A sincere creative with 10 years experience in the commercial photographic and fine arts industries. I am self motivated and forward thinking.
As an artist I have been published in the British Journal of Photography twice and had a profile published in Source Photographic Review as well as exhibiting my bodies of work internationally.
Projects
- The Domestic AviaryExhibitions include: Carlisle Photo Festival 'Visualising the Animal' Framewerk Gallery Barcelona International Photography Awards Galeria Valid Foto Jill Todd Photographic Award Exhibition StreetLevel PhotoWorks PIP; The 14th China Pingyao International Photography Festival (UK tertiary student photography) Royal Ulster Academy of Arts Open Minds University of Ulster Degree Show, Belfast RDS Student Art Awards Exhibition RDS Student Art Awards Travelling Exhibition British Journal of Photograph
- Abstract Negotiations of IntimacyInstagram Takeover: Open Eye Gallery, #oegtakeover Exhibitions include: Bodies in Movement; Loosen Art, Rome City Open Source, Open Eye Gallery Friends of Interpretable Spaces, Degree’s of Freedom; St. Augustine’s Tower Hackney, London Royal Ulster Academy of Arts; Ulster Museum Belfast PIP; The 18th China Pingyao International Photography Festival (UK tertiary student photography) RCA SHOW; Battersea, London
Work history
PhotographerJohn Lewis & Partners
London, United KingdomFreelance
- Shoot e-commerce fashion model and stills for johnlewis.com
- Produce high quality and consistently beautiful images, ensuring they are correctly exposed and colour consistent
- Crop and process all images, maintaining file size specification
- Collaborating with Stylists and Hair and Makeup to complete developmental Still life, Model and Beauty shoots
Studio AssistantJohn Lewis & Partners
London, United KingdomFull Time
Responsible for working with photographers to create the right look and mood for imagery to ensure images meet style guides/design briefs whilst achieving the target daily shot count and delivery deadlines
- Assist Fashion (E-commerce and Creative) and Home (E-commerce and Lifestyle) Photography
- Assist in house and external photographers, setting up kit, problem solving and preparing sets
- Collaborate closely alongside Production, Art Direction, Styling and Stock teams
- Digital Operator on set
- Image upload to Adobe Experience Manager with superuser status and updating AEM style guide in accordance with photographic style guide
- General maintenance and upkeep of equipment including performing audits, screen calibration and managing back-ups
- Tracking budgets and making equipment purchases, equipment repairs
- Implementing the studio schedule and setting up an following processes to ensure freelancers are ready to shoot
- Developing and putting into place new admin structures to ensure efficient workflows for example equipment trackers
Skills
- Art Handling
- Photoshoot Assisting
- Youth Work
- Exhibiting
- Art Publishing
- Film Photography
- Digital Photograhy
- Website Content
- Lighting
- Art Writing
Education
Master of ArtsRoyal College of Art
- London, United Kingdom
During my time at the Royal College of Art I engaged in a range of multidisciplinary classes completing my thesis which was entitled 'Analogy as Boundary' and my graduate project 'Abstract Negotiations of Intimacy.' As a result I have been published in the British Journal of Photography and Source Photographic Review as well as being named a Belfast Exposed Future's Artist.
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BA(Hons) PhotographyUniversity of Ulster, Belfast
- Belfast, United Kingdom
My graduate project is entitled 'The Domestic Aviary' which has been published in British Journal of Photography as a 'One's to Watch' and AnOther Magazine Emerging Photographer's to Watch. The project has been exhibited internationally including at Format Festival Habitat 17'