About me
Silverport Pictures offers the following services to you:
* Photoshop and Data Entry - photo editing, keywording, digital restoration/enhancement.
* Picture Researcher - source photos, create picture lists from text, negotiate fees, clear permission licences, administration, compile credits etc.
* Photographer - shoot photos, currently supply major international picture libraries with my work.
* Photo Library - photography collection, specialize in coastal, maritime and nautical subjects.
Services details:
Digital Photograph Restoration
* Digitally repairing photograph prints that are marked, torn etc
* Digital photograph improvements/effects, colour correction, saturation, mono, sharpness, cropping etc
*Fast ftp or DVD delivery direct to your email address, system or premises.
Photography
* Experienced in Photography of Property/Homes, PR, Business, Events, News, Sport, Yachts, Boats, Cars/Motoring, Advertising, Functions/Parties, Object/Product sale listings.
* Fully digital workflow from shoot to delivery
* Picture editing and photo management computer software
Picture Research
* Sourcing pictures across a whole range of subjects, through conventional and website picture searches
* Picture licence fee negotiation and administration
* Copyright clearance (DACS, private estates)
* Photo editing and Digital skills
* Picture credits compilation
* Permissions clearance
* Picture library contract negotiation
* Working within project budgets
* Devising own list of pictures from text if required
* Visiting museums, libraries, private collections
* Work either externally or in-house, major cities easily accessible
Photo Library
* Fast growing collection - 1500+ for sale online (see Stock Photography page)
* Print sales with sizes from 6" x 4" through to 3ft x 2ft - Unmounted, Mounted, Framed, Canvas - you choose!
* Collection represented across major international picture libraries
* Keywording service for picture libraries
Online Gallery with coastal photography, artwork, gifts, maritime books and DVD's available to buy at my website *
Copyright of Photographs:
All photographs are Copyright Silverport Pictures and protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act and no unauthorized use is permitted. Permission is always required before any use - please contact me and I will be happy to help with print or licence enquiries. Thank you.
Skills
Photographic skills: Digital and SLR. Currently have Nikon digital camera. Coastal photo collection online. News, advertising, features and sport photojournalism experience. Assigning freelance photographers/picture researchers. Picture Research skills: Picture searches (online and traditional) across wide range of subjects including fiction, english, travel, history, languages, art, geography, science etc negotiating licence fees, copyright clearance of photographs and artwork, managing photo library of 250,000+ images, picture editing, contract negotiation, budgets. Computer Skills: Photoshop Apple imac, power mac G4, OSX software and PC Aperture photographic management system Photograph and negative scanners Keywording/ Data Entry/ Photo Coding ISDN/ftp transfer Archiving (Newspaper, Photography, Data) Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel Quark Klopotek finance/invoicing system Office skills: Administration, telephone, photocopier, printers, fax, email
Sector Experience
20 years' experience in the picture/photography industry : * 5 years of the Silverport Pictures - Coastal photography voyage * 7 years Picture Research/Photo Library Manager at top international publishers * Picture Librarian, international publishers, London * 6 years Photographer * 1 year Picture Clerk/Graphic Designer * Picture Research Diploma, London School of Publishing
Awards
* Picture Research Diploma * NVQ L4 Photography * Photography Diploma* * BTEC HND Design Communications * Copyright * Book Publishing/Production * Apple Mac * Photoshop Full CV can be provided. All the above information is confidential and for potential employers use only. No third party use.
Clients
Adams Picture Library, English Heritage, Maritime Plymouth, Nelson Thornes publishers, The Guardian Newspaper, University of Plymouth