Kayla Kender
Daytona Beach,FL
Summary
Professional Photographer with 5+ years' experience, capturing Creative Food and Product Commercial photographs. A separate focus on Lifestyle and Portrait photography. Superior Skills and Experience in Postproduction – including both video and digital editing. Strong focus on Adobe Products, such as Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro. Extensive experience capturing and creating visually compelling content. Efficient understanding of camera settings, lighting techniques and digital editing tools. Effective time management skills, and committed to meeting clients' expectations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Photographer
Lunar Studio
07.2023 - Current
- Focuses on High end Food and Product Photography.
- Consistent use of Adobe photoshop and Lightroom to execute high quality edits for each business.
- Developed strong time-management skills, enabling efficient handling of multiple projects while maintaining high level of quality in all work produced.
- Increased brand visibility for clients through creative and impactful product photography.
- Supported clients in achieving their marketing goals via eye-catching promotional materials featuring innovative commercial photography concepts.
- Provided expert guidance to clients on selecting appropriate imagery for their branding efforts, resulting in a cohesive visual identity across all platforms.
- Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
- Consistently met client expectations by delivering exceptional commercial photography services within budget constraints and agreed-upon timelines.
- Selected and set up appropriate props, backdrops, and lighting.
- Utilized advanced retouching skills to enhance images, ensuring polished and professional final products.
- Consistently and successfully managed multiple editing projects at once.
Freelance Photographer
Various – Self Employed
01.2018 - Current
- Use of Digital and film cameras, Tripods, multiple Lenses, and Supplemental lighting
- Extensive Experience with Various Studio Lighting set ups, to create innovative lighting effects
- 4+ experience shooting Lifestyle and Maternity Portraits 2019-2024
- Advanced retouching and color correction using Adobe Software -2019-2024
- 5+ Experience in commercial photography; Including Food and Products
- Scheduled studio appointments to shoot wide variety of subjects.
- Organized photoshoots from conceptualization to completion, effectively coordinating logistics such as locations, models, and props.
- Used image processing algorithms to reduce motion blur and enhance color, contrast and light range.
- Utilized natural and artificial lighting to capture desired images and maintain quality.
- Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
- Developed strong relationships with local businesses, securing ongoing photography work for promotional materials and events.
- Enhanced client satisfaction by delivering high-quality photographs for various events and projects.
- Streamlined photo editing process, increasing efficiency and reducing turnaround time for clients.
- Consistently and successfully managed multiple editing projects at once.
Sales Associate
Bikini Company
03.2019 - 02.2024
- Opened, shelved and merchandised new products in visually appealing and organized displays for optimal sales promotions.
- Maintained high volume of sales each day
- Streamlined processes within store's operations by organizing merchandise layouts for easy access.
- Recommended complementary purchases to customers, increasing revenue.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
Assistant Video Editor
Brew Media
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Synchronized multiple camera angles to create dynamic multi-camera edits.
- Consistently and successfully managed multiple editing projects at the same time.
- Efficient use of Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing.
- Participated in brainstorming sessions for new projects, offering creative input on story ideas, shot selections, and post-production strategies.
- Developed best practice content editing techniques to enhance content performance across social platforms and extend content across traditional platforms.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.
- Met with production teams to discuss and evaluate project needs.
- Worked efficiently with post production processing and color correction tools.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Photography
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL08.2023
Associates of Science Degree in Photographic Technology -
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL05.2021
Skills
- Adobe photoshop
- Lightroom
- Premiere Pro
- Color Correction
- Communication Skills
- Set up and use of Creative Studio Lighting Techniques
- Skilled in ASL - American Sign Language
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Color Correction
- Expert Image Editing
- Studio Photography Expertise
- Workflow Management
- Video Editing
- Image manipulation
- Commercial Photography
Timeline
Commercial Photographer
Lunar Studio
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Video Editor
Brew Media
01.2023 - 09.2023
Sales Associate
Bikini Company
03.2019 - 02.2024
Freelance Photographer
Various – Self Employed
01.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Photography
University of Central Florida
Associates of Science Degree in Photographic Technology -
Daytona State College
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