TONY CHIAPPETTA

Photography Motion Online Content

E-Commerce Social Media Cinematography

Editing

I am a creative, high-energy and skilled Print &

Motion Photographer with a strong ability and

passion producing premium-quality photos in

different photography styles including, product,

still-life, fashion, lifestyle, editorial. Photography for advertising agencies, corporate

I am Dedicated to telling stories visually.

My work and experience also expands to

cinematography and video work.

I can manage all facets of photoshoots including,

lighting, locations, studio management, photo

editing, pre/post-production, scheduling and

collaborating with clients.

branding, portraits, photojournalism.

Photographer, 2000 to Present (Freelance)

Chiappetta Pictures chiappettapictures.com Los

Angeles, CA

Advertising, Editorial, and Director of

Photography/Motion, Gallery Portraits, and serving as Producer/Project Manager for the following

brands, respectively: AT&T, El Pollo Loco, Fisher

Price, Hyundai, Lexus, Mattel, Oakley, Scion,

Toyota, Columbia College, LA Weekly, Men’s

Fitness, The New Review, Popular Science, Shape,

Mattel, and U of Chicago.

Photographer, June 2020 to January 2022

(Freelance) Torrid torrid.com — City of Industry, CA

Photographed all editorial on figure fashion in

studio and location for E-Commerce, strobe

lighting and professional techniques for high level production standards. Collaborated with Art

Directors and Stylists to successfully meet project goals.

Photographer, October 2019 to January 2023

(Freelance) Amazon amazon.com — Vernon, CA

Product Tabletop, Home goods environmental

product photography, and overall e-commerce

work.

Photographer, 2013 – 2018 (Freelance) Mattel

Toys — El Segundo, CA

Produced high quality digital photography for a

variety of photoshoots including lifestyle and still life, directed talent of all types, managed high

volumes of workflow, planning, and task

delegation, utilized expert level knowledge of

industry-standard processing and imaging software

tools, including the ability to create gifs, color correction and retouching photos, and high level

ability of handling on-set troubleshooting of

photography challenges.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Photographer / Assistant Director,

2000 – 2018 Craig Cutler Studio, Baur Films,

Bearzatto Studio LA

First Assistant Director- Motion Picture Short form, Commercials & On-line Content, Automotive

Photography- Location, Studio, Still & Motion,

Product Photography, High-level Advertising,

Location & Studio, Still Life/Product/Table-Top,

Portrait & Celebrity Photography, Assisted with

managing on boarding for new talent acquisitions,

Communicated effectively with Department

Supervisors/ Leads, Prepared production and

shooting guidelines to meet budget, Utilized

website software to email, post blogs and create

social media posts, Provided input on marketing

decisions, Assigned projects and communicated

with Art Directors and other Production Personnel

to ensure a successful completion of each

product.

LOS ANGELES, CA

310-***-**** ad3p6y@r.postjobfree.com LINKEDIN: TONY CHIAPPETTA WWW.CHIAPPETTAPICTURES.COM

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Major in Photography, Film & Design, Columbia College, Chicago Cameras: Canon, Nikon, Leica, Hasselblad, Sony, RED, PhaseOne: Film, 35mm, med-format, large format/view camera; Lighting: Strobe, Continues/LED, Tungsten, HMI Software: CaptureOne, Adobe Creative Cloud

(Photoshop, Lightroom,); MacOS, Microsoft Word; Windows PC EDUCATION

TOOLS

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