ALAN LODGE alan.lodge@gmx.co.uk http://alanlodge.co.uk Photographer with a special interest in multi-cultural, social, and documentary. Commenting on lifestyles of youth sub-cultures, social developments, emerging concerns such as environmental and alternative movements. Has developed a visual awareness and a sense of graphic design that has been applied in a variety of projects. With the convergence of photographic, computer and communication technologies, interests have grown to include aspects of electronic publishing, multimedia presentations, public performance, and the arts.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Photography & Business:

• Self-employed Freelance Photographer:
  
• Lens based, film, digital and audio-visual, photo-library.
  
• News and editorial. Self initiated projects & covering defined subjects to client needs.
  
• Photography supplied to newspapers, magazines, websites, television documentary.
  
• Computer organisation, digital workflow systems. Creative needs & data management.
  
• Multimedia presentations to inside & outside venues. Muti-projector slide presentations.
  
• Maintainance of 'tradition darkroom' facilities. Arts based techniques.
  
• Employed staff dependent on seasonal and administrative needs.
  
• Negotiations with clients on conditions & fees for a large range of work and situations.
  
• Represented Nottingham Branch, National Union of Journalists at national level.
  
• Contributed to negotiations on national guidelines for police and media at incidents.
  
• Involved in advocacy on a number of photographic issues. Expert evidence in courts.
  
• Financial management & book-keeping, commensurate with a small business.
  
• Team working & collaboration with media organisations and individuals, exhibition curators, festivals, solicitors, publishers, local authorities, voluntary groups.
• Contributed evidence to ‘Lord Leveson Inquiry on Culture, Practice & Ethics of the Press’

Computer Skills:

• Internet presentation: produced and maintain own web pages, Dreamweaver.
  
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher and PowerPoint).
  
• Microsoft Project (Project Management tools).
  
• Graphics and layout packages including PageMaker, Quark Express & Illustrator.
  
• Photo-manipulation packages: Adobe PhotoShop and Image Assistant.
  
• Authorware and multimedia presentation, for both onscreen and projected display.
  
• Soundfile Creations (Soundforge, Cubase, Ableton Live 6) multimedia presentations.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Self-employed Freelance Photographer

Administrative and field work for "Release", an organisation concerned with the provision of medical and advice services to outdoor events.

Accident Ambulanceman in the London Ambulance Service. `Front line' work. Qualified for N.H.S. Para-medic certificate.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA (Hons) Photography: Nottingham Trent University
  
• LRPS Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (professional qualification)
  
• University Certificate in Information and Resource Management
  
• University Certificate in Information Technology (Distinction)
  
• Union Representatives Course. General Federation of Trade Unions / NUJ
  
• Project Management – City & Guilds [unit 7540-381] level 3
  
• Web Development / Design and Video Production short courses

ACHIEVEMENTS

Wrote and maintain `web-pages' to display some of my work and to make observations on issues and discuss some of my concerns. This has grown since original construction in 1993. The site contains over 500 internal links and has a high graphical content.

Built a body of work that has been widely applied by the media and others doing research. Publications have included: The Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, Sounds, i-D, DJ Mag, Roof (Shelters housing Magazine), BBC and Channel4

Maintain black + white and colour slide library with over 100,000 images on file

Maintain digital image collection. Generated from Nikon D300s, D70 dSLR + Canon G9

Produced illustrated lectures and exhibitions to educational and civic establishments

Published a photo-book entitled:- "Stonehenge". ISBN: 095124960 6. Photographed, originated text, layout and made printer-ready copy. 8,000 printed and sold in two editions.

Produced a multi-projector slide show, drawn from my library on related subjects titled "One Eye on the Road".

Won a competition at degree show sponsored by Kodak and Colourbase of Nottingham.

Set up and administering an open publishing news website in Nottingham as part of the global Indymedia Network.

INTERESTS

Trustee on the Management Committees of a number of charities involved with youth issues, welfare and advice. Am an avid reader and have a large music collection. I maintain a library of work on issues surrounding my concerns.

For relaxation, I greatly enjoy walking, cycling and taking photographs in the Nottinghamshire countryside, Wales and the Peak District.

I have a full driving licence.

My CV as a powerpoint presentation video