 2) Creation of a database to store contact info and marketing re-search.Times Picayune, New Orleans, LA June 2008 - August 2008Student Reporter/Photographer• Reported and photographed stories focusing on the recovery of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. • Interviewed locals and mission workers to record their personal experiences and insights.• Collaborated with fellow interns and Times Picayune staff to create a news publication titled The Youth Times.
ACTIVITIESDistinguished Men of Color, Co-President/Founder (2009-Present)Verbal Onslaught Spoken Word Lounge, Emcee (2009-Present)WRMC – Middlebury College Radio – DJ (2009-Present51 Programming Board, Board Member (2009-Present)Middlebury Capoeira Club, Member (2008-Present)