About me

Future: Children's fashion Photographer, Art Director. Current: Tilly is an experienced, published children’s photographer with work displayed in not only print and online magazines but also alongside five star reviews in Harper's Bazaar, Tatler and Country & Town House. After specialising in children's portraiture she is now growing within the children's fashion industry. Previous: Prior to working as a freelance photographer Tilly was Studio Director & Lead Photographer for Nousha Photography providing her with proven experience of her passion for creating beautiful photography whilst leading teams and managing people. This has led her work to be displayed in over a thousand homes across London including Sasha Slater's [Head of Magazines, The Telegraph] and Mariella Tandy's [Executive Fashion and Retail Editor, Tatler UK] who described her photographs as 'a piece of art for the wall."

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• Looking for a senior retoucher to work with long term. Can be located anywhere in the world with experience working on portraits.

Projects

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  The Designer
• The cool kidMini editorial style shoot with a mini model
• The Sleepover - Editorial
• Interviewing the oldA new project I have started about interviewing the older generation to learn about their lives. My idea is to build up a collection of documentary style photographs and stories and publish them. This first one is of an amazing Pakistani gentleman that has met Gandhi.
• 8

  Among the grassesWork with adult models, a personal project to test my ability to shoot adults. I'd like to think I did pretty well !
• Creating social media content for an illustrator

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Work history

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PhotographerTilly Nelson Photo
Jan 2019London, United KingdomFreelance
Tilly is a Children’s fashion and portrait photographer with a unique ability to truly engage with children and capture authentic and impactful images. Tilly’s love for creativity started when she was young, her desk was always overflowing with pieces of fabric for her next project. She preferred to spend her time repurposing something old with her cherished sewing machine than to buy something new. Tilly grew up in Nigeria and her Grandparents ran a fabric shop. She witnessed the time and care involved in creating one simple item. She developed a deep understanding of how every stitch in every garment counts. After witnessing how this could change a community through self sustainability and resilience, her passion for empowering women also started to grow. Equipped with this longing to connect fashion, photography and sustainability she sought out brands and businesses that took a similar sense of pride in their work. Her favourite projects are those where she is able to show the story of a garment from creation to final campaign with models and production. This ability to see the bigger picture is where she thrives, although anything relating to children’s fashion brings her great joy. Her work can be seen alongside names such as Harper's Bazaar, Tatler and Country & Town House, Baby London, Ivy Magazine and Marie Chantel.
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Studio Director & Lead PhotographerNousha Photography
Jan 2016 - Jan 2019London, United KingdomFull Time
Studio Director & Lead Photographer at Nousha Photography 2016- 2019 Within 2 years I rapidly navigated my way up within the company after joining as a studio assistant to become the company’s most in-demand photographer, whilst also taking charge of managing the team/studio operations and training new photographers. Photographed over 2000 children in 3 years, producing timeless studio photographs. Manage fast paced production for turnover of images for clients to view, Strong knowledge of Adoble Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Gopro Studio. Shoots using Profoto Studio Lights with a Canon 5D MK IV.

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Skills

• Photography
• Leadership
• Retouching
• Studio Lighting
• Children Photography
• Capture 1
• Management
• Design
• Client Communications
• Photo Assisting