Ian C. Cunningham
Summit,NJ
Summary
Multi-talented, dependable worker with years of experience in the fields of photography and retouching. Specializes in product and advertising photography but has a proficiency in portraiture as well! Always looking to improve and become more skillful everyday.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
In-House Photographer/Retoucher
R2net
05.2021 - Current
- Produced anywhere from 20 - 40 high quality jewelry images daily for the James Allen and Blue Nile brands of fashion jewelry to be used on their website and for advertising purposes such as seasonal banners.
- Utilized the latest in Orbitvu technology to perfectly light and photograph the products from multiple angles to ensure that customers visiting the website would be able to browse and have a very clear and comprehensive idea of the product that they are looking to purchase.
- Efficiently used photoshop in order to stack images in order to achieve an incredibly crisp, sharp final product shot.
- Responsible for utilizing photoshop in order retouch final product shots in order to make sure they were website ready. These responsibilities include removal of scratches, dust and blemishes; removal of text; performing color corrections on gemstones; modifying/switching metal colors; and general adjustments such as fixing a broken product in post.
- Aided in the maintenance and cleanliness of R2Net online servers.
- Maintained the cleanliness for all products in line to be photographed.
Photographer's Assistant
Steven DeVilbiss Photography
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Assisted head photographer on various sets of high end jewelry photoshoots for clients such as Christie's, Choppard, Roberto Coin and Judith Ripka.
- Aided in the adjustment of lighting, positioning of props, camera angles and camera focuses in order to further the creation of a quality product.
- Has used the Phase One camera in order to create focus brackets in order to shoot products at their absolute sharpest.
- Used Adobe Photoshop for basic image editing such retouching scratches on the surface of jewelry and merging images together for final product shots.
- Used Helion Focus to automate and execute focus stacking for the final product.
- Lead the project to convert head photographer's physical storage system for files to a cloud storage system via Dropbox.
- Maintained and managed head photographer's main website and sitemaps.
- Used Capture One for a variety of tasks such photo organization, light editing, and exporting photographs in different formats based off of client needs.
- Managed studio for the lead photographer and performed tasks such as cleaning, ensuring that all necessary products are in stock, contacting clients to make sure said clients receive their products as expected, certain equipment maintenance, running errands and other clerical work as well.
Photographer
Unnamed Start Up Owned By Sebastien Apollon
07.2020 - 10.2021
- Lead photographer of a blossoming start-up company.
- Shoots product photography and portraiture for various small business owners for the sake of stronger social media presence.
- Efficiently edits photos via Lightroom and Photoshop for an overall more satisfactory product.
- Sole creative decision-maker behind lighting set-ups.
- Observes and maintains quality of all photo-related equipment in the studio.
- Advises company owner on equipment and other photographical information.
- Looks good doing it.
Operations Coordinator
Trading Places International
05.2015 - 03.2020
- Part of the Trading Places International Operations team that help contribute to profits of up to over $125,000 a day.
- Worked directly with the presidents and the vice-presidents in a fast-paced environment to put together high-profile European travel packages.
- Directly contacted our European vendors to enlist their services for numerous clients (touring, driving, car rentals, etc.)
- Maintained contact with our European vendors to ensure that all services were booked properly and that our clients would be completely satisfied.
- Entered and organized data or all the travel-based services that we offered to ensure that everything was meticulously kept up to date and was presented to our clients in a clear and precise manner.
- Aided the financial department in their day to day duties such as running credit cards; entering and organizing the data from the transactions both in and out of our Bank of Ireland and NatWest accounts; helping to resolve inconsistencies between our purchases and our bank statements.
- Answered and forwarded to phone calls from our suppliers and partners around the office.
- Maintained and organized the office’s primary email inbox with a system of folders and labels that I created on my own.
- Made sure that the print outs in the building all made their to the correct files/ made it to the correct hands.
- Kept a general good vibes in the office 😊 .
Photography Intern
Your Food Story
09.2014 - 05.2015
- Contributed to the creation of a successful food education product for children.
- Shot pictures of various fruits and vegetables for the product.
- Edited and retouched photos to ensure the best possible look for the produce.
- Successfully worked remotely.
- Produced the pictures in an improvised, man-made studio.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Commercial Photography
Rochester Institute Of Technology
Rochester, NY05.2014
Skills
- Proficient with hot lights and strobes in a studio setting
- Proficient with speed lights and off camera flashes
- Proficient with Photoshop
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Proficient with Lightroom and Capture One
- Proficient with Adobe Suite
- Knows darkroom procedure
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong Problem solving skills
- Strong with Dropbox and other forms of Cloud Storage
- Strong with Phase One products
- Experience with website creation and maintenance
- Experience with Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
- Experience with graphic design
Websites
Interests
- Writing (stories, list making).
- Reading.
- Photography (website: iccphotography.squarespace.com).
- Art (painting, drawing).
Timeline
In-House Photographer/Retoucher
R2net
05.2021 - Current
Photographer's Assistant
Steven DeVilbiss Photography
09.2020 - 04.2021
Photographer
Unnamed Start Up Owned By Sebastien Apollon
07.2020 - 10.2021
Operations Coordinator
Trading Places International
05.2015 - 03.2020
Photography Intern
Your Food Story
09.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Commercial Photography
Rochester Institute Of Technology
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