I AM A VERY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER

DIVERSITY: I shoot fashion, advertising, still life, industry, art, reportage, underwater, celebrities, conventions, weddings and press.

I always establish a precise estimate, in writing, before the job starts.

My invoices are statutory in the format : Agessa (number 038756), VAT of 7 % in copyrights, Siret: 41139772200017, Intracom: FR01411397722

My accounting is verified by: AARP (number 006185)

I have a commercial and professional comprehensive insurance with civil liability which covers me in the event of an accident at a customer's.

My car is equipped GPS, hand free mobile phone and 12 volts charger for computer, fash or camera batteries.

I have 2 fix phones lines (one to be called, the other one to call from) and a one mobile phone: I can be reached at any moments.

I shot on digital (Nikon D3x, Macintosh computers and a PC).

I always travel with spare cameras, lenses and flashguns.

I am very well equipped in photo and computer gear, always with the latest technologies and always properly maintained.

I am bilingual French-English, and of scientific training (PHD in Mathematics).

I have been using computers for the last 15 years.

I have been using digital photography for the last 10 years.

I taught at Alcatel, Biorga, and for Spéos at Peter Lindbergh, Aga Khan, Nikon, Canon), Konica, Fuji, Minolta and Prophot.

I do photo retouching for L’Oréal, Comme des Garçons, Holiday Inn, Ray Ban, Schweppes, Christofle, Warner, Europe 2, Wunderman Cato Johnson, etc.

I have 2 independent high speed fiber optics Internet connections.

I have learnt enough pre-press to avoid errors and to deliver my photos to produce the best prints.

My colour space: Abobe RGB 1998, the richest in RVB, also the default one in my digital camera; Colour Sync Apple Computer Inc. © 2012, Thermocolormeter GretagMacbeth Eye-One.

My computers are on antisurge devices and my back-ups stored in a safety deposit box at my bank.

I work only with reliable professionals: delivery boys, make-up artists, hairdressers, stylists, graphic designers, models' agencies, etc....

My studio in  Port Royal 75013 Paris is small, but very efficient.

I often shoot at the customer’s place with a portable studio (6 Profoto flash heads, reflectors and large Lightform panels), using digital control.

I have also an enormous picture library, the accumulation of my 30 years of photography.

Born in France in 1953. Math PHD in 1975, Lille, France.

Diploma in 1978, of Berkshire College of Art and Design, photo department, England.

Independent photographer, California, 1980-1994

Independent photographer, Paris, 1994 - now

Among my customers: Nike, Etam, Ober, SFR, As Boys, Alcatel, L’Oréal, Hatchet, GEFCO, Schweppes, Holiday Inn, Peugeot, etc... 

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