Rogan Coles

Block 3, Lot 1, Glen E3, Savannah, Abilay Norte, Oton, Ilolilo, The Philippines Mobile: (-/(- * email:-* Skype: rogan.coles Portfolios: http://portfolio.argent.photos * http://archive.argent.photos OBJECTIVE Seeking work opportunities commensurate with my skills and experience in the application of photography, multimedia, new media, visual communications and/or, in the teaching thereof. SUMMARY * 2 years on newspapers as news photographer * 2 years in-house photographer in public relations companies * 1 year as in-house photographer/producer of an audio-visual company * 3 years managing picture library in London * 2 years in-house photographer for toy production company in Hong Kong * 2 years in-house photographer/sub-editor/designer for graphic design company employing 30 people. * Over 20 years working on assignments around the world including China, Philippines, Canada, the UK, the USA, South Africa and Singapore * Contributing photographer to Alamy, allaboutjazz.com, Filmmagic, Getty Images, Redferns and Writer Pictures PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Rogan Coles Photography2002 to Present Hong Kong (2008 – Present) Currently working out of Hong Kong and focusing on architectural, corporate and editorial photography. Do regular assignments for US based architects Arquitectonica International Corporation, RTKL, The Link REIT (HK) amongst others. For two years (2009-10) worked in-house with The Design Associates (TDA) performing various tasks including studio and location photography, picture editing, general editing and desktop publishing. Recent highlights include: “Harbour, City, Sky” project and subsequent exhibition at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. Photographing Riveira TwinStar Square and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Shanghai for Arquitectonica. The project was nominated for the 2011 CTBUH Tall Buildings Award and received significant exposure as a result of the photography. Tai Yuen Market – a corporate publication for The Link Montreal (2008) Covered musical and cultural events in the city including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Franco Follies, Festival Nuits d’Afrique and Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Contributed images to Getty Images, Redferns and Alamy. London (2007) Covered a number of musical and cultural events in the city including the London Jazz Festival, the Lord Mayor’s Parade, the inaugural Henley Literary Festival, Leaders in London Conference and others. Worked with Film Magic covering London’s social scene. Contributed images to Getty Images, Redfern’s and Alamy. Montreal (2006 – 2007) Covered several musical and cultural events in the city including 2 Montreal Jazz Festivals, Franco Follies, Festival Nuits d’Afrique and Osheaga Music and Arts Festival. Supplied images to Tourisme Montreal and worked on assignment for Getty Images and supplied images to Getty Images, Redfern’s and Alamy. Hong Kong (2002 – 2006) Did general, corporate and architectural photography. Clients included Aedas, Josef Gartner, KPF, Lovells, Richards Butler and others. Set up a membership web site for AIA HK (American Institute of Architect, Hong Kong chapter) where, as a member, Rogan occupied the communications chair for 2 years running. In this period, Rogan became Hong Kong editor for the emporis,com – the online portal for high rise buildings around the world. He also undertook editorial assignments for SCMP, CIO, Institutional Investor and other local and international publications, EDUCATION Matric – Durban High School, 1972 SKILLS PHOTOGRAPHY: *Digital – thorough hands-on experience working with full-frame DSLRs cameras, hi-end digital backs (Leaf and PhaseOne) and mirrorless cameras on location and through diverse studio experiences. *Film - thorough hands-on experience using all types of camera equipment including 8x10 inch, 4x5 inch, 6x17 cm, medium and 35 mm camera formats *Thorough hands-on studio working experience – including portraiture, pack-shot, table top, fashion and room set photography using HMI and Broncolor studio flash equipment using a variety of heads, reflectors and umbrellas. * 10+ years thorough hands-on working experience with Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, Capture One, NikSoftware and other Camera RAW and image editing applications. *Thorough understanding of image processing, digital workflow and delivery systems in both film and digital capture. *Thorough understanding of most reprographic and print production processes. DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (DAM): * 10+ years’ hands-on experience in managing tasks and decisions relating to the ingestion, annotation, cataloging, storage, retrieval and the distribution of digital assets - in this case, digital images. * 10+ years’ managing metadata markup and keywording using Bridge, IDImage, PhotoSupreme and other digital asset management tools. WEB DESIGN: * 10 years’ hands-on working experience setting up web hosting accounts and services, installing CMS (Content Management Systems) packages, setting up theme templates and plugins in a commercial environment, implementing security features and “hardening” WordPress sites through plugins and .htaccess files. * 10 years’ hands-on working experience installing and setting up CMS applications on a commercial basis including 10 years with WordPress, 2 years with Joomla and 3 years with e107. * 10 years’ hands-on working experience installing plugins, theme templates, doing theme development, web page design, content development and website optimisation while working within WordPress. * 5 years’ SEO optimisation of web pages and content in the commercial environment using WordPress plugins and working with Bing, Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools. * 15 years’ hands-on technical skills editing HTML, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), setting up MySQL databases, optimising PHP code and working to various web standards and other W3C compliant services. * 5 years setting up online merchant and sales web sites – specifically for photographers. * 4 years’ hands-on experience setting and linking up social media accounts including Facebook Pages, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and other related social media service, optimizing responsive web pages. GRAPHIC DESIGN: * 5 years’ hands-on graphic design, layout and sub-editing experience gained in the production of printed books, corporate and marketing collateral and sales literature. * 5 years’ hands-on working experience with Adobe Illustrator and 4 years’ experience with InDesign while working in graphic design and DTP environments. WRITING: * 10 years applied creative writing skills developed producing corporate literature, editorial copy for newsletters, online content for websites and, more recently, blogging on a wide range of topics. * 5 years applied technical writing skills developed while producing user manuals, on-line help, teaching, training and course related materials as well as related IT documentation and training courses. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT: * Strong, proactive business analytical skills together with a broad range of business development skills. * Resourceful and adaptable with a proactive and flexible approach * Strong budgeting, marketing and planning skills including product and equipment specification and procurement * Hands-on skills in setting up computer based accounting systems including business analysis and setting up working accounts. * Hands-on skills setting up databases management systems, sales management and CRM applications and systems. * Personnel deployment, development and training skills – including mentoring and tutoring. * Exceptional communication skills, writing skills and people skills. IT SKILLS: * 5 years IT networking skills up to LAN Network Administrator level including systems integration, technical support and trouble shooting in Microsoft Windows networking environment. * 10 years hands-on IT skills in installing, setting up and deploying MS Office applications, Databases, CRM and accounting software applications, database design, development, form design and related programming skills. * 15 years’ hands-on experience in assembling Intel based servers and workstations and setting up computer networks. * 3 years hands-on IT training and tutoring of MS Office applications, the Internet, Web Page Design and Photoshop. LANGUAGE SKILLS: * English (Native), Afrikaans (Learned – Read, Speak and Write), Cantonese (Learned – conversational) -ooOoo-