David Kalka
A: Los Angeles, CA *****
T: 646-***-**** E: **********@*****.*** w: www.davidkalka.com
Experience Photographer, Thrive Market 02/2017-12/2017 Responsible for collaborating on concept and execution of promo material and marketing assets for Thrive Market; creating imagery and GIFs for all channels including email, print, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. Managed equipment and props, designed and built sets. Budgeted and acquired new set to double the studio’s output.
Senior Photographer, Gilt Group 04/2014-02/2017
Managing a team of photographers and overseeing assistant stylists. Shooting product and marketing imagery for Gilt including sale entrances, emails, PLP tiles, and print advertising. Responsible for inventory and equipment, working closely with the Studio Manager to maintain stockpiles of expendable supplies while adhering to the studio budget. Developed training program for new stylists so they could shoot independently without a photographer. This included Capture One and basic photographic techniques. Trained photographers to meet Gilt’s quality standards on both product and marketing imagery.
Freelance Photographer 08/2010-04/2014
Lead photographer for Christian Louboutin’s international ecommerce websites. Working independently and with an Art Director to maintain lighting and styling standards. Created a style guide for current and future seasons using a database created in Adobe Lightroom. Other clients included: Ebay’s Fashion Vault, Ben Sherman, Lacoste, Century 21 stores, and One King’s Lane. Photography Assistant 06/2006-08/2010
Assistant to Chris Mueller. Assisted and worked as a digital technician on editorial and advertising shoots for clients both nationally and abroad.
Education Rochester Institute of Technology 06/2004-05/2006 School of Photographic Arts and Sciences. Graduated with a BFA in Photographic Illustration and a Minor in Imaging Systems Management.
Skills Canon and Nikon DSLR camera systems. Hasselblad medium format digital systems. Capture One. Mac and PC operating systems. Adobe’s Creative Suite. Snap 36. Lighting with Profoto, Broncolor, and Dynalite lighting systems. Video capture with Canon DSLR camera systems.