About me
Highly Creative and multi-talented award winning Photographer with extensive experience within the media industry; exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well developed written and verbal communication skills; highly skilled in news, feature and advertising photography with a recent focus on fashion; accustomed to working in dead-line driven environments; self motivated, positive and enthusiastic; innovative with a creative eye for detail.
Skills
Highly Creative and multi-talented award winning Photographer with extensive experience within the media industry, Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills Dynamic team player with well developed written and verbal communication skills, Highly skilled in news, feature and advertising photography with a recent focus on fashion, Accustomed to working in dead-line driven environments Self motivated, positive and enthusiastic, Innovative with a creative eye for detail, Experience managing staff, High degree of experience with digital photo editing software, Well-versed in current web and photo industry standards
Sector Experience
Photo editing, online photo file management, Editing and post-production of images for print and web, Colour correction, RGB to CMYK conversion, Hard news, sport, feature, commercial and advertising photography, Food photography for weekly column, Work in collaboration with fashion stylist planning and photographing weekly fashion pages in newspaper supplements, Catalogue and look book fashion photography, on location and in studio, Organising and planning fashion shoots within budget, Casting and booking models and crew, Model and actor portfolios- fashion, beauty and headshots, Child and family portraiture
Awards
Awards:, 2009 Qantas Media Awards, Best Breaking News Photograph (Senior), 2008 Qantas Media Awards, Junior Photographer of the Year, Best Feature Photograph (Junior), 2007 Qantas Media Awards, Best Breaking News Photograph (Junior), 2007 APN Photographer of the Year Finalist, New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers Awards, * 2005 NZIPP Student Photographer of the Year, 2005 NZIPP Gold Award, 2005 NZIPP Silver Award, 2006 NZIPP Silver Award, 2006 NZIPP Bronze Award, Qualifications:, Diploma in Photographic and Digital Imaging, Advanced Diploma in Photography, Certificate in Photojournalism, Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Teaching
Clients
Carolyn Drapiere Boutique, Dirtrider Downunder Magazine, Julia Boggio studios, Manawatu Evening Standard, New Zealand Press Association, NZ Herald on Sunday, NZ Photographers Mail, NZ Sunday News, NZ Womans Weekly, Sunday Star Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Dominion Post, The New Zealand Herald, The New Zealand Listener, UK Woman & Home, Wanganui Chronicle