Nicolas Villela
Vienna
As a professional photographer and graphic designer, I provide a complete service for all your image creation projects or print/web communication tools.
Born 1982 in Germany, I have been living in France since my early childhood. With my wife and son, we now live in Vienna.
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
GRETA Graphic design school, Vannes
BTS (BTEC Higher National Diploma)
2012-20013
ETPA School of Photography, Toulouse
RNCP VI (Bachelor's degree)
2009-2010
IMAGE-OUVERTE School of Photography, Nîmes
CAP (Certificate of Professional Aptitude)
2006-2007
Paul VALERY University, Montpellier
DEUG (Two-year University degree), Sociology-Ethnology
2002-2005
Experience
Showroomprivé
employee then freelance
since 2017
- Graphic designer (compositing, retouche, création, web integration).
- Photographer (studio, fashion, creative, packshot, prêt-à-porter, still life, portrait).
Photographer / Graphic designer
freelance
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
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 in Switzerland and France (weddings, birthdays)
Language skills
- German: ✔✔✔✔✔
- French: ✔✔✔✔✔
- English: ✔✔✔✔✔
- Spanish: ✔✔✔
Expertise
- Tools and software skills: Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom, CaptureOne, FinalCut, Wordpress, Intuos, MacOs, Windows, Linux, Synology, Experience in HTML/CSS and use of CMS solutions.
- Graphic design skills: PRINT & WEB: layout, visual identity, image retouching and creation, good knowledge of web culture.
- Photographic skills: press and institutional reportage, documentary, portrait, packshot, studio. development, printing, analogue scanning.
- Professional skills:Well structured and organized, strong teamplayer especially
in a diverse and intercultural environment. Fast learner. Always in a good mood.