I am an Mtech Photography graduate who recently moved to London from Port Elizabeth, South Africa. I am incredibly passionate about photography and creating aesthetically beautiful and power visuals to celebrate, challenge, elicit emotions and connect with audiences. Being a graduate I confident in my experiences and knowledge thus far and am excited to jump in and gain invaluable experience in the London photographic space.
Projects
Work history
Freelance Studio AssistantJet Studios Ltd
Lettice St, Fulham, London SW6, UKFreelance
As a freelance studio assistant duties include preparing the studio for clients i.e. Clearing up, painting the space if necessary as well as placing and setting up any requested equipment, colorama’s etc. Attending to any requests clients may have during their time at the studios. Further providing refreshments, serving breakfast and/or lunch if pre-ordered. Responsibilities include general upkeep of the studios and maintenance of the company’s professional standards and reputation. Front of house extends to answering the phones when necessary, inventory keeping, sending and receiving packages, opening and closing the studio daily as well as dealing with walk in enquiries.
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Gallery AssistantGalerie Noko
- Port Elizabeth, South AfricaInternship
- Through my internship position I initiated the company’s social media management by generating positive media interest through my creation and population of various online platforms.
- I provided a visitor friendly environment within my front of house duties with the aim to encourage interaction between the walk through guests and the exhibition pieces.
- Public Relations were integral to the continued support from the general public and surrounding communities, through my internship the gallery benefited from public engagement through successful press releases and interest statements informing the public of upcoming events and exhibitions etc.
- I was also able to successfully create awareness for the gallery on a national level. Through conceptualising and administering an open call exhibition to emerging artists, I was able to further cement the gallery’s reputation as an institution into the national art and public market.
- By implementing my graphic design modules in Photoshop and InDesign I was able to cut outsourced design costs involved in producing all relevant marketing material in both print and digital media.
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Skills
- Photography
- Photoshop
- Retouching
- Editorial Photography
- Fashion Photography
- Studio Lighting
- Conceptual art
- Academic Writing
- Basic Styling
- Content Creatiion
Education
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Mtech Photography (Cum Laude - Distinction)Nelson Mandela University
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
For my MTech project I chose to study ways in which photographers, specifically socially and culturally concerned photographers, are moving from two-dimensional flat photographic imagery towards incorporating three-dimensional installation techniques in their works to create more visual impact and public engagement. I used the case study of stigmatism towards Persons With Albinism in Southern Africa to experiment with these three-dimensional techniques, unpacking the stigmatism story in a visually immersive photographic installation exhibition. This was done to re-engage and impact a visual society who craves intense ephemeral visual experiences. A link to the exhibition is included here : http://www.robynlarkinphotography.com/portfolio/skin-deep/
Through this degree I have experience in:
- Academic Writing
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Studio shooting
- Location shooting
- Three-dimensional installation techniques
- Large format printing
- Exhibition administration
- Creating online content
- Digital and print marketing strategies
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Btech Photography (Cum Laude - Distinction)Nelson Mandela University
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Through these degree’s I now have experience in:
- Brief development - Model release documentation
- Producing production packs - Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and basic Illustrator
- Scouting models, sourcing H&M - Online content creation and population
- Styling, prop sourcing and placing - Microsoft Office packages
- Studio prep and maintenance - Product, fine art, conceptual and fashion photography
- Equipment Inventory - Record keeping of samples in and out of the studio
- Studio equipment set up - Visual communication and research
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