Photo Assistant, Digital Tech

Tim Olsen

People, Portrait, Architecture, Location Scout, Fashion, Beauty, Prod. Assistant, Stillife, Food, Transportation

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I’m Tim Olsen, a professional photo assistant and photographer, originally from Minneapolis. Today, I work in Los Angeles and anywhere else my work takes me. Since 1997, I have traveled extensively throughout the United States working on commercial photo shoots for advertising, editorial, and corporate. I am also an experienced studio manager, digital imaging tech, printer, and film grip. These days I do a lot of lighting design, assisting, and other production work. In my free time I enjoy bicycling, reading, hiking, ice hockey, coffee, and people-watching.

My experience as a photo assistant has taught me a great deal about what to do and what not to do, when working on set, around clients, and traveling. My motto has always been, “My focus is to help you get the best shot!”

Obviously, there are many ways to accomplish this, and my 15 years of experience has allowed me to amass a great deal of resources, skill, and tools to help me focus on assisting the photographer.

In addition to everyday photo assisting–lighting and camera work–I am experienced with basic retouching and digitech work. Available for rent, I have a 17? 2.2 GHz MacBook Pro with anti-glare screen loaded with Lightroom , Capture One Pro 6, and Abobe CS3. I can handle front-end production like reservations, scouting, lighting design, rental gear, and the like. What I don’t have, I can get, with the numerous resources I have built over the years with many photographic vendors.

If you have an upcoming shoot you need help with, please email me with your dates and specific needs.

References as assistant / Career

A.A.S., Photography Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Freelance Photo Assistant 1997--Present
Studio Manager 2006-2007
Printer 2002-2003
Digital Imaging Tech/Printer 1997--1999

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