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WORK EXPERIENCE

PHOTOGRAPHER

PROFILE

La + Co.
January 2013 - Present
Fr e e l a n c e Ph o t o g r a p h e r :

Professional & enthusiastic design graduate

looking to pursue photographic work that
situates around lifestyle & food culture.

Det e r mi n e d, c r e a t i ve a n d r e s u l t - o r i e n t e d i n di vi du a l w h o s t r i ve s t o p r o du c e h i g h q u a l i ty i m age r y i n
ac co r da n c e t o c l i e n t s n e e ds .
E xp e r i e n c e d p h o t o g r a p h e r w i t h w e ddi n g s , fo o d a n d b e ve r a g e s , p r o fe s s i o n a l p o r t r ai t s , and
e ve n t p h o t o g r a p h y

CONTACT

Ac c o mp l i s h e d i n p r o fe s s i o n a l fo o d s h o o t s a n d p o r t r a i t s i n s t u di o s e t t i n g s
E xp e r i e n c e d w i t h l o c a t i o n p h o t o g r a p h y u s i n g n a t u r a l l i g h t i n g a s w e l l a s s t r o b e li ght s

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Pr o fic i e n t kn o w l e dg e o f p o s t - p r o du c t i o n i ma g e e di t i n g , r e t o u c h i n g a n d c o l o ur m anage me n t

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H i g h l y c a p a b l e o f w o r ki n g i n fa s t p a c e d e n vi r o n me n t s w h i l e r e ma i n i n g a p p ro ac hab le
E xc e l l e n t i n t e r p e r s o n a l , p e r s u a s i ve a n d c o mmu n i c a t i o n s ki l l s

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PIXEL PERFECT PROLAB

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November 2013 - Present

Phot o g r a p h i c Pr o du c t i o n As s i s t a n t :
Indi vi du a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e fo r p r e p a r i n g a n d ma n a g i n g p h o t o g r a p h i c fil e s fo r p r i n t w h i l e m ai nt ai ni ng a

EDUCATION

high l e ve l o f c u s t o me r s e r vi c e .
E xp e r i e n c e w i t h Ph o t o s h o p e di t i n g , i ma g e ma n i p u l a t i o n , r a w fil e c o n ve r s i o n, i m age
r e t o u c h i n g , a n d i ma g e r e s t o r a t i o n

Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Photography and

Situated Media
Feburay 2014 - In Progress
Bachelor of Design in Photography and Situated
Media
Feburay 2012 - December 2014

E xc e l l e n t kn o w l e dg e i n p h o t o g r a p h i c p r i n t i n g p r o c e s s e s , p h o t o g r a p h i c p a p e r s t o c k s , and
c o l o u r ma n a g e me n t fo r p r i n t a n d w e b p u r p o s e s
Cu s t o me r t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t
Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n As s i s t a n t :
Ab l e t o p r e fo r m a l l a dmi n i s t r a t i ve t a s ks t o e n s u r e s mo o t h a n d e ffi c i e n t o p e r a t i o n s o f s ale s p r o c e s s e s .
Co n du c t e d da t a e n t r y, p h o n e a n d e ma i l c o r r e s p o n de n c e , fil i n g a n d c u s t o me r s e r v i c e
Qu o t a t i o n s , i n vo i c i n g & r e c e i ve d p a yme n t s , t a l l i e d c a s h r e p o r t s a n d l o g g e d ac t i v i t y r e p o r t s
Or de r s u p p l i e s a n d ma i n t a i n i n ve n t o r y fo r o ffi c e a n d p h o t o g r a p h i c n e e ds

CURATORIAL

GM PHOTOGRAPHICS
January 2013 - Present

R esea rch er f o r D r A dam Jasp er

U TS S ch o o l o f D esi gn , Syd ney, 2014
V o l u n t e e r at 13 R o o ms 25th K a l d or Pub lic Ar t Pr ojec t s
P ier 2/3, W a l sh B a y , 6- 21 Ap r il 2013
I n tern a t x88 Galler y
Abe rcro m b i e S t, S y dn ey , A u stra l i a , June 2013 Ap r il 2014
Stu di o a ssi sta n t f o r Ren Vaile
T h e N am e s A gen cy , N o v ember 2012 Feb r uar y 2013

C ont r a c t Ph o t o g r a p h e r :
Ex p e r i e n c e d i n o n - l o c a t i o n p h o t o g r a p h y fo r e n g a g e me n t s a n d w e ddi n g c e r e mo n i e s .
Wo r ki n g a s p a r t o f a p h o t o g r a p h y t e a m & de mo n s t r a t i n g t h e i mp o r t a n c e o f b e i ng d i s c r e e t
t o c a p t u r e c a n di d mo me n t s
Re s p o n s i b l e fo r c o mp l e me n t i n g t h e c o ve r a g e o f t h e p r i ma r y p h o t o g r a p h e r
Ab i l i t y t o o p e r a t e a n d c o n t r o l fla s h - e n a b l e d p h o t o g r a p h i c e q u i p me n t e c i e n t ly
Ca p a b l e o f w o r ki n g i n a fa s t p a c e d e n vi r o n me n t w h i l e r e ma i n i n g a p p r o a c h a ble t o t he
b r i da l p a r t y a n d w e ddi n g g u e s t s

Lauren
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WORK EXPERIENCE

PHOTOGRAPHER

PROFILE

KENSINGTON STREET PROJECTS

March 2015 - Present

Professional & enthusiastic design graduate

looking to pursue photographic work that
situates around lifestyle & food culture.

C ont r a c t Ph o t o g r a p h e r :
C oor di n a t i n g a n d di r e c t i n g fo o d a n d l o c a t i o n p h o t o - s h o o t s fo r s o c i a l me di a , o n l i n e p u b li c at i o ns
and p r i n t p u r p o s e s .
Co n du c t s a l l p h o t o s h o o t s i n a c a l m a n d p r o fe s s i o n a l de me a n o
Co l l a b o r a t e s w i t h c l i e n t s t o g u a r a n t e e s a t i s fa c t i o n

CONTACT
0426-833-310

26/39 Dangar Place,

Chippendale 2008

Re t o u c h e s i ma g e s a c c o r di n g t o o n l i n e a n d p r i n t p u r p o s e s

NG ART GALLERY
January 2012 - November 2013
Ar t G a l l e r y As s i s t a n t :
Res p o n s i b l e fo r ma i n t a i n i n g t h e s mo o t h r u n n i n g o f t h e g a l l e r y o n a da y t o da y b a s i s , d o c um e nt -

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ing a r t w o r ks , p l a n n i n g a n d p r o mo t i n g e xh i b i t i o n s , p h o t o g r a p h i n g g a l l e r y e ve n t s .
G r e e t e d a n d di r e c t e d vi s i t o r s a n d p r o vi de d g e n e r a l i n fo r ma t i o n
Co mp u t e r da t a e n t r y, i n ve n t o r y o f w o r ks

REFERENCES

E xc e l l e n t a b i l i t y t o p r e fo r m o n a s s i g n e d t a s ks a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a s s o c i a t e d wi t h t he
art gallery
Kn o w l e dg e o n p r o p e r a r t h a n dl i n g , g a l l e r y o p e r a t i o n s , a n d a r t e ve n t s

References available upon request

Re s p o n s i b l e fo r i n s t a l l a t i o n s h o t s a n d do c u me n t i n g i n di vi du a l a r t w o r ks
Pa r t i c i p a t e d i n i n s t a l l i n g a n d de - i n s t a l l a t i o n o f p h o t o g r a p h i c , s c u l p t u r a l a n d m i x e d
me di a e xh i b i t i o n s