Douglas Collier
209 E. Elmwood Street
Shreveport, LA. 71104
(318) 623-2847

Experience:
Staff Photographer, The Shreveport Times
April 2007 to present
222 Lake Street, Shreveport La. 71130
Phone: (800) 462-6436 / Photo (318) 459-3227

Responsible for daily editorial photo coverage in an all digital environment.
In adition to tradional media I also have experience with Sony HDV 1080I video equipment
as well as Avid editing software. I also have experience with Mogulus live web casting, having
broadcast live in the field while Hurricane Gustav hit New Orleans.

Chief Photographer, The Town Talk
July 1999 to March 2007
1201 Third Street, Alexandria, La. 71301
Phone: (800) 523-8391 / Photo (318) 487-6321

Responsible for daily editorial photo coverage in an all digital environment.
Member of Color Quality Committee, responsible for identifying and making
recommendations concerning color quality issues with production, prepress and press
representatives. Selected for the Gannett Unit Leadership Development Program. Selected
for Gannett Video Convergence Training.

Freelance Photographer,
Primary client - Agence France Presse (AFP), 1993-1999
*Over the 7 years I freelanced for AFP I worked in 3 major markets.
AFP Denver 97-99

Major event coverage included McVeigh and Nichols trail coverage,
Summit of the Eight, Regional coverage of major news and sporting events.
AFP Atlanta 95-97
1996 Summer Olympic coverage, Paralympic coverage. On going coverage of
Richard Jewel story. Regional overage of major news and sporting events.
AFP Miami 93-95
Responsible for daily coverage of the Miami and South Florida area. Local
professional sporting teams. Event related to the Cuban and Haitian communities.

Bryn Alan Studios, Miami Fla. 92-93
Assistant Manager. Responsible for studio production, contract development,
event scheduling, staff scheduling, location oversight.

Bryn Alan Studios, St. Petersburg, Fla. 87-92
Staff Photographer, Responsible for studio and location portraiture,
wedding coverage and High School coverage.




Education:
Southeast Center for Photographic Studies,
Daytona Beach, Fla. 1985-87
Emphasized study in photojournalism and documentary photography.

Technical Skills:
Software:
Gannett DC-5 systems, Publicus, Citrix
Macintosh / Windows platforms.
Adobe Photoshop, Quark Xpress, MS Word, Filemaker Pro, Photo-Mechanic,
Transmit, HTML Scripting,

I have extensive experience in digital photography, studio and location lighting techniques as well as traditional media,
large and medium format cameras. I am experienced in location color C41 processing, custom color and
fine art B&W processing and printing.

Accomplishments:
I have won numerous first place Louisiana Press Association and state Associated Press awards for photo coverage with
The Town Talk. Second place Gannett Well Done recipient. Twice awarded the AP state photo of the month.

My personal work has hung in several local group shows including shows at the Alexandria Museum of Art. I held a solo show,
June 4 - July 13, 2002, at the River Oaks Square Arts Center and was featured in the May/June issue “Cenla Focus”.