Phil Hill
Mob: 0488 792 560
E-mail:
[email protected]Address: 79 Burniston Street, Scarborough, Perth, 6019
Nationality: British
DoB: 14-08-83
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Full Manual driving licence
457 visa number (with partner): 8079558320511
Skills
- Commercial level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite CS5 and CS6 on Mac and PC platforms with advanced skills in Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.
- Professional photography experience in commercial studio and location shoots, product and pack-shot, advertising, editorial and stock imagery. First class honours graduate in photography associate of the British Institute of Professional Photography.
- Sound graphic design experience including company logo and company branding, Illustrator artwork, layout, e-newsletter design and vector art for clients.
- Confident in web design and website management including CSS, HTML and Javascript languages.
- Professional attitude and office manner with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Work Experience
Sit Up TV – Photographer and Media Operative Feb 2010 – Sep 2011
- Photographing and editing photographic images to a very high standard for use on the company sales website and for broadcast via ‘Sit Up Television’ channels, the UK’s premier TV shopping network.
- Conducting both model and product shoots for national print & broadcast advertising campaigns to brief, liaising with advertising agencies.
- Using Adobe Creative Suite to edit photographs and graphics at a commercial level; including, image retouching, detailed cut-outs, colour management and image consistency to strict daily deadlines with high volume flow.
- Introduced more efficient workflow by creating new Photoshop batch actions and effective uses of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
- Website design and management: Uploading images to web servers, creating promotional design banners for web and social media managment.
Freelance travel and editorial photographer Jun 2008 – Present
- Shooting professional assignments and commissions to briefs for international clients.
- Producing high quality stock imagery accross a range of subjects for agencies; Science Photo Library, Alamy, Getty.
- Writing popular photography ‘tips and tricks’ articles which are published internationally.
- Freelance Mac operative (proficient use of Adobe Creative suite).
- Instigating complex shoots, bringing different skillets together for client projects
- Design and maintenance of personal website, logo and branding
- Founded a popular travel photography blog, part of my website: http://www.philhillphotography.com/travel-blog/
Kingsgate Consolidate - Contract role Oct 2011 – Apr 2012
- Field assistant role supporting geological exploration activities.
- Field support collecting and storing scientific data on large drilling operation.
- Data entry, devised innovative spreadsheet system for recording field readings back to head office.
FFP New Media – Runner and Unit Assistant 0ct 2008 – Nov 2009
- Filming the movie “Liebe am Horizont” (Love on the Horizon) for German ZDF channel, an equivalent of the BBC.
- Highly pressured role both co-ordinating with and working alongside actors, film crew & persons behind the scenes.
- Assisting, running, driving, meeting appointments, set building, prop sourcing, set security & maintenance.
Guardian newspaper UK – Self initiated work experience June 2008
- Picture desk role with one of the UK’s biggest and internationally well respected newspapers
- Working with director of photography researching imagery for on the spot news coverage
- Picture editing, research and selection for next days publication
- Fast turn around in the highest pressure top media office environment
Assistant to Kin Ho, commercial and Editorial photographer 2008
- Conducting studio and location shoots for individuals, school leavers & magazines. Interacting with clients & fulfilling their unique needs.
- Ensuring smooth running of commercial shoots so that Kin can concentrate on taking pictures.
Education
Bournemouth University 2003 – 2008
- BA (Hons) Photography: 1st class & highly commended by Chief Examiner.
- PQE Photography: Graduated ABIPP (Associate of the British Institute of Professional Photography). HND Photography: Distinction.
Interests & achievements
- Graphic design and web design, having recently built my website and re-designed my personal portfolio http://www.philhilphotography.com, I continue my professional development with an in depth class for Adobe Illustrator.
- Shortlisted entry in this years Fremantle portrait prize
- Published work: Daily Mail UK, Telegraph UK, RPS Journal, BJP, Hostel Bookers Blog & F-Stop Magazine US, Lonely Planet, You Magazine, Light Stalking, Digital Photography Magazine.
References
Available on request
