Victoria Jean Buckman
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Photographic & Technical Experience
Lightroom and Photoshop Processing Specialist: culling and processing wedding, portrait and real estate images throughout my career
Portrait photography since 2011: creative, family and business portraits
Macro and still life product photography
Scenic and nature photography
Astro and long exposure photography
Fully manual use of both DLSR and mirrorless systems for Sony, Fuji and Canon cameras
Aerial photography using DJI drone systems
Videography using gimbal technology
Social Media management
Accomplishments
Photography Features
~ Spacepoint News, Idaho:Volunteer work dedicated towards driving awareness in space exploration
~ Move Shoot Move Star Tracker, Users Stories
~ EarthSky.org: Moon/Venus astrophotography featured online
~ Saratoga Living Magazine, Saratoga Springs NY
page 38 story about the Graphite Trail in Saratoga Springs, NY
~ South of Broad Living Magazine, Charleston SC
~ Charleston Digital Corridor, Charleston SC
~ Published in blog by Seattle's popular photographer, Steve Huff: The FOP Does Emerald City
~ Photography contest winner: First place in People, Second place in Animals at Olympic College Annual Photography Competition
~ Photo Challenge winner multiple times for Kitsap Photography Guild monthly challenge
~ Photography featured in social media for Kitsap Conference Center, Washington State
Solo Featured Artist
~November 2012 Bremerton, Washington Art Walk: featured my high fashion photography at ISH Vintage Clothing
~December 2012 Bremerton, Washington Art Walk and Christmas Festival: featured my fine art photography at Cornerstone Coffee House
~March 2014 Manette, Washington Art Walk: invited to feature my fine art photography at Rejuv Massage and Spa
Training and Education
2023 FAA Certified Remote Pilot
- I hold a Part 107 license from the FAA and have many hours of flight experience for aerial photography.
2019 National Weather Service SKYWARN® Storm Spotter Certification (Updated every 2 years)
- SKYWARN® spotter training helps me to identify potential storms for photographing as well as to provide essential information to NWS for potential weather hazards or severe weather activity in my area.
Degree
Associates of Applied Science- Information Systems Specialist: Web Development
President's List and Dean's List scholar
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Photojournalism
- Programming Concepts
- HTML5
- CSS3
- SQL and Database Management
Mentorship and Internship
A renowned photographer of landscape and nature scenes
~Tutoring in stock and fine art photography and photography business management
An upscale portrait studio
~Tutoring in aspects of studio management, client communication, lighting and location photography
A prestigious nature photographer and archival printer
~Received tutoring in aspects of archival printing and product printing of fine art prints
An amazingly stylish Charleston, SC wedding photographer
~Performed photo editing and post processing duties
An extremely talented high-end portrait and marketing photographer
~Received mentoring in the creative high-end and commercial side of portrait photography
Volunteer Work
Spacepoint.org: (may 2026 to present) Photojournalism, dedicated towards driving awareness in space exploration
NASA Citizen Scientist: (2025 - 2026) Research analyst for identifying mesospheric clouds on Mars
Storm Spotter: (2019 to present) Monitor storms in my local area and and report real-time conditions back to the National Weather Service
Volunteer: Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (2017) Fossil Prep Technician
Volunteer: South Carolina Aquarium (2016) Docent
President: Olympic College Photo Club (2013-2014) President
Kitsap Photography Guild (2010 - 2014) Member and event volunteer
West Sound Photographers (2010 - 2014) Member
Architecture Photographer for Bremerton Housing Authority
Donated large prints to fundraising activities
Secretary of Student Council, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Photographer for Queen of the Castle magazine, Chippewa Falls, WI
Communications Officer and Editorial Photographer for Chippewa Valley Thrivent Chapter, WI
Memberships
IAAA (International Astronomical Artists Association)
Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society
PPA (Professional Photographers of America)
NEFAS (Northeast Florida Astronomical Society)
