SHALEEN WALLACE
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Professional and responsible photographer with 12+ years of extensive experience in real estate, commercial, aerial, product, and event photography/videography, including management in fast-paced, turn-key projects. Continually strive to provide high-quality, result-focused performance for clients and team members. Very motivated and always ready to learn new things. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Enterprise Photographer
Dollar Tree Corporate
2023.04 - Current
- Versatile photographer for all enterprise needs at Dollar Tree Corporate.
- Create seasonally relevant content imagery that can drive purchase confidence for e-commerce and print advertisements
- Align with seasonal photographic initiatives and collaborate with Art Directors to create foundational brand photographic assets for campaign collateral and e-commerce imagery.
- Work both collaboratively and proactively with on-site and remote creative teams to understand specific brand art direction and help to influence photographic “look and feel” of a season.
- Take creative direction from VP/Directors as well as work independently
- Perform quality assurance and feedback on images as necessary
- Manage and Coordinate with assistants, stylists, and other production team members to ensure photography needs are met and all are aligned on achieving final creative goals
- Maintain visual brand objectives and follow defined photo directives for seasonal campaign still-life assets, product collection assets, room-based assets, and “Best-in-Class” photography assets.
- Ability to plan, organize and manage photographers, and photography shoots on short notice.
- Partner with Producers and Creative Director on the daily/weekly shot list to group similar type shots together to maximize efficiencies when applicable
- Strong demonstrated creative eye and sense of design in all photographic applications, particularly in editorial and consumer contexts.
- Proficiency with all studio tools, lighting, technical software, and systems
- Experienced professional who stays current with photography trends, lighting, technical advances and changing creative tastes.
- Expert with all aspects of digital image quality and output. File size, light, and color balancing, Adobe Creative Suite, especially PhotoShop
Studio Photographer Assistant
Dreamy Baby Studios
2023.02 - 2023.05
- Selected and set up appropriate props, backdrops and lighting.
- Collaborated with photographer and art director to assist with daily tasks.
- Determined and adjusted subject position, props and lighting equipment while selecting camera angles to optimize final product.
- Changed camera lenses and made small light adjustments.
- Managed clerical duties such as answering phones, setting up appointments and filing invoices and licenses.
- Kept photography equipment available, clean and working.
- Consulted with clients to discuss commission ideas and style preferences to create mutually agreeable project parameters.
Lead Photographer/ Manager of Operations
Aerophoto America
2011.01 - 2023.01
- Lead hiring, subcontracting, and photography training, expanded services, growing the company revenue annually
- Spearheaded and managed over $300,000 in contracts from start to finish by Seeking out new clients, and generating long-term contracts
- Develop metrics for future contract management systems and
- Implemented and managed contract analysis tools and processes to improve contract content, negotiation support, and compliance
- Collaborated with executive and marketing teams to assess customer goals and create shoots that promoted those goals
- Supervised operating processes and goals for the photography team, ensuring efficient work and quality images, improving customer satisfaction and repeat clients
- Expert in aerial photography and videography, and data collection
- Sharpened knowledge of Photoshop, photo retouching, photo manipulation, color correction, cloning, and digital camera use
- Expertise in working on large-scale commercial projects providing progress aerial and ground photography/videography
- Implemented lighting, set design, and model posing, in-studio and on location, producing images that increased engagement with new clients
- Remained up-to-date on photography trends, providing new approaches that increased photoshoot speed by 1.5 hours
- Followed best practices for on-location photo shoots regarding equipment to get the correct exposure and lighting, reducing the time to complete shoots by 20%
- Collaborated with manager to maintain quality studio photography lighting for product photography and lifestyle photoshoots
- Managed prepping, shooting, and editing photos across multiple projects, reducing the time to completion by 3 days
- Leveraged expertise in professional digital photography equipment and workflows, leading to a turnaround time of 5 days from shoot to final images
Inside Timeshare Sales Associate
Gold Key Resorts
2010.01 - 2011.01
- Collaborated with the product team to understand the key product worked with potential clients, estimated contracts, and presented various add-on services
- Maintained high referral rates and exceptional feedback from previous clients
- Engaged and supported customers to optimize the customer experience, increasing sales by 13%
- Managed the day-to-day tactical and long-term strategic activities within the business
Assistant Photographer
Catie's Wedding Photography, Virginia Beach
2008.01 - 2011.01
- Assisted with on-site wedding sessions, and maintained and transported camera equipment during photo shoots
- Maintained equipment inventory, set preparation, wardrobe, and scene selections, reducing time-on-shoot by 40 minutes on average
Staff Photographer
ECU College of Fine Arts & Communications
2004.01 - 2008.01
- Proved to be diplomatic, tactful, creative, discreet, flexible, resourceful, well organized
- Strong ability to work effectively with multiple supervisors within the
- College of Fine Arts and Communications School while staying dependable, friendly, mature, and professional
- Practiced in handling complex and multifaceted tasks and photographing for a college magazine that was sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and
- Communications Department
- Interacted with a large staff, students, faculty, and parents
- Promoted a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that supported students, staff, parents, and the general public
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Photography
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC2008
Skills
HARD SKILLS
- Post-processing
- Project Management
- Detailed Editing
- Photo Restoration
- Creative Design
- Photoshop
- Premier Pro
- Lightroom
- Adobe Suite
- Video Production/Editing
- Part 107 License
- Project management
- FAA Regulations
- Drone Hardware
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Image Manipulation
- Location Shooting
- Client Relations
- Time Management
- Lighting Expertise
- Tabletop & vignette photography
- Daylight studio photography
- Room scene photography
- Location photography
- E-commerce product photography
- Advanced knowledge of lighting techniques
- Experience with studio and on-location photography.
- Planning and directing Photoshoots
- Managing digital files and archiving systems
- Creating Processes for better workflow
SOFT SKILLS
- Excellent attention to detail
- Thrives in a team environment
- Strategic Thinking
- Business Operations
- People Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Innovation
- Conflict Resolution
- Team Player
Timeline
Enterprise Photographer
Dollar Tree Corporate
2023.04 - Current
Studio Photographer Assistant
Dreamy Baby Studios
2023.02 - 2023.05
Lead Photographer/ Manager of Operations
Aerophoto America
2011.01 - 2023.01
Inside Timeshare Sales Associate
Gold Key Resorts
2010.01 - 2011.01
Assistant Photographer
Catie's Wedding Photography, Virginia Beach
2008.01 - 2011.01
Staff Photographer
ECU College of Fine Arts & Communications
2004.01 - 2008.01
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Photography
East Carolina University
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