Heather Kemp

Current

Owner/Photo Researcher at Popawheelie Image Services, LLC.

Past

Freelance Photo Researcher at Miro Design, Inc.
Freelance Photo Researcher at Weird NJ, Inc.
Temporary Photo Researcher at Pearson Education

Freelance Photo Researcher at Hey Kids, Inc.
Freelance Photo Researcher at Macmillan McGraw-Hill
Photo Researcher at Pearson Education
Administrative Assistant at Drew University

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Education

MediaBistro
Temple University
American University

Boonton High School

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Heather Kemp’s Summary

Image Research professional with experience in producing innovative imagery for text books, trade books, multimedia, and other educational materials. Recognized for creativity, speed and thoroughness in researching stock photography in all subject areas. Expertise in coordinating photo shoots and managing image data. Published writer.

Heather Kemp’s Specialties:

Stock research subject areas: popular culture, offbeat topics, science, technology, history, kids, people, travel, nature, wildlife, math. Extensive experience coordinating complex location and studio shoots.

Heather Kemp’s Experience

Owner/Photo Researcher

Popawheelie Image Services, LLC.

(Publishing industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Owner/Operator of an image research company formed in September 2007. Completed projects for major publishers including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Barnes & Noble, Pearson Education and Langenscheidt.
Freelance Photo Researcher

Miro Design, Inc.

(Design industry)

September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

Provided image research services as a freelancer for book design house on elementary science readers to be published by National Geographic.
Freelance Photo Researcher

Weird NJ, Inc.

(Publishing industry)

September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

Provided image research services for trade books in the Weird U.S. series, including Weird U.S. Vol. 2, Weird Missouri, Weird Oregon, Weird Colorado, Weird Kentucky, Weird Louisiana and Weird US Kids.
Temporary Photo Researcher

Pearson Education

(Public Company; PSO; Publishing industry)

January 2007 — July 2007 (7 months)

Temporary in-house photo research and shoot coordination on program consisting of elementary level reading books.
Freelance Photo Researcher

Hey Kids, Inc.

(Design industry)

October 2006 — January 2007 (4 months)

Provided image research for a book design company for an elementary math program to be published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Freelance Photo Researcher

Macmillan McGraw-Hill

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MHP; Publishing industry)

April 2006 — January 2007 (10 months)

Freelance Photo Researcher for elementary Science program published by major educational publisher.
Photo Researcher

Pearson Education

(Public Company; PSO; Publishing industry)

February 1998 — February 2006 (8 years 1 month)

Researched and licensed photographs, fine art, and historical images for publication in educational programs. Coordinated assignment photography with in-house photography staff for studio and location shoots. Managed digital photo files and checked quality control for all images. Maintained data for image tracking, credits and archiving.
Administrative Assistant

Drew University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year )

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Graduate Admissions

Heather Kemp’s Education

MediaBistro

Copy Editing 2009 — 2009
Temple University

B.A. , English , 1990 — 1994

Writing Specialization, Awarded Distinction in Major, graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
American University

Communications 1989 — 1990
Boonton High School

Additional Information

Heather Kemp’s Interests:

Historic photographic processes, art, writing, hiking, travel, nature, science, reading, food.

Heather Kemp’s Groups:

American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP), 2004 to Present

Writer, Weird NJ magazine, Editor in Freaks, 2002 to Present
“The Freaks Come to Boonton,” Issue #20
“Indian Lake Resident Discovers Backyard Grave,” Issue #21
“Paterson’s Prince Randian, The Human Torso,” #22
“’Princess Susanna’ Bokonyi, The Oldest Little Person,” #23
“Sleepless In South Trenton,” #24
"The Brasnos of Old Bridge," #26

Guest Speaker for Boonton Historical Society, 2003 to Present
Gave presentations on the sideshow photographs of my great-great uncle Frank Wendt, a photographer in New York and Boonton, NJ during the turn of the 20th Century.

Publication Coordinator for Boonton Was An Iron Town by Peter C. Wendt, Jr., 2002
Republished my great-grandfather's book Boonton Was An Iron Town for the Boonton Historical Society. Republication involved creating the entire book from scratch as film was lost and no digital files existed.

Poem Returning published in Brooklyn Review, 1998