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Kat in a few words
I'm Kat Ciemiega. I create quality photos showing your best self and videos packed with emotions. Working in London and Hertfordshire, UK.
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Experience
- Kat CiemiegaPhotographerPRESS & MEDIAJanuary 2013 - Today (11 years and 11 months)London, UKDocumenting events and concerts, photographing details, instruments, sponsors' products, catering suppliers in London, UK and abroadArranging, creating mood boards and executing portrait photo sessionsPlanning locations including travel, cost summary, security, additional staffSetting-up and dismantling lighting equipment, props, backgroundsCommunicating with clients, posing and directing to achieve a desired effectRunning post-production and the print quality checkProviding an attentive customer serviceDelivering, printing and customizing the orderLearning and using alternative and unique techniques, eg, wet collodion, which produces one in a kind custom portrait.
- Kat CiemiegaVideographerPRESS & MEDIAJanuary 2020 - Today (4 years and 11 months)London, UKCreating concepts and storyboardingPlanning shoots, contacting with talent, staff, organising wardrobe, propsOrganising and hiring equipmentResearching locations and any permits, booking studiosResearching topics, preparing interview questions and giving instructions to the talent Running risk management analysis - minding people's health, cables, equipmentEditing corporate videos, calls, presentations, Q&A from online events to provide a concise and easy to absorb product for all attendeesSuggesting and adding effectsChoosing suitable music to enhance the visuals and message of the clientSuggesting keywords and hashtags for social media channels, so the videos are found easier.
- VariousVolunteering experienceCIVIC & SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSJanuary 2017 - Today (7 years and 11 months)Helper Company Name: Anthony Nolan Cause: HealthIn 2017 I volunteered for a few weeks for Anthony Nolan, packing kits sent to the matching bone marrow donors, hopefully helping save lives of people with leukaemia.Photographer Company Name: Daylight Music and The Margins Project Dates volunteered: Mar 2018 – March 2020Volunteering duration: 2 yrs 4 mos Cause: Arts and CultureI help promoting Daylight Music events in Islington, photographing artists, backstage, rehearsals, production. During the events The Margins Project charity is gaining further volunteers selling food, with profits going to help people affected by homelessness.Photographer and Team Manager Company Name: Grand Orchestra of Christmas Charity Dates volunteered: Dec 2019 – Jan 2020Volunteering duration: 2 months Cause: Health In 2019/2020 I run a team providing visual promo content for the charity, established rotas and duties for the photographers team, coordinated the team with marketing department needs, cooperated with social media colleagues to deliver the material.
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Education
- Journalism and Social Communication, JournalismWyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Zarządzania w Rzeszowie2007Journalism and Social Communication, Journalism