Lauren Alyce Thom is an Australian born London based photographer. Lauren has worked professionally in the fashion and commercial photography industry for over five years. Lauren has been working an managing e-commerce studios for over two years and has specialised in the curve fashion industry. Lauren has a Bachelor of Arts Photography from RMIT University and her honours in media and communications where she wrote a Thesis titled “How Can Creative Practitioners Collaborate to Subvert Dominant Representations of Women in the Fashion Industry?"
Lauren comes experience as not only a photographer but as a booker and manager in the modelling industry.
Lauren has been passionate about photography since a very young age and has worked in many fields including e-commerce, product, editorial, wedding/event photography and fine arts.
Work history
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PhotographerTaking Shape
- Melbourne, AustraliaFull Time
Taking Shape / Head Photographer
OCTOBER 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2019 (MELBOURNE)
Taking Shape is a global leader in plus-size clothing with stores in Australia and New Zealand. For over 30 years, Taking Shape has been a cornerstone brand for curvy women, specialising in fashion forward designer collections in sizes 12-24.
Core competencies:
Photographer (content, campaigns, e-commerce)
Creating content for social media, print and online campaigns along with ecommerce photos to sell product
High Volume e-commerce (shooting 50-60 garments per day)
Studio Coordinator - I was hired to open the first inhouse studio that Taking Shape had opened. I had put into place shooting plans, scheduling and processing to handle the high volume of product that was to be shot. In this time we also launched a Menswear label that I also photographed
Ghost Mannequins, Flat Lay, Profile Menswear
Videography (helped build fresh approach to how content videos were produced and presented online to social media)
Talent Scouting (sourcing talent from Instagram and from Taking Shape stores as well as booking models from modeling agencies.
Creating concepts for Taking Shape lookbooks, social media and visual merchandising displays, building sourcing propping and lighting accordingly.
Strong relationships with Models, HMUA & Stylists
As the photographer at Taking Shape it was integral to my role to have strong relationships with all parties involved in the creative process.
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Model BookerThe Mgmt
- Melbourne, AustraliaFull Time
London Management / Talent Manager
AUGUST 2015 - OCTOBER 2017 (MELBOURNE & SYDNEY)
London MGT Group is an Australian model and artist management company with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
Core competencies:
Following sales processes to maintain a profitable business.
Model Management and Development
My Role at London Mgt was to help develop, build and manage local and international models careers in both Melbourne and Sydney Fashion Markets.
Digital Branding and Portfolio Building for Models:
I helped build fresh approach to personal branding and marketing ideas for each model which includes updated photoshoots, updated digitals with a push to advertise themselves across digital platforms
Scouting/Recruitment/Training New Faces
In this role I had to scout talent, held modeling workshops showing how new faced models how to walk, created and designed portfolios and educated models and parents about the industry.
Photographer
Photographing portfolios for talents, test shoots, digital updates, video shorts, social media updates.
Strong relationships with Clients
As a booker at London it was integral to my role to have strong relationships with leading fashion labels in the Australian and International industry.
Education
BA Honours Media and CommunicationRMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
RMIT University / Honours of Media and Communication
MARCH 2017 - OCTOBER 2017, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Honours Thesis title: “How Can Creative Practitioners Collaborate to Subvert Dominant Representations of Women in the Fashion Industry?”
Bachelor of Arts, PhotographyRMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
RMIT University / Bachelor of Arts (Photography)
MARCH 2013 - NOVEMBER 2015, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Majored in Fashion Photography
Achieved an average of a distinction/high distinction for modules.