Jim Crotty studied Professional Nature Photography under David Middleton at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana. In addition to his work with nature and landscape subjects, which have been recognized with national awards and published in several books and magazines, Jim provides assignment photography services for individuals, corporations and non-profit organizations, to include editorial, portrait, product, architecture, event and model portfolio photography.
Jim primarily utilizes professional-grade Canon EOS 35mm digital camera bodies (1D Mark II and Mark III) combined with Canon L-grade lenses, Alien Bee studio strobe lighting system, Pocket Wizard radio remotes, umbrellas, light boxes, full muslin and paper backgrounds. Jim’s digital darkroom consists of a Nikon Coolscan 8000 digital scanner, Mac Pro Quad Xeon 64-bit workstation and Dell Precision 360 PC, both with multiple hard drive back-up systems and networked via Apple AirPort Extreme wireless, Apple 23-inch cinema LCD display, Samsung large format monitor and a 17″ MacBook Pro laptop using Adobe Bridge, Lightroom and Photoshop CS3 as well as Apple Aperture software. Also used are Epson printers including 1280 and 7600 with a variety of Epson and Moab papers. All client images are backed-up on disk via a portable DVD burner. A Mamiya 6×7 medium format film camera with Mamiya 50mm and 90mm lenses and Sekonic light meter are also included with Jim’s tools of his trade.
A Kettering native, Jim is a graduate of the University of Dayton. He also holds a Master of Professional Communication from Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Jim is a member of Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of Ohio, American Society of Media Photographers, North American Nature Photography Association and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Jim currently resides in Centerville, Ohio.
Awards
1st Place: Best Color Nature Photo, Outdoor Writers of Ohio, 2008 Spring Conference
Award of Excellence as a Finalist in Photographer's Forum Magazine 27th Annual Spring Photography Contest
1st Place, New Life – Professional Division, 2006 National Wildlife
Photography Awards Competition, National Wildlife Magazine
Bronze Hermes, 2007 Dayton Advertising Association Awards, Elements of Advertising/Photography
Bronze Hermes, 2007 Dayton Advertising Association Awards, Collateral Material/Brochure
1st Place: Best Black and White Nature Photo, Outdoor Writers of Ohio, 2006 Spring Conference
Bronze Hermes, 2005 Dayton Advertising Club Awards, Elements of Advertising/Photography
Bronze Hermes, 2005 Dayton Advertising Club Awards, Arts/Self-Promotion
Award of Merit, The View 2004 – All-Ohio Juried Landscape Competition, Rosewood Gallery of Kettering, Ohio
Award of Merit, The View 2003, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio
Commercial and Editorial Clients
Rittal Corporation
Gray and Company Publishers
R P Marketing Public Relations
Miles Media
Modem Media
Beazer Homes
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
Housetrends Magazine/Reach Publishing
Ten United
The Inn at Cedar Falls
Dental Economics Magazine
Miami Valley Human Resource Association
Battelle and Battelle, LLP
Idea Television
Downtown Dayton Partnership
King Strategic Communications
City of Lebanon, Ohio
The Marketing Formula
Aerospace International Materials, Inc.
General Dynamics
Cherbo Publishing Group
Great Lakes Publishing/Ohio Magazine
Hixson Architectural Engineering Interiors
University of Dayton
Club Systems International
Daniel De Vol Custom Builder, Inc.
Veolia Water
City of Dayton
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Miami Conservancy District, Dayton
Installations of Fine Art Nature and Landscape Prints
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
St. Rita's Hospital, Lima, Ohio
Zangmeister Center, Columbus, Ohio
Portsmouth Family Care Center, Portsmouth, Ohio
Grayson Family Center, Grayson, Kentucky
Public Presentations
NYC Chapter of the Sierra Club, Manhattan, NY
The Dayton Rotary Club
2006 Shoot the Hills Weekend, Hocking Hills, Ohio
Tripod Camera Club, Dayton, Ohio
Focus Photo Club, Dayton, Ohio
The Orvis Store, Dayton, Ohio
Publication
Cover and feature article - Housetrends Magazine, April/May 2008 Issue
Blast Magazine - "Every Picture Tells a Story" by Elizabeth Raftery, January 2007
Cover - Trail Guide Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 3rd Edition, 2007
Cuyahoga Valley Trails Council, Gray and Co. Publishers
Redrock Almanac: Canyon Country Vignettes, by Michael Engelhard,
published by Johnson Books
Feature Story – Beautiful Ohio, June 2007 Ohio Magazine
December 2006/January 2007 National Wildlife Magazine
Cover – Fall 2006 Issue of Ohio State Parks
Cover and Feature Article, Living Arts Magazine, Jul-Sept 2006
Cover – Spring 2006 Issue of Ohio State Parks
Dayton: On the Wings of Progress, Cherbo Publishing Group, Inc.,
January 2006
Cover – Natural Living/Healthy Living – Fall, 2005
Full-page, Cleveland Magazine, September 2005
Ohio Archaeology, Orange Frazer Press 2005
Cover – Downtowner Holiday 2004
Cover – Metro ParkWays December Issue 2004
Cover – Natural Living/Healthy Living – August, 2004
The Vincent Brothers Review, Issue #23 “Taking Flight”
Cover – Spring 2004 Issue of Ohio State Parks
2004 Brochure of the Miami Conservancy District
Member
Professional Photographers of America
Professional Photographers of Ohio
American Society of Media Photographers
North American Nature Photography Association
Outdoor Writers of Ohio
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
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