
Founder & Chief Visionary, Smartshots Commercial Photography
Melbourne Area, Australia

Founder & Chief Visionary, Smartshots Commercial Photography
Melbourne Area, Australia
Experienced commercial photographer now starting to get the hang of running a business.
Always looking for interesting or unusual projects and opportunities. Open to looking at JVs with the right people or organisations.
** October 2007 **
Now also considering work outside the photographic industry - preferably in IT/tech, podcasting, or aviation (or any combination of the above!)
Commercial Photography:
- People (environmental and 'head shot' portraits for corporate, advertising, and editorial use; corporate / PR / media events)
- Places (building interiors, building exteriors, parks & gardens, landscapes)
- Aviation (photographs of, and from, aircraft)
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2006 — Present (1 year 8 months)
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2006 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Create and produce video podcast for dogs and their owners, with associated website (www.houndtv.com)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
July 2004 — Present (4 years 1 month)
- Conceive and review creative style, mission and vision for organisation
- Devise and implement marketing plan
- Manage production
- Undertake professional commercial photography work for clients (production)
- Perform digital image retouching for clients (production)
- Oversee finances
- Manage human resources (employees & contractors - recruitment, training, payroll)
- Oversee corporate governance
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2000 — June 2004 (3 years 9 months)
- Develop personal creative style, mission and vision
- Devise and implement marketing plan
- Manage production
- Undertake professional commercial photography work for clients (production)
- Perform digital image retouching for clients (production)
- Oversee finances
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
- Implement this new position from scratch
- Develop tracking system for IT support issues
- Provide desktop support (hardware & software) to over 200 Windows machines
- Roll out software upgrades
- Monitor & support server room including network
- Support network (software and hardware) at two sites
- Work with and report to IT manager
VCE (Year 12), English, Environmental Science, German, Art, 1974 — 1988
aviation, music, photography, coffee, Parmigiano Reggiano and other cheeses
ACMP
Work selected for Fuji ACMP Australian Photographers Collection 8; Brunswick Business Incubator Humorous Tenant of the year award 2005