Services
Profesional Care
I perform the following services in a professional capacity with clear expectations and objectives. Twenty years of work with artists, archives, digital image archives, record systems, collectors, estates, foundations, large content libraries, and art venues support my services and systems.
Clients work with me by hourly, project, or retainer agreements with clear expectations and objectives.
Representation and Relationships
Correspond with individuals, vendors, and organizations on behalf of the client's interests
Initiate and manage client relationships with galleries and licensing partners
Engage with client's new and established professional relationships
Research, identify, and pursue opportunities that advance goals
Support negotiations between the client and museums, galleries, buyers, and sellers
Licensing
Support all aspects of the licensing process for individual and volume work
Provide image licensing guidance for rights-managed and royalty free uses
Research, advise on, negotiate, and manage opportunities to license art
Oversee quality control of licensed art in print and online publications
Manage keyword and metadata logistics for licensing with stock photo agencies
Manage digital file specifications for licensing
Acquisitions, Exhibitions, and Sales
Manage the acquisitions and deaccessions process
Advise on donating artwork and use rights
Support placement in museum collections
Support inclusion in gallery exhibitions
Support the sales process
Support the collector's buying process
Provide education on photographic print types and valuation
Venues
Manage exhibition framing
Manage logistics from planning through return of materials
Consult on curatorial selections
Research ephemera and contextual information that support exhibitions
Curate images for workplace and residential spaces
Production
Evaluate prints for quality and condition
Manage production of gelatin silver and color pigment prints
Scan film and prints for book, magazine, and online use
Manage digital art files for book and web output
Consult on and produce artwork framing and glazing
Artwork, Images, Archives, and Collections
Evaluate existing record systems
Implement digital record systems for inventory, sales, consignments, and provenance
Evaluate digital files and metadata for clarity, redundancy, and usability
Provide appraisal support
Provide catalogue raisonné support
Provide archival preservation for photographs and works on paper
Travel and Meetings
Meet in person at the client's location
Meet client contacts at their locations
Visit prospective venues to establish new client relationships
Meet by video and phone
Frequently Asked Questions
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I have worked with individuals and organizations since 1998. I formed my LLC in 2012. Through these experiences I honed my expertise to know why, what, where, and how image and text content is used for distinct audiences. I have also been involved with digital asset management systems for small and large organizations.
I earned a BA in commercial photography at Brooks Institute of Photography, a history BA at Kenyon College, and studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Using my knowledge of visual artists and art markets I have given ASMP live presentations and webinars.
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I work with individuals and organizations with cultural and educational missions who need archive services and systems to reach their goals. For example; visual artists, photographers, museums, galleries, art foundations, collectors, and art archives. I often work with late career visual artists with decades of work who are most interested in managing their existing work and legacy projects.
Over my career I have worked with Richard Avedon, Hiro, Ellen Graham, The Richard Avedon Foundation, Adobe Stock, Library of Congress, Hamiltons Gallery, Pace/MacGill Gallery, Fahey / Klein Gallery, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Norton Museum, The Center For The Preservation of Artist Legacies, Private Collectors & Estates.
I am on the board of the American Society of Media Photographers Connecticut chapter where I supported mid-career and emerging photographers. Over the past few years I have been a presenter and panelist for The Center for the Preservation of Artists’ Legacies.
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I have 20 years of experience working with individuals and organizations with photography and art archives. Through these experiences I understand the unique challenges and opportunities of artists, archives, and collectors.
I am trained in and experienced in the following areas
Project Management
Partnerships
Film & Print Archive Management
Print Evaluation
Visual Fluency
Visual Trends
Image Research
Image Editing
Image Curation
Image Licensing
Registrar Work
Presentations
Workshops
Coaching Photographers
Portfolio Reviews
Content Strategy for Photographers
Copy Writing
Social Media
Artist Legacy DAM
Photo History
Photographic Archival Practices
Archival Principles
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My fee structure is designed to suit a project goals and budget. Typically this translates to hourly, project, or a retainer agreement with clear expectations and objectives.