Meg Daniels' resume

1. Megan Q. Daniels
84 Goose Creek Court
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919.810.970
meg@megdanielsphoto.com
Education:
• M.S., Adult and Community College Education, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 2005.
Master’s Thesis: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Negotiated
Meanings: Conversations with Women Regarding Credible, Still
Photographs
• B.F.A., Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester,
NY, May 1997.
Professional Experience:
• Photography Faculty – The Art Institute – April 2010 – October 2015
• Freelance photographer Non-traditional stock, portraiture, and
editorial photography – January 2002 – Present.
• Photography Instructor – Center for Documentary Studies, Duke
University, Feb 2008- Present
• Photography Instructor – University of North Carolina Friday Center,
October 2008 -Present
• Photography Instructor – Central Carolina Community College, June
2007 – February 2010
• Photography Instructor – Carrboro Arts Center, April 2006 –
February, 2007
• Photography Instructor – Durham Technical Community College,
March 2005 – February 2006.
• Photojournalism Contractor – Duke Corporate Education, December
2004 – February 2005.
• Freelance Photographer – Raleigh News and Observer, Raleigh, NC,
June 2000 – January 2004.
• Staff Photographer – Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, NY, August
-1997-June 2000
Exhibitions
• AI faculty group show – Alizarin Gallery; May 2015
• AI faculty group show – Litmus Gallery; Sept. 2013
• Two Juried shows: Duke facility – Aug thru Dec. 2012 and Aug. thru
Dec. 2013
• AI faculty group show - The Carrack, May 2012
Awards and Accomplishments
• Featured photographer on Behance (online platform) for project titled
“Lifestyles of the Not Rich and Not Famous” – May 2015
• Honorable mention: Santa Fe juried “Backyard” contest – Dec. 2013
• Faculty of the Quarter – Fall 2010

2. • Nancy Pollack Award – Award given for outstanding scholarly
research and the positive impact of graduate-level research on both the
NC economy and the quality of life for its citizens, July 2005. Thesis
Title: A Photograph is Worth a Thousand Negotiate Meanings:
Conversations with Women Regarding Credible, Still Photographs
• Second Place: Feature Story – "Aging with HIV,” Annual regional
"Newspapers Over 125,000 Circulation" contest, NY, 2000
Notable Photography Assignments:
Book Publications
• Susan B. and Me, two images selected to accompany prose. Released:
September 14, 2006.
Freelance Magazine work:
• I-5 Publishing: Horse Illustrated
• Rodale Publishing Company: Organic Gardening Magazine
• The Rambler Magazine; numerous images used from 2006-2012
• The Sun (Chapel Hill, NC), “Man Smoking”. February 2007.
• Mothering Magazine, numerous images used from 2006-2009
• The ADA Times, numerous images used from 2006-2009
• Christianity Today International, “The Rutba House”, July 2005.
• Inside Lacrosse Magazine, “E. Chapel Hill Rolls to Win”, Vol. 6, Issue
6, August, 2004.
• USAA: U Magazine, The Calvo Family; Issue 27, 2002
• Time Magazine, portrait of local businessman (Rochester, NY);
October 1999.
Contributing stock photographer
• Design Pics
• Tandem Stock
• Novastock
• VWPix
• Alamy
Software/Hardware Skill Sets
Software
• PhotoShop: versions CS6 and Creative Cloud
• Bridge: CS6 and Creative Cloud
• InDesign: CS6 and Creative Cloud
• Premiere: CS6 and Creative Cloud
• Acrobat Pro: XI
• Lightroom 4 and 5

3. • 2011 Microsoft Office
• fotoBiz
Hardware
• Nikon camera systems: D300, D610, V1
• Canon: 5D Mark II
• ProFoto lighting equipment
• Paul C. Buff equipment
• Nikon Creative lighting system