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Athletic, Fashion Photographer. Art Director. NYC/ PDX/ LA

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Freelance Photographer/Art Director with over 16 years of experience shooting editorial, commercial, advertising and e-commerce for Clients including: Nike (cross-category), Converse shoes, Atlantic Records, Tiffany&Co, Marc Jacobs and Philips. Highly knowledgeable in all film/digital camera formats, Capture One work flow and Photoshop. Staying ahead of the curve with industry trends. Excellent communication and organizational skills, ability to multi-task on several projects. Dabbler of the motion dark arts and champion dice player.

Freelance Photographer

Collaborating with clients to produce a superb and creative end product. Result: High 5's and champagne (of beers).

Photographer / Owner

Shooting, art directing, and lighting still and motion assets for major sports/ apparel brands. Both on figure and product photography/videography. Extensive experience working directly with clients on set and location returning with outstanding results and client feedback. Proficient in all avenues of in-house content creation and able to educate and demonstrate to new or less experienced colleagues.

Senior Photographer

Overseeing demanding high-volume shot counts, while directly communicating w/ or taking over art director duties. Organizing all creative assets to multiple servers for mirrored backup and client delivery.

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Fashion Photographer

Freelance photographer

Demanding shoot schedules, juggling stills and video for both still life, and on-figure while communicating with art directors, clients, and producers to maintain the utmost quality are an everyday part of studio life. Challenging, but always rewarding.

Freelance Videographer

Contributing Photographer

Necessary Skills:
- Acquainted with all the photographic equipment in the studio.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Photography handing software and applications.
- Organized and practical
- Operate digital and traditional cameras, and scanning equipment
- Excellent communication skills
- Foresee and evaluate potential problems, and deal with them calmly
- Proficient in image-management software
- Attention to detail

Studio/ Photo Assistant

Alex Mertz is an Athletic, Fashion Photographer. Art Director. NYC/ PDX/ LA at Atlantic Records in Los Angeles, California.

Alex Mertz

Alex Mertz

Alex Mertz

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University of Alaska