Portrait, Commercial and Fine Art Photographer
Greater Seattle Area
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- Photographer, Owner at SnapSean LLC
- Web Applications Developer at Sean Newman
- Vice-president at The Buffalo Beach Company
- Past
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- Document Review Specialist at H5
- Attorney at Kramer & Kaslow
- Education
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- University of Washington
- University of Nebraska College of Law
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Sean Newman’s Summary
I've started to receive some attention for the intimate portraits I create using my own specially developed combination of Polaroid film and camera technique and selective digital processing. Marita Holdaway exhibited 15 of my photographs in March '08 at the Benham Gallery in Seattle, and sold my first fine art print! In December my work will be at James Gilbert's Photospace Gallery in Wellington, New Zealand. My first year as a photographer is off to a good start!
SnapSean LLC, aka Sean Newman Photography is my new commercial venture. Photographically my strengths are portrait and editorial photography.
I am also a licensed attorney (inactive) in California and Nebraska. My expertise in franchise law and business litigation was developed working with Philip Kramer and Tal Grinblat, then at Kramer & Kaslow, in LA, and as a past member of the Franchise Law Committee of the State Bar of Calif. I am presently accepting select legal research projects only from other attorneys. Legal interests include art, mass media, and copyright law.
Currently, I develop and engineer FSTpartner.com for Anita Volkomer's LA based Financial Services Training, Inc. The site is a fully integrated, database driven web platform for the delivery and management of continuing education courses for the financial services industry.
I have an active interest in computer technology and film/television/theatre production. In college I produced my own televisions programs and films, and produced a multimedia program and curriculum funded by a phase III SBIR Grant from the NIAAA. My course work included technical theatre, film/television production and computer science. I am a fan of Apple computers and from time to time have consulted for Greg Scown, Philip Goward, and Jean MacDonald of SmileOnMyMac LLC. Greg has very generously credited me in his hit software product PDFpen, for some early engineering and human interface design prototyping efforts.
Sean Newman’s Specialties:
Photography: Portrait, Editorial, Fine Art. I also photograph works of art for artists' portfolios; and photograph homes for individual home owners and real estate agents.
Law: Franchise Law and Business Litigation.
Computer: LAMP Development, HTML/CSS, Databases, UI
Sean Newman’s Experience
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Photographer, Owner
SnapSean LLC
(Photography industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
Fine Art, Portrait and Commercial Photography
Exhibition: Photospace Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, December 2008.
Exhibition: Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA, March 5 - April 12, 2008. -
Web Applications Developer
Sean Newman
(Computer Software industry)
1995 — Present (14 years )
Design and engineer database driven web applications on the LAMP platform, including applications for delivery and management of distance learning and continuing education.
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Vice-president
The Buffalo Beach Company
(Research industry)
1985 — Present (24 years )
The Buffalo Beach Company provides assistance and leadership in the planning, research, development, and evaluation of health education and health promotion programs around the world. We are proud of our record of achievement in a varriety of diverse settings. The Buffalo Beach Company works successfully with public health, education, medical, and social service agencies at the international, state, and local level.
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Document Review Specialist
H5
(Photography industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
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Attorney
Kramer & Kaslow
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
1998 — 2003 (5 years )
(Los Angeles) Focus: Business Litigation and Franchise Law. Represented clients in jury trials and hearings, mediations, arbitrations and negotiations. Researched and prepared briefs and argued law and motion in state and federal courts including the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Conducted and defended depositions and other discovery matters; Analyzed case files and research and, planned legal strategy and advised clients.
Member: California State Bar Franchise Law Committee
Member: State Bar of California
Member: State Bar of Nebraska
Publications:
"Arbitration Clause Forced on Mom & Pop Franchisee Found Unconscionable," THE FRANCHISEE VOICE (Am. Ass'n of Franchisees & Dealers, San Diego, Cal.) Summer 2001, at 5; "Recent Burger King Case Complicates the Issue of Franchisor Encroachment," THE FRANCHISEE VOICE, Summer 1999, at 12.
Sean Newman’s Education
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University of Washington
Certificate , Photography , 2006 — 2007
This year long certificate program in photography included course work, lab, and darkroom experience in the following areas: history of photography, criticism, theory, black & white darkroom practice and techniques, including alternate processes and toning, Photoshop basics and advanced techniques, and gallery preparation and presentation of fine art prints. University of Washington-Extension, Seattle WA.
- Activities and Societies:
- Exhibition, University of Washington Medical Center Gallery, June 2007.
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University of Nebraska College of Law
JD , Law , 1990 — 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- ABA Law School Division Representative, Multi-Cultural Legal Society
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
BJ , Journalism , 1985 — 1989
Bachelor of Journalism
Lighting Designer, Orphans, University Theater Production (Prof. Ed Stauffer)
Lighting Designer, Whose Kids Are These, 16mm Film (Prof. Wheeler Dixon)- Activities and Societies:
- Farm Aid III, Campus Activities and Programs, Theater, Film
Additional Information
Sean Newman’s Websites:
Sean Newman’s Interests:
Photography, law, lighting design, computer science, swimming, travel, adoption.
Sean Newman’s Groups:
American Society of Media Photographers, Nebraska Coast Connection, ABA Franchise Forum, California Bar Association, Nebraska Bar Association.
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ASMP: American Society of Media Photographers - National
Sean Newman’s Honors:
"Polaroid Exposures," solo exhibition, Potospace Gallery, Wellington NZ, February 23 - March 14, 2009.
"Erotic Beauty," group exhibition, Benaham Gallery, Seattle US, March 5 - April 12, 2008.
"What We've Seen," group exhibition, Univ of Washington Medical Center Gallery, Seattle US, June 2007.
Sean Newman’s Contact Settings
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