Robert Massman CV
1152 Dean Street #2, Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-813-6870
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, BFA in Photography, 2002
Software
Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Premiere CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe InDesign CC,
Capture One, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Atom Editor, Visual Studio Code
Computer Programing
HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WebGL
Exhibitions
2015 Transverse Impressions: Images of Glacier National Park, Adjacent to Life Gallery, 341 E 10th St New York, NY 10009, Curated by Mark Roth
Footprints: Portrait of a Brooklyn Neighborhood, Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238
2007 Brooklyn Urban Sanctuary: Brooklyn Footprints, 778 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY 11238
2005 Urban Verse Pictorial Poetry: Group Show, Concepto Gallery, 613 Vanderbilt Ave. Brooklyn, NY
2002 Collected digital works: Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
2001 Rochester Institute of Technology: Student Honors Exhibition Collections - Wallace Library RIT Rochester, NY
Commercial/Editorial photography clients 2012 - present
Sol de Janeiro, Bloomingdales, Negative Underwear, Vogue Mexico, Vogue Japan, Vogue China Vogue Italy, Vogue Paris, Glamour, Allure, W and Details Magazine
Creator of DiGauss software 2015 - present
Conceptualized, planned, and developed software that initially ran in Photoshop which allows the user to manipulate the expression of image textures within a specified frequency space.
expanded the vision of the software development by building a Chromium app inspired by modular audio synthesizers.
Brought on a software engineer to refine the efficiency of the apps image processing algorithms.
Recognized commercialization aspects in the algorithm’s development. Worked with the same engineer to develop a commercial side of the application.
Timeline for software development. https://www.digauss.com/about.
Assistant 2004 - present
Responsibility work with photographer and client to further refine and plan for the shoot’s execution. This includes lighting direction, location choice, shoot timeline, equipment to be used, hardware and software problem solving and maintaining image quality on the day of the shoot.
Photographers I’ve assisted Patrick Demarchelier: 2006 – 2017, Fabien Baron, Paola Kudacki, Danielle St. Laurent, Nigel Barker, Mei Tao, Michael Lavine, Ted Humble-Smith, Fernando Milani, Steve DeCanio, Michael Waring, Ondrea Barbe and Danielle Levitt.
Companies I’ve worked with Louis Vuitton, Dior, YSL, Chanel, Paul and Joe, L’Oréal, Clarins, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany and Co, Victoria's Secret, Bloomingdales, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gap, J.Crew, Madewell, Vogues from all over the world, Teen Vogue, Vanity Fair, W, T, Allure, Glamour, Town and Country, Elle
Long term photographic project 2007- present
Brooklyn Urban Landscape - photos of Brooklyn’s changing environment.https://www.robertmassman.com/brooklyn-urban-landscape