Personal strengths and abilities

Practical skill: Photographer

I am a very passionate and skilled photographer. I can spend hours waiting to achieve the perfect image therefore being a patient person.

Personal qualities: Confident

I am able to stand in front of a group of people and explain a task or experience in detail. Although I can struggle to talk before large groups of people I don’t know. This I want to improve on and develop.

Communication skill: Good listener

I am able to put myself in the shoes of someone who is distressed, and I can listen to how they are feeling then offer some advice to help them realise the situation for how it is and minimise distress.

Personal qualities: Organised

I like to plan before I strive to achieve an objective or goal. I find planning helps me to let out all the various thoughts I think of, onto paper then I can rearrange it to make sense. I will cover all aspects that need to be achieved, then I will use that planning as a kind of checklist or brainstorm to make sure I do my best in that challenge.

Personal qualities: Dedicated and strive to achieve well

I am a perfectionist, therefore I always throw myself fully into a challenge and will not leave without completing it, or making more time in the future to complete it. I also want to make sure I achieve what I am capable of, if not push myself further out of my comfort zone.

Communication skill: Explain things clearly

When there is confusion or a stressful situation, I find I can be a voice of reason at times and calm the situation, reducing confusion by offering advice.

Careers in Art and Design

Today we looked at a variety of careers in Art and Design. Here is an image that lists a variety of careers:

As a class we briefly looked through a lot of the careers on a powerpoint and explained what most of them entailed. We also discussed what steps we would have to take, for certain careers, such as university courses and specific qualifications.

I am mainly interested in a future career based around photography, and digital manipulation. Photography contains a has a diverse range of topics, and requires a large set of skills and knowledge. There are many possible careers and styles a photographer can become/have. Here are some examples of types of photographers I have researched:

• Fashion Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Wildlife Photographer
• Aerial Photographer
• Action / sports photographer
• Real Estate and Architecture Photographer
• Photojournalist
• Concert Photographer
• Macro Photographer
• Family Photographer
• Underwater Photographer
• Advertising Photographer
• Wedding Photographer
• Paparazzi

Curriculum Vitae and Covering Letter

A CV (Curriculum Vitae) is a description of a persons educational and working history. Often updated to prepare for a job application.

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Charlotte Ducksbury

20 Thornthwaite Road

Windermere

Cumbria

LA23 2DN

 

Mobile: 07787738006

Tel: 015394 44745

Email: lottiducks@gmail.com

 

Personal Profile

 

Core skills

 

Qualities

 

Education

 

The Lakes School, Troutbeck

September 2010 – July 2015

GCSE Qualifications

Maths – B

English Literature – Unknown

English Language – C

Science 1 & 2 – B

Science 3 & 4 – B

Art & Design – B

Music – C

Business – Distinction 1

 

Kendal College, Kendal

UAL Art and Design, Level 2 Diploma

 

Work History

Rufty Tuftys

September 2015 – Present

Ambleside

Taken on as a customer assistant at this popular children’s soft play center. Jobs include; serving customers, working on the till, making a variety of beverages, cleaning surfaces and tidying, and waiting on.

 

Lewis’ of Bowness

May 2014 – December 2014

Bowness on Windermere

I was taken on as a general assistant at this well known catering establishment. Duties included; taking orders, serving customers drink, ice cream and cold foods, waiting on, and general cleaning throughout the café.

 

The Fun Factory

June 2013 – September 2013

Bowness

Taken on as a general assistant at this children’s large fun play area. Jobs included; taking orders, working on the till, preparation of cold foods, general cleaning, and clearing tables.

 

 

Work Experience 

The Red gecko

6^th-10^th July 2014

Bowness on Windermere and Grasmere

Working for a week as a general shop assistant. Jobs included; window dressing, serving customers at the counter, stocking shelves, cleaning products, and wrapping & packing products and general cleaning.

My ideal job

I began to get a passion for photography at about 8 years old. I got my first camera, a DMC-FS8 Panasonic Lumix, for my 9th birthday. I was taught all the basics about composition, some camera settings and digital softwares by may dad. I carried around my camera everywhere I went for the following 2 years until I got my first SLR for my 11th birthday. This was a FujiFilm S4000 – I continued to develop my skills and my passion only grew stronger. For the additional year I saved up and bought myself extra equipment like flashguns, cleaning kits and digital softwares. At 14 I got my Olympus E510 DSLR, and at 15 I got my Nikon D90. I still have the Nikon currently. I have adapted and developed all my skills and hope to continue to.

I also believe I have an eye for photography, in a way that I can view something in a different way to some others. I also come up with creative ideas and set myself specific shots to achieve.

I find I don’t have a specific style that I’m known for, or one style that I enjoy soley. When I do photo shoots, I always aim to take natural images that don’t look set up or staged. I would like to travel and do freelance photography, but eventually I want to get my own studio for family shoots. I also enjoy sports and high speed photography. However I think I will continue to make spontaneous decisions to travel therefore constantly altering my style.

1. Snowboarding/Ski Photographer

What it will involve:

• Becoming a freelance photographer, selling my images to snowboarding/ski brands OR Joining a sports sponsor such as Red Bull or Whitelines
• Following well-known, or up and coming, sponsored athletes up and down the slopes
• Selling images to companies of those athletes, or to the Snow resort itself

Salary

As it is freelance photography, it depends on the photographers skills, amount of work, and hourly rate. However a photographer doing this kind of job will most likely charge £15-£20 per hour. Then additional charges for the images they sell to companies and how much work they get/images they sell.

2. RAF Communications and Intelligence Photographer

Typical responsibilities:

• Aerial reconnaissance
• Public relations portraits
• Photographic evidence for engineering, security and accident investigations
• Video training films
• Identification images for aircrew
• Commercial and industrial photographer
• Medical photographer
• Photographic laboratory technician
• TV/film/video photographer.

Further infomation

INITIAL PAY AFTER TRAINING: £18,125 + Benefits

PAY DURING TRAINING: £14,637 + Benefits

ENTRY LEVEL: Airmen/Airwomen

COMMITMENT:12 Years

Example images of different photography styles

Weddings

Macro

Long exposure

High speed sports

Strengths and Weaknesses

Equality and Diversity

Diversity

The understanding that everyone is unique, and respectfully recognising individual differences.

Equality

Ensuring everybody either as individuals or groups of individuals, are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably, specific to their needs.

Discrimination

It is treatment or consideration of targeting a person for their differences. Sometimes in favor of a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit.

Stereotype

Judging a person and generalization of an individual to act the same as the group of people they are identified to be. However, these thoughts or beliefs may or may not accurately reflect reality.

Stereotype:                                                                          Other unrecognized people:

Medium term goals

What is a SMART target?

Today we learnt about what a SMART target is. The word SMART stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achieveable, Relevent, Timed.

Here is an explanation for each word: