Porsha Smith Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia

Charlotte, North Carolina

Professional published photographer with client experience shooting portrait and product photography.Provide creative direction, styling, and shoot coordination as well as image correction with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.Proven track record for creating sharp, professional, unique images and layouts for a variety of clients.Social Media advertising.

Responsible for the execution and production demands of lifestyle, silo and 360 photography.• Demonstrate innovative problem-solving skills, inspire leadership, effectively communicate and successfully deliver projects on time and within budget.• Set-up, style, light, and retouch complex scenes independently.• Collaborate with business partners to define strategy and style guide of product photography.• Lead and facilitate an RFI/RFP project to obtain a third-party retouching vendor for studio needs.• Lead on the implementation of CGI capabilities being incorporated within the scope of work presented to the studio to be housed on .com.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Photo Art DirectorPureRed / Charlotte / 2017 – PresentFacilitate all aspects and functions of articulating a creative vision through imagery with responsibilities ranging from on-set and remote photo art direction to CGI art direction, creative production, and post-production image markups.• Work with Director of Photography or independently to produce projects including developing photo and creative briefs, shot lists, and production books, producing CGI toolkits, photo shoot production, art direction and styling, building CGI scenes, selecting scenes and post-production image review, markups and image approvals.• Assist with elements of creative production that may include logistics, casting models, sourcing and hiring photographers and stylists, scouting locations, creating shot lists, and production books, sourcing CGI prop models, and creating creative material needed to produce CGI scenes.• Utilize knowledge of historic and current trends in building, architecture, interior design, and interior styling as well as an understanding of general building codes and practices in order to accurately build CGI scenes.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

PureRed / Charlotte / 2014 – 2017Project manager for photo shoots & illustration requests of catalogs, brochures, ads, circulars, and signage for a leading home improvement company.• Main point of contact that directs all correspondence between creative services, photo studios, and vendors.• Cultivate and nurture relationships with client and studio vendors to better communicate studio accuracy and ensure receipt of high-quality images that meet client standards.Accountable for uploading and managing advertising assets.• Manage all outside production resources to ensure a streamline production workflow.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

A liaison responsible for the creation and management of production workflows. Managing 15-20 plus weekly photo shoots/70,000 plus merchandise samples of on figure and still life ecommerce for the largest privately owned department store in the U.S.Collaborate with client sample team to further assist in execution of client style guide by distributing and managing accurate shot directive and mastering project management software.Assist producer with organizing model criteria for proper booking and brand development in relationship to vendor sample preferences.Budget Management: create estimated budget forecast and final production billing reports.Work effectively in a heavily cross-functional, fast paced environment ensuring digital photographic requirements are being met.Manage and train assistants assigned to merchandising projects.

Greenville, South Carolina Area