About
I am a student at Ball State University majoring in Journalism (Photographic Storytelling) and Media Design and Development (Informational Design and Prototyping), and minoring in Sports Studies. I am passionate about sports photography and capturing moments on and off the field.
Experience
Current Position: Ball State Marketing and Communications Student University Photographer and Editor; Muncie, Ind. – August 2023
Works alongside University Photographers to take photos for all departments on campus
Uses PhotoMechanic to sort and add metadata to photos
Edits photos using Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop
Uploads galleries to PhotoShelter to share with campus departments
Current Position: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Seasonal Photographer (Penske Entertainment); Indianapolis — May 2023
Volunteered during May 2023 for the IndyCar GMR Grand Prix and the Indy 500
Got hired in July 2023
Photo & Visual Editor, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Ind. — May 2022-2023
Ball State vs. Tennessee Football - Sept. 1, 2022 in Knoxville, Tenn.
Ball State vs. Notre Dame Women’s Basketball - Nov. 20, 2022 in South Bend, Ind.
Ball State vs. Illinois State Men’s Basketball - Dec. 17, 2022 at the Indy Classic
2023 MAC Basketball Tournament - March 8-10 in Cleveland
Associate Photo Editor, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Ind. — January-May 2022
2022 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Tournament - May 5-7 in Los Angeles
Photographer and Designer, Ball State Daily News; Muncie, Ind. — August 2021-May 2023
2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament - Dec. 3-4 in Louisville
Photographer, Carmel Marching Band; Carmel, Ind. — 2020-2022
Photographer, Carmel Pinnacle Yearbook; Carmel, Ind. — 2018-2021
Achievements
2024 First Place in single sports photograph for news publication ”Second-year Running Back Carson Steele Jumps Over Defensive Players,” - Awarded by The Columbia Scholastic Press Association
2024 First Place for Div I. Newspaper Informational Graphic “‘It was all started by a mouse’” - Awarded by Indiana Collegiate Press Association
2023 Third Place for Design of the Year Informational Graphic “16 Years of Eras (Taylor’s Version)” - Awarded by Associated Collegiate Press
2022 Second Place College Photographer of the Year - Awarded by Indiana News Photographers Association
2022 First Place Collegiate Sports Photo - Awarded by Indiana News Photographers Association
2022 First Place Collegiate Portrait/Personality Photo - Awarded by Indiana News Photographers Association
Multimedia Journalist of the Year - Ball State Daily News, 2022
Education
Ball State University; Muncie, Ind. — Studying Photographic Storytelling, Media Design and Development, and minoring in Sports Studies. Expected Graduation Date: May 2025
Carmel High School; Carmel, Ind. — Academic Honors Diploma
Skills
Photography/Photo Editing
Photo Mechanic
Adobe Creative Cloud
Graphic, Print and Web Design
Captioning
References
University Photographer and Editor at Ball State University // Samantha Blankenship
University Photographer and Editor at Ball State University // Bobby Ellis
Manager of Photo Operations at Indianapolis Motor Speedway // Chris Owens
Publications Adviser at Ball State University // Lisa Renze-Rhodes
Assistant Professor of Journalism at Ball State University // Martin Smith-Rodden