1. Contact
dotyphotocompany@gmail.com
515.710.8498
www.dotyphotocompany.com
Chad A. Doty
Program Knowledge
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator,
After Effects, Premiere Pro
Additional
Audacity, Keynote, Powerpoint,
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
photographer • image editor
Education
Des Moines Area Community College
2006
Associate of Arts: Graphic Design
Associate of Arts: Photography
After Dark Education: Assistant
Cincinatti: 2008
Kansas City: 2012
Professional Photography Experience
Mittera Creative: 2015 - 2016
Color Image Specialist
Worked with art directors, photographers and food stylists assisting with food placement, product
staging and lighting during in-studio and on location photo sessions.Additional responsibilities
included collaboration with design directors, lead designers and the concept team. Used expert
Photoshop skills to color correct for food photography and product shots. Other digital skills include
image manipulation, color matching, cob, composite photo manipulating and light and shadow
correction/matching. Consistently held high-level of responsibility and produced image artwork for
print and digital advertising.
OBEO Heartland: 2014 - 2015
Image Editor
Used photo editing skills to work as image editor for nationwide real estate photography company.
Worked in high-pace environment using Lightroom & Photoshop for general clean up as well as
re-sizing color matching and removing color cast in images.
Doty Photo Company: 2010 - current
Photographer & Manager
Owned and operated award-winning photography business where I work as lead photographer and
manager.We specialize in commercial photography, portraits and weddings. Additionally, respon-
sibilities include holding a social media presence and presenting sales sessions. Commercial clients
include Bankers Trust, Blondies by T Harris and Mingo Products Inc. to name a few.Additional clients
include many clients throughout the metro area and central Iowa.
Lifetouch: 2010 – 2014
Photographer
Honored as lead photographer for many large event photography. Responsibilities included planning
and overseeing large-scale photosessions, coordinating job tasks with other photographers and setup
of the photo event.Additional served as navigator on nationwide photoshoots.
Gannett Company 2008 – 2012
Image Editor
Worked as color balance technician. Responsibilities included image toning, photography cut and
crop, and additional photo manipulation as needed. Additionally, held responsibility in making tough
decisions daily and answering questions to all three of our departments. Duties required extensive
multi tasking with consistent work with in-house employees on job orders and quality control level for
both print media and web.
Jolesch Photography 2006 - 2008
Assistant Photographer
Traveled to locations nationwide and photographed large events.Assisted in photo session setup and
worked with clients.
Honors & Awards
Professional Photographers of Iowa
2015 Event
2nd Place: Category & Commercial
Title: Make Your Mark
Professional Photographers of Iowa
2014 Event
3rd Place: Portrait,Women Outdoor
Title: Hollywood Bride