Proactive photographer, providing high level creative photography in many photographic disciplines, including Environmental Portraiture, Heritage, Marketing and Ecommerce.With over 8 years experience in the industry and indepth knowledge of professional studios, I am an excellent choice for small and medium sized businesses ambitious briefs, leaving clients safe in the knowledge that they'll receive creaitve, innovative images, on time.Further more I have been commissioned on… Show more Proactive photographer, providing high level creative photography in many photographic disciplines, including Environmental Portraiture, Heritage, Marketing and Ecommerce.With over 8 years experience in the industry and indepth knowledge of professional studios, I am an excellent choice for small and medium sized businesses ambitious briefs, leaving clients safe in the knowledge that they'll receive creaitve, innovative images, on time.Further more I have been commissioned on Photojournalism projects, which have seen me develop long standing documentary projects with Co-operative's and Social Enterprises. This has enabled me to enage with local communities while promoting small businesses making social and environmental change. Show less

In this role I was tasked to engage new visitors to the Museum and Learning Centre through a modernising of the Heritage Trust's community engagement strategies. Throughout the past year I have been heading a project which would tie into the 150 year anniversary of the cricket club and produce a way of engaging a new audience to visit the Museum. I began the project by creating a visual catalogue of the items on show in the museum. Alongside digitsing the collection of medals… Show more In this role I was tasked to engage new visitors to the Museum and Learning Centre through a modernising of the Heritage Trust's community engagement strategies. Throughout the past year I have been heading a project which would tie into the 150 year anniversary of the cricket club and produce a way of engaging a new audience to visit the Museum. I began the project by creating a visual catalogue of the items on show in the museum. Alongside digitsing the collection of medals, memorabilia and paintings I produced an inventory of all assets for insurance and organisation purposes. Following the completion of the museum's collection being recorded I was asked to produce a website for the Trust to help them engage their audience with the information they house within the Museum. The Museum's main aim from the website is to encourage a better footfall to the Museum through the engagement to this website. Show less

As part of the photography and sales team at Zzzone Studios my responsibilties included finding new business using telephone and email communication, producing briefs and discussing creative ideas with customers, along side producing creative images for a variety of projects. These projects include imagery for small and medium sized business for web and print media, as well as social media content.

Leading a team of 3 Junior Photographer’s and a Core member of staff to produce record shots of over 6,500 heritage objects in a short and strict time period, as part of the Science Museum Group’s (SMG) plans to redevelop their stores into a Special Exhibitions Gallery by 2020. The project is part of SMG’s ‘One Collection’ initiative, which will see over 300,000 objects photographed & documented before they are stored at SMG’s National Collection Centre in Wiltshire. The images… Show more Leading a team of 3 Junior Photographer’s and a Core member of staff to produce record shots of over 6,500 heritage objects in a short and strict time period, as part of the Science Museum Group’s (SMG) plans to redevelop their stores into a Special Exhibitions Gallery by 2020. The project is part of SMG’s ‘One Collection’ initiative, which will see over 300,000 objects photographed & documented before they are stored at SMG’s National Collection Centre in Wiltshire. The images produced will be made available to the public on SMG’s website, making the objects visible to the public for the first time.As Lead Photographer my key responsibilities consisted of:• Planning & implementing an effective and streamlined workflow, enabling the team to photograph large quantities of objects • Producing simple and user-friendly workflow documents that can be used in future projects• Advising Junior Photographers on object & manual handling, hazards in collections and health & safety• Training Junior Photographer’s in SMG imaging specification, supporting team to produce best results while providing CPD• Training Junior Photographer’s in Capture One, batch processing, colour management & Photoshop • Providing support on bar-coding systems, including training and external communication with manufacturers for fault fixes• Liaising with members of Project Management and Core Senior Management team’s on performance against expectations• Liaising across Documentation and Conservation teams to ensure understanding of roles and methods for all teams•Internal tours, talks and demonstrations of project and processesAlongside my duties of supporting the team I was expected to photograph the Museum’s flagship objects, producing high-specification images for editorial and marketing use in the future. I photographed over 300 items on differing backgrouds and with differing creative lighting, producing imagery in line with the Group’s core Photography standards. Show less

I joined Brandbank's creative imaging team in February 2016. I moved quickly to establish myself as a creative and capable member of the highly talented team. Picking up complicated art directions with ease and making light work of some of the pack-shot companies most intricate art directions. I was very quickly given more responsibility and I was given freedom to produce images for top clients such as L'Oreal & Morrison's Supermarket.Working on a project basis allowed me to take ownership… Show more I joined Brandbank's creative imaging team in February 2016. I moved quickly to establish myself as a creative and capable member of the highly talented team. Picking up complicated art directions with ease and making light work of some of the pack-shot companies most intricate art directions. I was very quickly given more responsibility and I was given freedom to produce images for top clients such as L'Oreal & Morrison's Supermarket.Working on a project basis allowed me to take ownership and deliver to the clients expectations. Through communication with clients I was able to produce the creating high quality imagery they expected and desires. I headed a number of projects for this department since joining, creating work for new and existing customers, while creating photography for prospective clients through the use of test shoots. Skills:- Capturing high specification images at a quick turnaround- Intricate colour matching- Communication with colleagues and clients- Working with Home Economist on cooked Lifestyle shoots, capturing intricate and well lit images- Very Good understanding of creative lighting for Lifestyle and pack shot photography- Understanding client briefsNotable Achievements include:- Heading a fresh produce project for ASDA. Responsibilities included keeping in constant contact with the client and several members of other teams within the business, delegating roles and managing the logistics of shooting 650 fresh produce lines.- Creating a set of images for a prospective supermarket client. Photographing three lifestyle images and two wine shots. These were presented to the client as an example of Brandbank's expertise and skill in an Executive meeting.- Working for the Brandbank International team in California, USA. Helping to set up a new studio for an extensive bulk shoot, as well as training new employees on processes and procedures, helping them understand their new role and employer. Show less

I started working for Brandbank since September 2013 as a data capture photographer on a freelance basis. I was capturing a large quantity of images at speed, for the data in-put team. I quickly showed my knowledge of photography and my ambition to be involved in more demanding projects. In early 2014 I was rewarded a full-time contract and swiftly began capturing for more demanding clients, building my understanding of processes and procedures involved with the workflow. Soon I was… Show more I started working for Brandbank since September 2013 as a data capture photographer on a freelance basis. I was capturing a large quantity of images at speed, for the data in-put team. I quickly showed my knowledge of photography and my ambition to be involved in more demanding projects. In early 2014 I was rewarded a full-time contract and swiftly began capturing for more demanding clients, building my understanding of processes and procedures involved with the workflow. Soon I was regarded as a senior member of the Imaging team and began to train others, coupled with heading tours of the studio for clients and external visitors, helping me to put my understanding in to practice and explain the value of Brandbank to client's I was asked to meet external clients to show the studios ability and advise for brand launches, this included photographing new and existing products with creativity in multiple styles to help them decide the best representation of their produce. I was also asked to create Art Direction documents off the back of these meetings, making sure to include specifics for other photographers to follow. In this role I was also the sole photographer of major brands, such as Mondelez and L'Oreal. This includes a project I took on to photograph 3000 cosmetic products for L'Oreal over the space of four months, for their entire range available in France. I was promoted in early 2016, becoming a member of the Creative Photography team at Brandbank where I have began to work on more bespoke lifestyle shoots for large retailers, including Tesco's Easy Entertaining launch. The style of photography is more complex but I have adapted easily to the demands of this.Skills gained:- Adobe Photoshop- Adobe Lightroom- Capture One- Colour Management- Commercial Lighting- Microsoft Suite- Problem solving Show less

In my last year of University I was given work by Swansea University Students’ Union as a lead photographer on sport and entertainment events. I became highly regarded within the team and produced a vast array of images helping the events team promote themselves on social media and print. I photographed a range of events such as club nights, sport matches, award ceremonies, graduation balls and music festivals and was lucky enough to photograph pop star Pixie Lott, comedian Tim Minchin and… Show more In my last year of University I was given work by Swansea University Students’ Union as a lead photographer on sport and entertainment events. I became highly regarded within the team and produced a vast array of images helping the events team promote themselves on social media and print. I photographed a range of events such as club nights, sport matches, award ceremonies, graduation balls and music festivals and was lucky enough to photograph pop star Pixie Lott, comedian Tim Minchin and boxer Frank Bruno. Voted best News photographer 2012 Show less

I was based in Direct, a fast paced call centre. I was the front line of incoming calls regarding existing mortgage and insurance policies. My job also included generating new business through cross selling and providing customers with the best service Nationwide could offer. Here I built on my customer service skills as well as learning better I.T and communication skills.