Yale Art Gallery - Digital Media

82239BR

CLOSED TO FURTHER APPLICATIONS

Photographer 4

L34 - Local 34 (Yale Union Group)

Full time

Fixed

2 years from date of hire

Yes

09-Jun-2025

Labor Grade E

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Museum/Curatorial

37.5

Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Central Campus

1111 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510

General Purpose:
Yale University Art Gallery is seeking a full-time Photographer to photograph two-dimensional and three-dimensional art objects from their extensive and diverse art collection using high-end digital equipment. Works from the collection include large scale sculpture and furniture, highly reflective silver objects, as well as traditional paintings, works on paper and general 3D art works. These various subjects require a range of lighting solutions to capture subject information while still maintaining aesthetic merit. Curators often guide the aesthetic choices for the overall look and general approaches of the collections they oversee.

Additionally, this position serves to provide color management support and art handling to the
department. Work includes processing new and existing digital photography images in preparation for publication in print and online. The process requires matching hues and tones of digital files to original objects and approval of images while following established standards and methods for optimizing and preserving digital images.

Essential Duties:
1. Evaluates technical requirement of complex projects. Determines the most appropriate technology, equipment, techniques and methods to capture, edit, view and store digital output. (Assignments may require innovation to resolve problems that are not necessarily governed by established procedures.) 2. Plan the composition of the photograph; select the appropriate technical approach, equipment, and accessories to achieve the desired results. 3. Consult with Gallery staff including curators, registrars, designers, educators, and information resources to gather information about Gallery projects and develop an understanding of the technical and artistic objectives of a project. Determine the most appropriate techniques and methods as well as time needed to complete assignments or projects based on this knowledge. 4. Exercise a high degree of artistic sensitivity and skill to plan the composition, lighting, background, and color values of each assignment so the final product meets museum standards and achieves assignment objectives. 5. Handle and move fragile and irreplaceable objects with care so they are not damaged or destroyed during the set up, production states, and strike. 6. Keep apprised of advances in the field and advise supervisor of the applications for new technology and how this technology will shape working methods and procedures in the future. 7. Judge and correct digital image files for color accuracy, contrast and density when compared to original objects. Use computer accessories and techniques to modify the color, color balance, and contrast of photographic images. 8. May perform other duties as assigned.

1. Views subjects and settings and plans compositions, camera positions, and camera angles to produce desired effects. 2. Evaluates the technical requirements of complex projects. Determines the most appropriate techniques and methods as well as time needed to complete assignments or projects. (Assignments may require innovation to resolve problems that are not necessarily governed by established procedures.) 3. Selects and assembles equipment according to subject material, anticipated conditions, and knowledge of function of various types of cameras, lenses, films, and accessories. 4. Provides color management support; matches hues and tones of digital files to original objects. 5. Maintains and monitors condition of equipment and software used to capture, edit and view images. 6. May perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and two years of related work experience in the same job family; or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Command of a variety of cameras and equipment including large format view cameras, medium format and 35mm DSLR, copy stand, electronic strobe, continuous lighting, and modifiers.

Candidate must be team-oriented, flexible and able to work independently and collaboratively in a rapidly changing environment.

Clean, care for, and store photographic equipment and lenses in accordance with accepted practices and policies of the department.

Maintain and perform basic repairs on photographic equipment and perform basic computer repair and maintenance of Macintosh computer image capture system.

Ability to judge and correct digital proofs for color, contrast and density when compared to original objects or transparencies and to use computer accessories and techniques to modify color, color balance and contrast of photographic images.

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