Los Angeles, California, United States
Equally as comfortable behind-the-scenes at a desk as working on set of a major production, Kim has over ten years in the photographic industry working with the top entertainment, advertising, editorial clients and photographers. She is highly experienced in the areas of photo production and photography / digital technician work (both in studio and on location), has strong knowledge in digital, film, and grip / lighting equipment and has had prior training in graphic design and coding. Skills include : SOFTWARE / PROGRAMS • Adobe Creative Suite (Strong knowledge in Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge) • Phase One Capture One • ChronoSync • Microsoft Office Suite • Basecamp • Slack • FileMaker Pro • GlobalEdit • Platforms: Macintosh (Mac) and Windows (PC) • Languages and Web: HTML, CSS, XML, FTP • Digital Asset Management (DAM) ARTISTIC • Digital Backs / Medium Format, Digital SLR, 35mm, TLR, and 4x5 film photography • Silver gelatin and chromogenic hand-printing processes • Fuji Film & Digital lab processors, Epson Pro giclée printing, Kodak Dye-Sublimation • Freehand illustration (graphite, ink, watercolor, acrylic, and digital tablet) • Silk-screening / screen printing GENERAL • Bi-lingual: English / Vietnamese • Solid written, verbal communication, and proof reading skills • Excellent customer service and relationship skills • Amenable to both team and individual work environments • Creative and personal flexibility with a strong eye for detail • Focused, level headed, and able to prioritize in time-oriented projects
Photo producer available for full time, freelance, and contract work
Highly experienced in Capture One and tethered capture with all major brands of DSLR and some 35mm and Medium Format Film Cameras. Some of my current and previous clients have been : ABDM STUDIOS (AHMAD BARBER & DONTE MAURICE) ANDREW ECCLES ALEXI LUBOMIRSKI ALI MITTON AMAR DAVED ANDREA SOPHIA MATARRESE ADRIAN GAUT ANNIE EDMONDS BRAD MITCHELL COHEN CAMPBELL ADDY COREY NICKOLS CHRISEAN ROSE CHRIS MCPHERSON COUGHS DEVYN GALINDO DIEGO UCHITEL DUFFY HIGGINS DANIEL PETER ELIOT LEE HAZEL ELIAS TAHAN ELIZABETH CAREN EASTON SCHIRRA ELTON ANDERSON F SCOTT SCHAFER FELIX COOPER FELISHA TOLENTINO FRANKIE BATISTA GAVIN BOND GLEN LUCHFORD HUGO COMTE IRIS RAY JAI ODELL JASON BELL JAMIE NELSON JACK STRUTZ JACLYN CAMPANARO JENNIFER CHONG JORDON NUTTALL JOY WONG KEVIN LYNCH KEITH MAJOR KAT BORCHART LAUREN LONCAR LUIS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ LUC COIFFAT LESLIE GROW MARI JULIANO MYLES LOFTIN NABIL ELDERKIN NATASHA WILSON PAUL MCLEAN PATRICK ECCLESINE RAYS CORRUPTED MIND SAMI DRASIN SACHA MARIC SARAH SILVER STEVE MACKEY SCOTT KAPLAN SHAYAN ASGHARNIA TORY RUST VALHERIA ROCHA VIJAT MOHINDRA WARWICK SAINT WILLIAMS + HIRAKAWA
• Managed all aspects of photo production with entertainment, advertising, and editorial clients such as NBC, CBS, FOX, MTV, TruTV, Bond, Cold Open, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Warner Music, Billboard, WWD, Emmy Mag, Wired, etc. • Oversaw large scale productions and successfully supervised teams on multiple projects simultaneously while liaising with artists and clients daily to reach final shoot goals on time and within estimated costs. • Dependably came in under budget on each shoot's production costs while increasing gains in production profit through negotiations and relationships built with vendors.
• Collaborated with art/ creative directors, photographers, retouchers and creative agencies to reach singular goals of creating unique, content-driven print and motion campaigns. • Established and maintained strong client relationships while garnering new business by sourcing meetings for artists through persistent daily pitches. • Individually managed and executed complete projects, including : pre-pro meetings, coordination and booking of travel, lodging, crew, catering, equipment, location, retouching, etc. • Handled bidding, estimates, contracts, insurance, and billing. • Counseled artists on career trajectory, maintained and advised portfolio reviews for current roster of artists, guided long-term goals and development, held on-site visits and client meetings, and interviewed potential new talent.
• Coordinated pre-production, production, as well as sourced equipment and crew for still and video shoots with entertainment, celebrity, advertising, and editorial clientele. • Established and maintained strong client and photographer relationships, as well as promoted external revenue sources while working on-location and in-studio as a digital capture technician.