Danae Renieri is a photographer who holds a Master of Arts in Photographic History. Her studies and several employment and volunteer experiences enabled her to develop skills in image editing, retouching, preserving photographic materials, cataloging, digitizing, creating metadata, exhibiting photography and fine art printing. She has a passion for photography, a customer service mentality, is detail-oriented, patient, reliable and full of energy. Available for freelance projects.
Services
Photography
Professional photography services including on-
Edit and prepare photographs for print or for the web using Adobe Photoshop, always paying attention to detail to ensure the best results.
Send files up to 2GB at a time via Wetransfer.
Prints, negatives and slides in formats up to 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in) can easily be scanned using a high-
Preservation
Organization and rehousing of private, personal or family photography collections using archival enclosures.
Twice a year, instruct a 4-
Education
2015 – 2016
Photographic History Research Centre,
De Montfort University
Leicester, UK
MA Photographic History
Understood the significance of photographs as historical evidence and embraced their materiality, learning to view them both as images and as objects. Properly handled a range of photographic materials and learned to identify the major historic photographic processes. Explored digital humanities by digitizing photographs, creating metadata, building a database and creating an online exhibit. Learned to identify and critically evaluate the key factors designers take into consideration in museum and exhibition design. Produced independent work in a research context by using photographs as a primary source. One of four postgraduates, nominated by her tutors, to be awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Student Award.
Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Image Editing & Retouching
Photographic Materials Preservation
Photographic Process Identification
Digital Photo Restoration
DSLR Cameras & Lenses
Fine Art Printing
Exhibit Design
Archiving
Cataloging
Digitization
Research
Detail-oriented
Organization
Web Development
English ↔ Greek Translation
Work
March 2019 – Present
Preservation of Photographic Materials,
Preserve This
Online Instructor
February 2008 – Present
Danae Renieri
Freelance Photographer
March 2019 – February 2020
Prints & Photographs Collection, DeGolyer Library,
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Archives Assistant
February 2019 – April 2019
Visual Collections, Dallas Historical Society
Dallas, TX
Archives Assistant, Intern
September 2018 – January 2019
PDNB Gallery
Dallas, TX
Gallery Assistant, Intern
October 2015 – January 2016
Special Collections, De Montfort University
Leicester, UK
Archives Assistant, Volunteer
March 2014 – August 2015
Photolab Athens
Athens, GR
Photographic Laboratory Assistant, Retoucher
October 2013 – November 2013
Athens Photo Festival, Hellenic Centre for Photography
Athens, GR
Photographer, Exhibitions Assistant, Volunteer