Tracy Nguyen
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Tracy Nguyen's work is traditionally rooted in narrative storytelling in the editorial, commercial and fashion world. Even when advertising a product, her work conveys an emotion or feeling that pulls the audience in through a personal connection or experience. This could mean photographing the product being used in a real life scenario, or portraying it in a studio using light to reflect a desire to look into the product. As an enthusiastic and experienced photographer with over 7 years of professional and freelance experience, Tracy has worked with a variety of brands and clients to produce photoshoots and tell visual stories. She is highly skilled in utilizing studio lighting and software such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Capture One. She enjoys working closely with the client and her collaborators to produce and creative direct campaigns to help bring them to life.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Photographer
Self-Employed
04.2017 - Current
- Photograph, direct, and produce photoshoots for editorial and commercial clients such as Capital One, Converse, Footlocker, Instagram, Mattel, Netflix, The New York Times, Nike, Refinery29, SSENSE, Squarespace, Thom Browne, Verizon and more.
- Work alongside photo assistants, Digitechs, and lighting directors to make sure client's production needs and expectations are met.
- Generate cost-effective solutions for client's photography needs when given budget guidelines.
- Manage a shot list with the client.
- Provide thorough communication throughout the entire process from initial consultation to delivery of final deliverables.
- Art direct concepts and talent on set alongside clients for brands.
- Collaborating with creative and production agencies for on-location photoshoots and in-studio photoshoots.
- Work alongside Digitech to assist in managing and organizing photo databases using consistent naming conventions and key-wording for search optimization.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing deadlines and meeting deliverable dates.
- Identify issues that come up in production or on set and provide solutions to problems to make sure shoots run smoothly.
- Collaborate with retouchers to make sure client's needs and expectations are being met.
Photographer
Luna Luna
10.2023 - 10.2023
- Photographed merchandise for Luna Luna's grand re-opening, launched in December 2023.
- Assisted the producer in gathering materials for the shoot as well as building out crew and gear needed to execute the project.
- Worked closely alongside the art director to capture images to meet client's expectations.
- Colored and retouched final deliverables.
Photographer
Netflix
11.2022 - 11.2022
- Produced, creative directed and photographed over 100 portraits for Netflix's launch on Netflix Golden.
- Sourced materials, crew, and equipment needed to execute photo-shoot.
- Worked alongside digitech to post gallery of images simultaneously while shooting.
Photographer
Squarespace
07.2021 - 07.2021
- Photographed and worked with Squarespace to make portraits of business owners to showcase a series of episodes on how to launch an online business using their customizable website templates.
Skills
- Visual Storytelling
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Capture One Pro
- Studio Lighting
- Location Scouting
- Project Management
- Color/Retouching
Timeline
Photographer
Luna Luna
10.2023 - 10.2023
Photographer
Netflix
11.2022 - 11.2022
Photographer
Squarespace
07.2021 - 07.2021
Photographer
Self-Employed
04.2017 - Current