About
I am a visual journalist , a visual communicator, if you will. My career has been diversified, challenging, and above all, FUN! Over the past couple of decades, I have produced advertising photography (with a specialty in food), corporate video productions, photojournalism, and military public affairs (both domestic and overseas).
Currently, I am an Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Central Missouri. I teach studio photography (both intro and advanced), digital imaging, photo history, advertising, business management, and portfolio. My freelance work is both advertising and editorial assignments. My client roster includes names you may recognize: Tyson Foods, Land O’ Lakes, Campbell Soups, Reames Foods, Superior Coffee, Bass Pro Shops, Copper Mountain Resort (Colorado), and The Swiss Colony, to mention a few. My work has been published in magazines such as Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, McCall’s, Ladies Home Journal, TV Guide, and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, among others. My first monograph, Incongruity: Found American Cultural Objects, was released in 2007 and my second, Journey Through the Vineyard: A Photographic Year at Baltimore Bend, was released in 2010.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
University of Central Missouri–Warrensburg, Missouri
The Art Institute of Colorado–Denver, Colorado
Madison Area Technical College–Madison, Wisconsin
Evangel College–Springfield, Missouri
EDUCATION:
PhD | Visual Studies | Colorado State University
MA | Media Communications | Webster University-Saint Louis
BS | Media & Photography | Missouri State University
MEMBERSHIPS:
Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC)
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
Photo Imaging Education Association (PIEA)
Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Photo by Andrew Mather.
Koby said
Terry
Very nice website. As you know, I’ve always been a fan of your work and now it’s easier than ever to stay up-to-date on your efforts. But where are those great shots from your years in the military? Not all of them, of course…
Koby
Thom Harrop said
Terry:
Great to see your new site. How are things going at the new position? I wake up every morning thinking, “I can’t believe how cool my life is,” because of being full time at a real college.
I am basically off for the summer. I have a couple of online classes but this will be the lightest teaching load I have had in almost 9 years.
We are working very hard to make Red Rocks THE place to learn photography in Denver. After years of neglect, the program has a new director and we are starting to get respect from the local high schools. We grew 76% this year (I think. I have to admit I don’t understand “FTE,” which is how they figure our growth).
I have started teaching a lot more video and we are expanding that program as well. I just got $12,000 worth of new toys for and it is going to be great to be able to teach students using state of the art equipment.
Anyway, I will talk to you soon. Send me your current phone number if you get a chance. I would love to catch up.
Thom
Alex Hawley said
Glad I found your blog Terry. Many good things here that I am interested in.
Brittany Smith said
Hi Terry,
My name is Brittany Putnam (formerly Smith) and I was a student of yours at The Art Institute of Colorado from 2002-2004. I had you primarily for studio and photojournalism. I never got a chance to thank you for being such a tough and fair teacher. I know that I was a handful to say the least, but you made the biggest impact on me. I think I learned the most from your constructive critiques than I did in any other class. I just wish I would have been able to finish. I got two weeks into my 5th quarter and was informed that the federal laws had changed and I wasn’t able to go to school any longer. I then moved back home to Montana where there isn’t much in the way of editorial work needed. I’ve been working hard at paying off the bulk of my loans and finally dusted off my Nikon digital camera after not touching it for a few years.
To this day studio photography and photojournalism is my favorite medium. As I am practicing with my camera, I wish I hadn’t been so bull headed because you have a lot of experience and amazing work to learn from. I hope all is well with you and I enjoy looking at your current work.
Thank you,
Brittany
Becky Dillon said
I just wanted to comment on the photo you had found of a man by the name of Archelaus Hughes, which had been taken by Matthew Brady. I am a descendant of this family; not directly related to this Archelaus but our family roots trace back to the same original Hughes who came here. I found the picture and what you had written about it while doing genealogy research. This was so exciting for me and a treasure to add to my records! I am so glad for your interest and research in these matters. I wish I could find more of my family who had fought in the Civil War.