Freelance photographer
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Retoucher / Photographer (Freelance) at Harrods
- Freelance photographer at Freelance
- Past
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- Commercial Photographer at Woolworths PLC
- Picture Editor, Editor in moto section at Onet.pl S.A.
- Picture Editor / Manager of Photo Agency at RMF FM
- Owner at Owner - advertising and pre-press agency
- Assistant of CEO at PCC Systemy Graficzne
- Education
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- Akademia Ekonomiczna w Krakowie
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Pawel Kowalczyk’s Summary
Photographer and image retouch/repro.
Previously: digital medium format Hasselblad and Mamiya, 35mm digital Canon cameras, Bowens lights, photo pro table, tents, tripods, calibrated PC
At home: medium format film Yashica, Canons: 1Ds 400D, flashgun, tripod, Bowens lights, softboxes, tents, calibrated screen, Mac + PC.
Software used: Photoshop CS3 - excellent (retouching, processing), Adobe Lightroom - excellent, Adobe Flex Builder + AIR Framework as a hobby, MS Office, Open Office, Canon Digital Studio - excellent, VYRE based CMS - basic experience in back-end and user of front-end. SAP.
Other IT related skills: HTML - basic, PHP - basic, ActionScript (Adobe Flex/AIR) - intermediate.
Pawel Kowalczyk’s Specialties:
Photoshop, Lightroom, studio photography (products),
Pawel Kowalczyk’s Experience
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Retoucher / Photographer (Freelance)
Harrods
(Privately Held; Retail industry)
October 2009 — Present (2 months)
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Freelance photographer
Freelance
(Photography industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Photography, retouching and image manipulation. Mostly in Photoshop.
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Commercial Photographer
Woolworths PLC
(Public Company; WOW; Retail industry)
January 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 9 months)
Responsibilities: Taking photographs for brochures, website and various initiatives. Image selection, retouching and clipping. Quality check. Studio maintenance and management. Various other ad hoc duties including CMS and SAP administration (images).
Canon and Mamija ZD, Bowens lights, Prophoto table. -
Picture Editor, Editor in moto section
Onet.pl S.A.
(Internet industry)
August 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 4 months)
The biggest Polish multi-content Internet site. Based in Krakow, Poland. Responsibilities: still image and video selection for publishing (AP, AFP, PAP). Management of picture and video archives. Management of the “moto” section’s contents (texts, photos, promotion boxes, adverts).
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Picture Editor / Manager of Photo Agency
RMF FM
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2000 — September 2004 (4 years 2 months)
Based in Krakow, Poland. Responsibilities: website content management and smooth running of the news photo agency.
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Owner
Owner - advertising and pre-press agency
(Printing industry)
November 1997 — August 2000 (2 years 10 months)
Advertising photography, projects, sales of pre-press systems. Main clients: Honda Poland and ArtFM. Contractor in two companies: pre-press studio and digital printing company.
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Assistant of CEO
PCC Systemy Graficzne
(Printing industry)
April 1997 — November 1998 (1 year 8 months)
Co-ordination of sales - pre-press equipment and printing systems (Scanview - as the official reseller, Purup-Eskofot, Agfa, Apple, 3M), management of pre-press studio and service staff, contact with key clients, import and export, trainings for end-users (workflow and colour management).
Pawel Kowalczyk’s Education
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Akademia Ekonomiczna w Krakowie
