George Smith

George wears many hats for Austin Community College. He taught the last commercial photographic retouching and airbrush class - the bleach and dye era, and was instrumental in migrating that course into the first Adobe Photoshop classes in the Photographic Technology Department. He still cuts a mean frisket and blows paint.

George teaches a Fundamentals of Photography section and a Photographic Darkroom Techniques section. These classes are his favorites. He "loves to see students light up" when they see the lesson outcome. He says, "It's almost like a birthday every class day."

He also teaches basic computer skill building classes for the Continuing Education division at ACC. Developing people, retooling for competitive job markets are key points in his basic philosophy, work ethic, life and teaching. He loves to work with senior citizens, "Those over sixty-five are the most fun. They have so much to overcome. They have a lot of fun and all learn something."

George is a photographer for ACC Marketing. His work encompasses all of the photography training offered at ACC. A workday might include everything from a tabletop product shot to an environmental portrait recognizing a special ACC supporter, to a reception or other high profile ACC function.