Short Bio
I hold a BFA in photography from LIU and an associates from FIT in buying and merchandising. I have been a photographer and painter since I was a child. It was my way of dealing with shyness. My shyness is gone but I am still shooting. My style has change through the years as photography has moved to digital. My photography marries my painterly aesthetic with the soft view of memory. I create my work through different treatments and actions I have developed to create visual artistry. I approach my work as a painter that has the untraditional elements to create on my computer
Biography
I was a girl growing up, as part of a large family, in a small town of NJ where we summered on the beaches of Long Beach Island and skied in Vermont during the winter breaks . I became inspired by my family and landscapes around me. I hated having my picture taken, I was the awkward, shy one. When I received my first camera I became the photographer I would take all of the family photos and vacation shots. I would paint it, as a girl and photograph it when I got my first camera at 12. These two elements have come together in the era of digital editing to create my style.I am inspired by the small things in life where light, scale and composition happen. My work is dreamlike yet specific, my photography marries my painterly aesthetic with the soft view of memory. It may begin at a life guard race or a storm coming in over the horizon that grabs me. I create my work through different treatments and actions I have developed to create visual artistry. I approach my work as a painter that has the untraditional elements to create on my computer. As you go through my work some will have my painterly elements others will be unedited photographs that have something I needed to capture, pure.
Resume / CV
Creative, sole proprietor of artistic photography business, with exceptional collaborative abilities with either client or critic. Published and award winning photgrapher
Sole Proprietor Photography Experience:
March 2021 – Present, Anne Knife Photography, Potomac MD
Relocated to East Coast and began Anne Knife Photography. Researched shows, venues, markets, requirements, display options and presentation for optimum selling. Curated photography with the passion/visual artistry developed with various programs, and techniques. Successfully made 10 juried events and have had sales that exceeded projected plan. Award winning for creativity, currently in 2 galleries. Anneknifephotography.com
November 2018 - March 2021, Heads Up Social Media Photography, Los Angeles, CA
Relocated to California in 2018, created and partnered with a fellow photographer to start “Heads Up Social Media Photography.” Collaborated with social media influencers on market, trends and personal branding. Conceived and created user friendly website. Researched dating apps., social media platforms, corporation trends on head shots to access most successful results. Networked with businesses, engaged potential clients to assist on planning their desired corporate or personal images. Represented the business at various events, marketing and advertising brainstorming with .
Other Work Experience:
September 2016 – June 2018 - Teaching Assistant, Manor Montessori, Potomac MD:
Assisted teacher in planning and implementing the daily program grades K-2nd. Learned and utilized a variety of teaching methods to insure full understanding by each individual student of the lesson plan. Set and monitored student goals and ensured progress.
Responsible for communication of plan, goals and progress with parents.
September 2010 – January 2017 - Project Manager, KAVA ID Interior Designs Potomac MD
Work with lead designer and clients on all facets of the interior design process, from initial meetings to discuss objectives and creative direction. Assisted and coordinated projects with lead design team, ultimately administrating installations and finalization of projects, in various client corporate offices and homes. Photographed job spaces and finished design installations. Collaborated on design decisions with designers and clients. Attended furniture markets with lead designer in High Point North Carolina and New York City to assist with merchandise buying. Styled final install with old and new pieces in both home and office environments.
September 2004 –May 2006 - Sales and Merchandising, Bluetique, Port Washington NY
Lead Merchandiser and Sales Associate in boutique clothing store for children, teens and adults. Responsible for merchandising, assisted owner on buying trips to vendors, created visual displays in store and for the windows.
1993 -1996 - Advertising Account Manager, Bloomingdales NYC
Managed catalogs from Creative inception with advertising agency, art directors and management to print. Organized all aspects of production form buyer presentation, layout approvals, creative decisions to final approval from buyers and final print.
1988 -1993 – Advertising Account Management, Arkadia and Nobart Inc NYC
Managed all facets of catalog production from client consultation, agency creative team to final print. Responsibilities included initial conceptualization and development of catalogs, scheduling all production aspects for each catalog and final delivery of finished projects to clients. Agency liaison with client throughout project cycle: approvals of layouts, photography, models and locations and all ad copy. Travelled and collaborated with creative team on model selection, hair/make up, locations, and supervised logistics of all travel to locations for team.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Long Island University, Southampton NY
Associates Buying and Merchandising Fashion Institute of Technology
