Photography

Portrait • Still life • eCommerce • Editorial • Corporate

 

Graphic Design

Web • Print • Photo editing

 

Resume

With over 17 years of experience as a professional photographer, I've been working on a variety of assignments in fields like sports, journalism, illustration, event coverage, and studio photography, including fashion, advertising, and corporate communications.

In 2012, I decided to expand my skill set by pursuing a degree in graphic design, allowing me to support my clients throughout the creative process, from concept to execution. This dual role has provided me with opportunities to collaborate across a wide range of sectors, including press layout, institutional and nonprofit work, e-commerce retouching and composition, and the development of marketing catalogs.

The combination of being a graphic designer and photographer gives me a broader view of the projects I am in charge of and an understanding of the expectations and needs of my collaborators or clients. I do not specialise in a single field, but combine my various complementary skills to offer a high quality and versatile service. I like to describe myself as a passionate believer in visual communication, an image designer.

Education


ETPA School of Photography, Toulouse
Licence Pro (Bachelor's degree, RNCP 6)
2009-2010

GRETA Graphic design school, Vannes
Bts (Advanced Technician's Certificate, RNCP 5)
2012-20013

IMAGE-OUVERTE School of Photography, Nîmes
Cap (Certificate of Professional Aptitude, RNCP 3)
2006-2007

Paul VALERY University, Montpellier
DEUG (Two-year University degree), Sociology-Ethnology
2002-2005

Experience


Showroomprivé
employee then freelance

2017 - 2023

  • Graphic designer (compositing, retouche, création, web integration).
  • Photographer (studio, fashion, creative, packshot, prêt-à-porter, still life, portrait).

Photographer / Graphic designer
freelance BtoB

since 2014

  • Photographer: presse, portrait, corporate, event reporting. Production of various communication tools for several associations and companies.
  • Graphic designer: Production of various communication tools for several associations and companies. (magazines, reports, posters, flyers, business cards, websites).

Photographer
freelance BtoC

2006 - 2013

  • Sports photographer for several river sport bases in the Alps. The Ubaye valley, located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department  and La Dranse, a river in the Haute-Savoie department.
  • Event photographer: shooting of reportages and portraits (weddings, general meetings, cultural events)

Language

  • German: Fluent
  • French: Fluent
  • English: Fluent
  • Spanish: Proficient

Expertise

  • Tools and software: Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom; CaptureOne, FinalCut, Wordpress, Intuos, MacOs, Windows, Linux, Synology, PowerPoint, Wacom, Canon, Nikon,Hasselblad, Fujifilm, Experience in HTML/CSS and use of CMS solutions.
  • Graphic design: PRINT & WEB/DIGITAL: layout, visual identity, image retouching and creation, good knowledge of web culture and social media.
  • Photographic: press and institutional reportage, documentary, portrait, packshot, studio. film development, scan and print.
  • Professional skills:Well structured and organized, strong teamplayer, fast learner, always in a good mood.
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