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JENNIFER OLSON

San Luis Obispo,CA

Summary

Skilled Photographer and Creative Director adept at overseeing designers and artists to accomplish design and marketing projects. Providing expertise in the highly detailed area of scientific and advertising photography. Excellent communicator, problem solver and detail-oriented manager proficient in business operations and client needs. Maintains a professional demeanor in representing companies, their clients and patients. Precise and consistent lighting processes and digital capture.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Photographer

805 LIVING MAGAZINE
Thousand Oaks, California
01.2025 - Current
  • Captured high-quality images for editorial features and advertisements.
  • Collaborated with editors to develop creative concepts for photo shoots.
  • Coordinated logistics for on-location shoots, including permits and schedules.

Photographer

IDLEWILD FLORAL
San Luis Obispo, California
03.2018 - Current
  • Captured high-quality images for editorial features and advertisements.
  • Collaborated with editors to develop creative concepts for photo shoots.
  • Styled photo subjects to enhance visual storytelling
  • 2025 book release, "Flora Nouveaux", through Chronicle Books publishing

Owner and Photographer

JENNIFER OLSON IMAGES
San Luis Obispo, California
01.2007 - Current
  • Wide ranging photography services, specializing in Food & Lifestyle photography, supporting national brand campaigns to local businesses.
  • Services include Food, Product, Portraiture, Architecture, Wedding photography.
  • Color correction, retouching services, and other digital related services.
  • Layout and design of magazines, catalogs, promotional material.
  • Clients include: Tasting Table, Life + Thyme, Coyote + Oak, Edible Santa Barbara, Vegetarian Times, Cal Poly Magazine.

Creative Director, Photographer, Graphic Designer

EDIBLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MAGAZINE
San Luis Obispo, California
03.2013 - 09.2024
  • Production of creative concepts and art work for magazine and promotional content
  • Responsibility over contributors and creative staff, assignments, deadlines and contracts
  • Layout of magazine content and advertisements
  • Responsible for all interactions with printer and magazine delivery
  • Working relationship with advertisers on ad creation, delivery and approval
  • Responsibility over creative budget
  • Content creation for social media accounts and website

Photo Editor and Photographer

EDIBLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MAGAZINE
San Luis Obispo, CA
03.2013 - 09.2024
  • Photography for Editorial and Promotional content
  • Responsibility over contributors and creative staff, assignments, deadlines and contracts
  • Responsibility over creative budget

Photographer and Food Stylist, Contractor

CHALLENGE DAIRY, INC & REFRESH MEDIA
San Luis Obispo, California
03.2016 - 12.2023
  • Precisely capture Challenge Dairy, Inc line of products, including perfect color and packaging representation
  • Produce and photograph images for promotion in nation-wide community and recipe departments.
  • Content creation for social media, newsletters, and outreach: photography, styling, food styling.
  • Pre-production planning and strategy for material release.

Photographer, Contractor

CAL POLY UNIVERSITY, Cal Poly Magazine
San Luis Obispo, California
06.2015 - 06.2019

Advertising and Editorial photography for:

  • Cal Poly Magazine
  • Cal Poly Marketing Department
  • Cal Poly Creamery
  • Cal Poly Giving Department

Social Media Manager

EDIBLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MAGAZINE
San Luis Obispo, CA
02.2017 - 12.2018
  • Production of creative concepts and art work for social media and website presence
  • Monitoring and posting on social media accounts, tracking statistics and working with advertisers on promotions
  • Increased follower base by 50%
  • Post performance and interaction increase by a 60%

Photography Consultant

R2 DERMATOLOGY
San Ramon, California
03.2017 - 12.2017
  • Produce highly accurate and consistent photographic records of patient results over length of numerous studies.
  • Photographic coverage of clinical studies for R2 Dermatology for use in funding, FDA submission, and future marketing.
  • Database management with image and data files.
  • Post-production of RAW images and power points presentations.

Graphic Designer

BOTTELSEN DART COMPANY
Santa Maria, California
04.2006 - 10.2008
  • Design and creation of company website and online store.
  • Responsible for producing marketing material, including signage, logo creation, catalogs, mailers, flyers, trade show displays.

Assistant Stylist

LILLIAN VERNON
White Plains, New York
06.2004 - 03.2006
  • Styling of Lillian Vernon's products for use on company website, online store, and print catalog.
  • Support lead stylist in pre-production, company meetings, product/prop preparation and inventory, styling of photo shoots, and live TV promotion.

Assistant Photographer

MACY'S CORPORATION
Manhattan, New York
02.2004 - 03.2006
  • Product photography of Macy's products for use on Macys.com online store andcatalog.
  • Support lead photographer in lighting, photography, set production, daily runningof studio, and studio events.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising Photography

Brooks Institute of Photography
Santa Barbara, CA

Associate's Degree -

Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA

Skills

  • Photography, specializing in scientific and advertising
  • Highly accurate and consistent photography
  • Extremely precise in photographic lighting processes and digital capture
  • Ability to give consistent photographic results over length of medical studies for use in FDA and Investor funding
  • Expert image processing and editing
  • Database management with data and image files
  • Professional demeanor when representing company among clients and patients in doctor's offices and medical settings
  • Layout, design and desktop publishing for both print and digital media
  • Project and administrative management
  • Budget management
  • Adobe Creative Suite, Excel, Powerpoint and Word

Timeline

Photographer

805 LIVING MAGAZINE
01.2025 - Current

Photographer

IDLEWILD FLORAL
03.2018 - Current

Photography Consultant

R2 DERMATOLOGY
03.2017 - 12.2017

Social Media Manager

EDIBLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MAGAZINE
02.2017 - 12.2018

Photographer and Food Stylist, Contractor

CHALLENGE DAIRY, INC & REFRESH MEDIA
03.2016 - 12.2023

Photographer, Contractor

CAL POLY UNIVERSITY, Cal Poly Magazine
06.2015 - 06.2019

Creative Director, Photographer, Graphic Designer

EDIBLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MAGAZINE
03.2013 - 09.2024

Photo Editor and Photographer

EDIBLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MAGAZINE
03.2013 - 09.2024

Owner and Photographer

JENNIFER OLSON IMAGES
01.2007 - Current

Graphic Designer

BOTTELSEN DART COMPANY
04.2006 - 10.2008

Assistant Stylist

LILLIAN VERNON
06.2004 - 03.2006

Assistant Photographer

MACY'S CORPORATION
02.2004 - 03.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising Photography

Brooks Institute of Photography

Associate's Degree -

Cuesta College
JENNIFER OLSON