James Davey

James Davey

Photographer, Videographer and ArtworkerLondon, United Kingdom
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James Davey

James Davey

Photographer, Videographer and ArtworkerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I have been creating commercial imagery for over a decade, primarily, whilst running my own freelance business in London. My ambitious, proactive and affable personality has played a huge part in successfully producing highly creative digital assets for a wide portfolio of clients.
Projects
  • Video editing for Cox & Cox
    Video editing for Cox & CoxUsing a combination of product stills and moving image, I created this short film to introduce Cox & Cox's season launch. I created light flare and out of focus foliage in Photoshop, then layered these over the video in Premier Pro, adding movement and depth to the sequence.
  • Lifestyle product photography shoot
    Lifestyle product photography shootI was commissioned to shoot a range of lifestyle imagery for a product launch across web marketing, social media and print. Here are a few of my favourite shots.
  • Library of images for brand launch
    Library of images for brand launchOn behalf of property developers The Cherwell Group, I was approached by Attention Media with a brief to create an image library for the brand launch of The Dunes. The Dunes is a new property development site consisting of ten luxury eco homes which overlook a dramatic and picturesque system of sand dunes situated on the north Cornish coast, named Upton Towans. Here are a few selected shots from the library…
  • The process of making environmentally friendly organic soap
    The process of making environmentally friendly organic soap
  • Location product photography inside a gin distillery
    Location product photography inside a gin distilleryCreate a set of images for the clients marketing campaign showing their gin in various cocktails. We used the distillery to create a relevant backdrop and depth to the shots.
  • Corporate Portraits for HomeServe Plc - London
    Corporate Portraits for HomeServe Plc - LondonCommissioned to photograph HomeServe's Board of Directors and Executive Team for their 2019 Annual Report.
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Work history
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    Creative Artwork (Midweight-Senior)Cox & Cox Mailorder Ltd
    Frome, United KingdomFull Time
    Working closely with the Marketing and Shoot teams - producing digital and print assets, capturing product photography, and maintaining high quality imagery. - Providing support to the Senior Designer by retouching and colour correcting product imagery for the Cox & Cox catalogue and website. - Keeping to Cox & Cox brand guidelines whilst creating a wide range of digital and print marketing material which achieve brief objectives set by the marketing team. - Creating MP4’s and stop motion Gif’s for use across various outputs such as the website blog, e-mails and social platforms. - Managing the Junior Artworker by delegating tasks, checking quality of work and providing guidance to help improve their abilities. - Accurately processing digital assets and imagery for various output requirements for optimum quality. Manually uploading onto website hosting. - Supplying lifestyle and product photography to add depth to the Cox & Cox blog, Style Notes. - Managing the continued organisation of the image library and setting standards in image retouching practices. - Researching relevant social media and visual marketing trends, to share with the wider team in aid of working together in developing new creative concepts.
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    Photographer & VideographerJames Davey Photography
    United KingdomFreelance
    Supplying digital imagery for a variety of brands including: GAP - 2019 to 2022 Studio flat lays and product photography for ecom. Vashi Jewellers - 2019 (contracted for 6 months) Location reportage, product and portrait photography for print and socials. Belstaff - 2019 Behind the scenes video and stills of photo shoot for marketing and socials. Other brand partners to note: The GOOD Hotel - Riverford Organic Farmers - WatchHouse - Attention Media - Kentish Soap Company - The LME - Coller Capital - FAIRR Initiative - HomeServe - Cecile Capital
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Skills
  • Studio Lighting
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Commercial Photography
  • Still Life Photography
  • Marketing Branding
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Digital Deisgner
  • Video Editing
  • Videography
Education
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    Bachelor of Arts (BA) Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
     - London, United Kingdom
    I studied a degree in Advertising and Promotions Management.