Oscar Colman Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Photographer with Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review covering news and editorial.

U 1 G 320 Harris Street, Pyrmont 2009

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

I was the primary photographer for Visionair Photography, working as a contractor.In this role, I was commissioned to photograph commercial portraits and events in the corporate sector, tabletop product photography for ecommerce and assist with drone flying and video production. I travelled around Australia numerous times with studio lighting equipment in tow to photograph the staff of dozens of Westpac branches. Here I received a drone pilot qualification, learned to manage logistics with extensive national travel, hauling studio equipment and shooting in unfamiliar and unpredictable environments under tight deadlines, processing/ editing on the go and delivering files within hours of the shoot.

Surry Hills

From occasionally shooting food and beverage and nightclub photos of guests, I became the photographer in residence for the club and sister restaurant Rosie Campbell's on a freelance basis. I worked every Friday and Saturday night, sometimes more, processing and editing into the early hours of the morning to provide same-day image turnaround, for social media posts and web galleries the next day.Here I continuously evolved my photography techniques for nightclub/ party photos and learned to come up with new ways to shoot the same venue while keeping it looking fresh. I learned to get the most out of Lightroom preset filters to enhance the vibe and feel of the venue.

Sydney, Australia

Beginning with a three month internship that extended to 5 months - I worked under the guidance of Chief Photographer Daniel Boud covering all content types for Time Out Sydney including, portrait, events, food & Beverage and arts. I worked with the editor and journalists on dozens of jobs at late notice, using my own initiative to organise the shoot with the subjects. Here I bolstered skills in food and beverage photography, coordinating with photographic subjects/ image submission under deadline and covering events from promotional and marketing perspectives. Since the completion of the internship, Time Out and sister brand Bottled Lightning Co. continue to hire me for event coverage photography.

Wagga Wagga, Australia

A fast paced, multi-faceted/ multi-skilled environment. One of a handful of staff photographers covering news stories throughout The Riverina, operating out of Wagga Wagga. I am predominantly self-taught and my skills quickly evolved and developed through trial and error and online teaching resources.From the age of 19 my work included:- Scheduling for the day's jobs (photoshoots) and coordinating with journalist, subjects and other photographers while also fitting in jobs at arise during the day and responding unplanned jobs such as emergencies and disasters - Police/ fire/ ambulance/ SES.- Taking photos for all local news, events, portraits and sport stories within circulation zones from Griffith to Tumbarumba, Albury to Cowra and everything in between. Covering stories big and small in politics, community and agriculture and sport.- Image editing and processing, caption and key wording and coordinating with Subeditors, Journalists, Deputy and Group Editors. Here learned:Photographic SkillsComputing and editingCreating Photos that enhance the angle of the story and at times depict the whole storyFinding stories and looking for newsworthy images for front pagesWritingCommunicationTime Management when covering 6-12 jobs in a day - Planing to include travel, time on job and file submissionWorkload priorities Travel planing

Photojournalism, A1 Photojournalist

Activities and Societies: Member of Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)Self-taught, on the job training with Fair Faxmedia.

Higher School Certificate, Hsc