| Christopher Todd Rolinson 819 Neely Heights Avenue, Coraopolis, Pa. 15108 |
| 724.747.3965 crolinson@startpointmedia.com |
| Education |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication | May 2005 |
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| Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA |
| Bachelor of Arts | August 2000 |
| Professional Experience |
| Assistant Professor of Photography/Photojournalism |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | 2002 - Present |
| Responsibilities include: - Prepare and present introductory and advanced photography and journalism curriculum including Introduction to Black and White Photography, Advanced Black and White Photography, Introduction to Photojournalism, Digital Photo Editing, Nature Photography and Introduction to Mass Communication.
- Participate in presenting material for high school journalism workshops.
- Maintenance and coordination of traditional wet darkrooms and digital darkroom spaces.
- Obtain various guest lecturers through an established network of contacts.
- Organize student exhibition opportunities, expanded student gallery space.
- Supervise practicum students.
- Guide student field work experiences during media field trips to Washington D.C.
- Introduced new courses, Digital and Specialized Photography.
- Introduced, implemented and maintain the gallery concept at the University.
- Advise students in selecting courses for degree completion.
- Built upon existing and developed new contacts within the media to aid students in internship placement.
- Participated in planning committee for photographic facilities and academic curriculum improvements.
- Supervised and coordinated photographic facilities upgrades.
Committees Served: · Library Committee 2007, 2008, 2009 · Photojournalism Hiring Committee 2009 |
| Lecturer- Photography |
| Jefferson Community College | Steubenville, OH | 2001 |
| Responsibilities include: - Preparation and presentation of introductory photographic curriculum for the public in noncredit courses.
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| Guest Lecturer- Photography |
| Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA | 2005 |
| Responsibilities include: - Presented National Parks and Federal Lands lecture, video slide show, text and gallery show to Slippery Rock University Art majors.
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| Guest Lecturer- Photography |
| Hatchette-Filipacchi Publishing | Pittsburgh, PA | 2004 |
| Responsibilities include: - Prepared and presented one-day photographic lecture for the general public.
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| Staff Photographer |
| Steubenville Herald-Star | Steubenville, OH | 2000-2002 |
| Responsibilities include: - Photographed all subjects for newspaper group consisting of two dailies and two weeklies. Assigned subjects included documentary, sports, features and advertising.
- Enterprise photo storytelling was also required.
- Independent work ethic, discipline and cooperation with a variety of editors was required in the deadline oriented newsroom.
- Accurate and verifiable information gathering was mandatory.
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| Staff Photographer |
| Gateway Newspapers | Monroeville, PA | 2002 |
| Responsibilities include: - Photographed all subjects for a weekly newspaper that was part of a larger conglomeration of newspapers.
- Assigned subjects included documentary, sports, features and advertising.
- Independent work ethic, discipline, enterprise and cooperation with editors required.
- Accurate and verifiable information gathering was mandatory.
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| Founder and Photographer |
| StartPoint Media, Inc. | Coraopolis, PA | 2000-Present |
| Responsibilities include: - Marketing to and obtaining photographic clients including the general public, editorial, commercial, and social media coordination clients.
- Day-to-day business operations including accounting and finance, management of sales and customer service personnel, freelance photographers and social media consultants.
- Development and implementation of quality control and production systems.
- Development and maintenance of photographic key wording and archival systems.
Freelance photography responsibilities: - Completion of editorial photographic assignment on deadline with creative flair where required to work with many different editors each necessitating unique parameters for their particular publication.
- Accurate and verifiable information gathering is mandatory.
Commercial photography responsibilities: · Completion and processing of advertising and event photography under direct client technical requirements, timelines and budgets while working with many different ad and public relations account managers. |
| Editorial Photographer |
| Allegheny West Magazine | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Associated Press | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Baltimore Sun | Baltimore, MD |
| Catholic News Service | Washington, DC |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | Washington, DC |
| Disc Golf World News | Kansas City, KS |
| GI Jobs Magazine | Pittsburgh, PA |
| h magazine | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jewish Chronicle | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mt. Lebanon Magazine | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Observer Publishing Co. | Washington, PA |
| Pittsburgh Catholic | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Steubenville Herald-Star | Steubenville. OH |
| Veteran’s Business Journal | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Veteran’s Leadership Program | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Washington Post | Washington, DC |
| Commercial Photographer |
| Allegheny League of Municipalities | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Carolyn Potts and Associates | Chicago, IL |
| CORO Leadership Program | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Demotix | London, UK |
| Focus On Renewal | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Giant Eagle | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Glassworks | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jennette Communications | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Johnson and Johnson | New Brunswick, NJ |
| National Cash Register | Dundee, UK |
| Pennsylvania American Water Company | McMurray, PA |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh Regional Alliance | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| PPR Direct | Brooklyn, NY |
| Richards Group | Dallas, TX |
| United Cerebral Palsy- CLASS | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Veterans Leadership Program | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Western PA Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA |
| William J. Green and Associates | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Architectural Photographer |
| Focus On Renewal | Pittsburgh, PA |
| John Baverso Architect | Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Books |
| Our State Parks: Western Pennsylvania StartPoint Media, Inc. ISBN:9780615329574 |
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| Residencies, Expeditions, Long-Term Projects, Grants |
| Pennsylvania | 2005-2009 |
| Photographed Federal and State forests, preserves and parks for inclusion in a book about wild places within Pennsylvania. The long-term project required photography in all four seasons and climate zones throughout Western Pennsylvania. A 142-page full color photographic and textual book is currently available. |
| Slovakia | 2008 |
| Traveled to and photographed Slovakia for exhibition. The journey to eastern Europe was also conducted as a fact finding trip to explore the possibilities of an academic exchange between Point Park University and the Academy of Fine Art and Design in Bratislava. |
| Amistad National Recreation Area Del Rio, TX | 2005 |
| As an National Park Service Artist- in Residence, photographed the National Recreation Area located adjacent to Mexico while conducting a digital photographic workshop with Del Rio teens. The residency required habitation at the recreation area, a public workshop and a gallery show. The residency successfully generated press articles in both the United States and in Mexico. |
| The Grand Circle Utah and Arizona | 2005 |
| Photographed and compiled a journal of the landscape, wilderness and environment of Utah and Arizona into an educational package that included text suitable for publishing, a gallery show and a video presentation. The tour was self-directed, funded and presented to Art majors at Slippery Rock University. |
| Teton Wilderness Jackson Hole, WY | 2003 |
| Documented and photographed a collective of Pittsburgh area high school teachers while they did volunteer work for the US Forest Service on their summer break in the Teton Wilderness near Jackson Hole, WY. Participation required a nine day stay with the teachers in a wilderness environment. |
| Dolly Sods Wilderness Davis, WV | 2004 |
| Documented and photographed the Eastern Sub-Alpine climate zone of central West Virginia. The unique environment of the high Appalachians lent itself to photography of unique plants and wildlife as well as providing a backdrop of vivid text which was published in Mt. Lebanon Magazine. |
| Yugoslavia after the war Belgrade, Serbia North Mitrovica, Kosovo | 2001 |
| Accompanied by a well-traveled professor, photographed and documented a small slice of the conditions as they existed in the conflict ridden area of the central Balkans. The war zone documentary generated hundreds of photographs and three articles published in the Steubenville Herald-Star. |
| COPC Grant, McKees Rocks McKees Rocks, PA | 2003- 2009 |
| The long-term project consists of documentary photography that has led to two gallery shows and numerous publication and public relations opportunities. The scope of the project began as a function of the COPC grant partnership with Point Park University and has lead to an ongoing project documenting the Father Ryan Arts Center; it’s people, activities and the community surrounding it. |
| Digital Photography Made Easy | 2004 |
| Designed, photographed, and produced book layout, provided technical and production consultation for author and publisher of a consumer digital photography handbook. |
| Presentations |
| Capture the Moment: Pulitzer Prize Photos June 2007 | Heinz History Center |
| High Dynamic Range Imaging April 2009 | ASMP Pittsburgh |
| Our State Parks: Western Pennsylvania May 2009 | Pittsburgh Writers Project |
| Portrait of and Inauguration Panel March 2009 | Father Ryan Arts Center |
| Photojournalism in the Digital Age Oct 2009 | Silver Eye Center for Photography |
| Our State Park: Western Pennsylvania Nov 2009 | Scott Township Conservancy |
| Exhibitions Participated |
| Alluring Eyesores | Skinny Building Gallery Pittsburgh, PA |
| ASMP Object Show 11 | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Teaching Artists of Western Pennsylvania | Manchester Craftsman’s Guild Pittsburgh, PA |
| Reflections of McKees Rocks | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Highlights of McKees Rocks | McKees Rocks, PA |
| National Parks and Federal Lands | Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock PA |
| National Parks and Federal Lands | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Amistad NRA | Casa de la Cultura, Del Rio, TX |
| Amistad NRA | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| ASMP Object Show 12 | Pittsburgh Filmmakers |
| Our State Parks | Photo Forum Gallery- USX Tower Pittsburgh, PA |
| Our State Parks | Father Ryan Arts Center Gallery- Mckees Rocks, PA |
| Portrait of an Inauguration | Father Ryan Arts Center Gallery- Mckees Rocks, PA |
| Portrait of an Inauguration | Mt. Lebanon Library Gallery- Mt. Lebanon, PA |
| Exhibitions Organized |
| Roma Foto Projekt- Matt Kollasch | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh ASMP Object Show 11 | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Pittsburgh ASMP Object Show 12 | Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Skinny Building #1, #2, #3 | Skinny Building, Pittsburgh, PA |
| The Heart Gallery- 2006 | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| The Heart Gallery- 2008 | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Panopticon Student Showcase | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
Banska Stiavnica- Rastislav Misik | Thayer Hall Gallery Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA |
| Banska Stiavnica- Rastislav Misik | Photo Forum Gallery- USX Tower Pittsburgh, PA |
| Professional Development Courses |
| ASMP- The Business of Photography MCG-GigaPan- It’s a wide world NPPA-Northern Short Course ASMP-Leadership Training ASMP Working Digitally ASMP-Strictly Business ASMP- New Media Photographer ASMP- Business of Fine Art Photography | Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Providence. RI Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA |
| Professional Memberships |
| · American Society of Media Photographers- Treasurer, Pittsburgh Chapter · National Press Photographers Association · Society of Photographic Education · The Pittsburgh Press Club |
| Equipment |
| · Nikon professional digital cameras with full complement of lenses · Bronica medium format cameras with full complement of lenses · Canon professional digital camera with GigaPan Robot · Calumet location lighting |
| Military Experience |
| Communication Specialist |
| U.S. Army | Fort Rucker, AL | 1992 - 1995 |
| Responsibilities included: - Maintenance, set-up, and security of battlefield communications systems, encryption and maintenance of land and aviation repeater communication systems. Accountability for top secret communications data and equipment.
- Obtained certification in heavy sling lift and combat repelling at U.S. Army Air Assault School.
- Honorably discharged, rank of specialist obtained.
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| AH-1F Attack Helicopter Crew Chief |
| PA Army National Guard | Washington, PA | 1995 –1997 |
| Responsibilities included: - Basic field maintenance, flight plan preparation and flight line operations
- Intermediate and heavy maintenance of the Cobra helicopter system.
- Accountability and maintenance of aviation life support systems,
- Obtained certification in leadership at Primary Leadership Development School.
- Honorably discharged, rank of sergeant obtained.
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| Computer Skills |
| Fluent in both Macintosh and PC Platforms Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Final Cut Express GigaPan System Image Ingester Macromedia Dreamweaver Microsoft Media Expression Microsoft Office Suite PTGui Panorama QTVR Quark Express |
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