Pamela Gonzales

Working with Animals

• I know how to read animal body language, prioritize the pet’s well-being during photo shoots.
• I take time before and during the shoot to let the pet sniff, explore, and get comfortable with myself and my equipment.
• Elicit natural behaviors (like the coveted head tilt or happy panting) using treats, toys, and patience, as pets cannot be verbally posed.

Working with Families

• Communicating with families to understand their specific needs, dynamics, and the story they want to convey.
• Building rapport with children and adults to put everyone at ease and coax genuine expressions and candid moments.
• I help guide subjects through natural-looking poses, especially for large groups, couples, or when managing energetic children.

Scheduling & Post Production

• Setting expectations for the shoot, handling bookings, and managing contingencies like weather or unexpected
• Use editing software like Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom to enhance colors, correct lighting, and retouch blemishes to come up with the overall creative look.

Photography Website: www.pamgonzales.com

Leadership and workflow Management

• Ensured that all roto and paint work met the project's creative and technical standards.
• Communicated with compositing supervisors, flame leads and production, managing both workflows and quality control.
• Assessing shots and assigning tasks based on the skill levels of individual artists, as well as external vendors.
• Worked to establish the pipeline, deciding which software tools (e.g., Nuke, Silhouette) will be used to generate mattes, remove rigs, beauty cleanup and so on.
• Monitored the progress of tasks against production deadlines and re-allocating resources to prevent bottlenecks.
• Communicated and worked with external vendors.

QC (quality control)

• Reviewing completed roto mattes and shapes, and paint work to ensure they match the plate perfectly(e.g., proper motion blur, accurate edge transparency, proper edges, quality paint patches).
• Provided clear annotations and notes for artists whose work needs revision.
• Give the final sign-off on roto/prep elements before they are handed off to production and the compositing team.

Examples of film and commercial work:

• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Moon Knight
• Top Gun: Maverick
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Doctor Strange
• Farmers Insurance Commercials
• Microsoft Commercials
• Apple Commercials