BIO

RICK TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHER

PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

BUSINESS STARTED: 1980

EDUCATION: B.S. Professional Photography
Rochester Institute Of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. 1976 Highest Honors

Rick Taylor’s work has gained national and international recognition on national magazine covers, annual reports, consumer magazine advertising, brochures and editorial features.

Simplicity, natural lighting, color intensity and saturation, eye for detail and ultra-cleaniness, distinguish his photography.

Location Photography with control. Studio photography set up on location. Rush deadlines met. No reshoots. Flexible thinking and rethinking while changing parameters occur during shooting are typical concerns Rick works with on nearly every job.

Taylor’s personality shines with patience, easy going manners and the ability to get along with diverse people. Combine this with vast technical knowledge and you have an organized shoot with little worries.

Rick stay abreast of location scouts, food stylist, make-up artists, production coordinators, assistants, so at any given time he can assemble a professional team to get an assignment to happen to fulfill a clients needs now.

Rick has the ability to shoot with Art Director’s and Editor’s at the shoot or because of busy times or budget restrictions without their presence. Sometimes he is asked to produce features from a basic storyline shooting alone with only the Art Director’s verbal descriptions of what the assignment should say and show. He interprets and has amazing story telling ability. He can see the overview, as well as the micro vision.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATION EXPERTS: Rick Taylor has extensive travel experience shooting in over 41 States, Finland and The Caribbean. He can fly his entire studio operation to your site using air cargo and/or conventional methods. He has used HMI lights to light sets and simulate real sunlight. He continues to find new ways to work, ever remaining fresh and excited about each new assignment.

PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES:. Digital services offered in 35mm TIF, JPG or CMYK file types. On-line posting of images for image selection. FTP to your service bureau, Retouching Images also offered. Final Image selections presented as HI RES image files on CD/DVD if wanted.

CLIENT LIST: Better Homes and Garden, Meredith Special Interest Publications, Traditional Home, Country Home, Country America, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Allied Fibers, Konica U-BIX Copiers, Texaco, Hilton Hotels, Ruddick Corporation, Harris Teeter, Jordon Graphics, American & Efird, Kinder-Care Learning Centers, UPS Canada, Embassy Suites Hotel, Bluestone Software, Bell South Mobility, Rust International, First Fidelity Bank, Frigidaire, and Coran.

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE:
Yokohama City, Japan - Anti Nuclear Event Brochure Cover
Milan, Italy - Konica U-Bix Copiers Full Page Newspaper Ad
Munich, Germany - Service Plan Agency - F. Menrad Jagaur Sunglass Ads, Esquire Magazine

RICK TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Phone 678-576-1913