Benjamin Shackleton Email & Phone Number

• Research skills through studying books and photographic material, such as photo-books, the images themselves, photographic articles, and a research trip to Porto. • Photo-editing experience on Photoshop 2022: can edit and process large amounts of images quickly, sifting through images to find the most appropriate and carrying out further processing • Designed and produced photo-books and other documents using Adobe InDesign • Can work effectively in a team, for example: worked with a group to put up a photographic exhibition of my work in my 2nd year of university, finding our own venue, promoting it ourselves, creating the appropriate material and hosting a private showing for the exhibition. • Specialised in sports, nature and portraiture photography , equipment geared around creating the perfect portrait shots • Good communication and presentation skills including exhibition work, and posters. • I was contracted as a photographer for a wedding and engagement event, including editing and compiling - March 2017 and June 2019 and August 2022• Produced promotional marketing material for a barber shop in Preston; creating a healthy working relationship and improving business image - March 2019 • Carried out a photography tutorial for a letting agent in Preston; teaching them how to properly use a DSLR camera with a wide–angle 10mm lens in residential locations such as suburban houses and city centre flats for the purpose of improving product pictures for their business and increase client understanding of the properties- April 2019 • Photographed a student film premiere at an independent cinema in Lancashire; promoting the event, with portraits of the cast and crew - May 2019 • Photographed a TedX talk that took place in Preston; taking photos of the speakers and the environment where the event was held, to create further interest for possible future events - May 2019 • I have experience with helping people film and make promotional and small student films. I have worked with setting up tech and have experience in the audio recording process. I have taken portraits for the promotional aspects of the student films, such as for the posters and for the social media accounts, and of the cast and crew - taken in a photographic studio. February 2019 - February 2020,

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  University Of Central Lancashire

  Ba Hons Photography