John Hartigan

Photographer @ Dogstar Photo

About

Favorite Tools: Studio Strobes Digital Hasselblad Photoshop 1974 Jensen Healey Kestral Road Bike John has a deep pool of knowledge and a rich history in photography. • world class photographer • a commercial lighting director for video • full time staff photographer for a large advertising agency • staff digital editor and contributor for fashion, music & auto magazines • full time visual consultant for a dot com enterprise • last but not least first assistant to some of the greatest people, celebrity, architecture and automobile photographers of the late 20th century. As commercial, editorial and fine arts photographer, John's images appear in Advertisements, Automobile, Music, & Fashion Magazine, assorted catalogs and publications around the world. John, after graduating from college, began working with Automotive photography crews in Detroit and Los Angeles where he learned the intricate nuances of lighting, the managing, collaborating and budgeting large photography crews. For John, it was a lesson in responsibility, taking charge and to be reliable: visually and financially. His pure interest in light and shadow led to a career in commercials and music videos as lead director of lighting, with a busy video and television production company. Working with clients like; Gallo Wineries, JC Penney's, Levi Dockers, assorted automotive agencies, music production companies and more. About John’s education: Studied and graduated from Brooks Institute. From grade school throughout college he was always taking photography classes or teaching them. John still tutors students in photography lighting and digital image manipulation. Of his work, John says: I love photography, I love experimenting, I love the process and magic of working with and creating great images for people. I love the variety of people from all walks of life I have had the chance to meet, work with and friend, through photography over the years. Specialties: studio lighting digital imaging - digital retouching - color management Digital Technician, Capture Technician, computer skills include html, php, flash, networking, systems management.

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Photography

Skill

Photography, Image Manipulation, Studio Lighting, Photoshop, Image Editing, Lighting, Art, Harm Reduction, Electronic Cigarettes, electronic theory for electronic cigarettes, chemistry of e-liquid, Editorial, Commercial Photography, Advertising, Video Production, Illustrator, Video, Graphics, Film, InDesign

Experience

Photographer

Dogstar Photo

2019-8 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

3714 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA. 90065

Business Owner

Vapeology LA

2013-5 - Present · 13 yrs 5 mos

3714 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90065

Los Angeles' electronic cigarette store. Just north of downtown off the 110 pkwy in highland park. Offering a reduced risk alternative to tobacco, Starter kits to advanced devices.

Commercial & Editorial Photographer

John Hartigan photography

1985-12 - Present · 40 yrs 10 mos

Quality photography for quality clients, Studio or on location. Contributing Photographer of editorial content for assorted magazines, webzines and newspapers Media; 8x10, 4x5 & Medium Format Film. Medium Format Digital and dSLR (canon, nikon etc)

Co-Owner

Vape On 2

2012-9 - 2013-8 · 1 yr

3714 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90065

Now open in Highland Park CA. Vape On 2 a retail store specializing in electronic cigarettes. After discovering the health benefits and smoking satisfaction of e-cigarettes in 2011, I decided i wanted to open a store. I was tired of dealing with the internet; flavors that i just didn't like, waiting days for shipments, etc. Vape On 2 specializing in electronic cigarettes and e-juices. We have a wide variety of product and provide hands on experience with knowledge, education and flavor tasting.

Graphic designer, Web Director, Photographer

Photo-graphic

1994-7 - 2011-8 · 17 yrs 2 mos

Burbank, Studio City, Los Angeles CA

Award winning; Packaging, POP and promotional pieces for independant record labels and independant artists, Utilizing photography, commisioned art, photoshop, indesign & illustrator. Cohesive implementation and co-design of web prescence, utilizing HTML, ASP, PHP, Flash & Javascript.

Contributing Photographer & Director of Digital Imaging

Genlux Magazine

2005-8 - 2007-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Contributing Photographer - Covers, Beauty, Fashion, Editorial. Dir of Dig Imaging - Final image preparation for print, including retouching, color profiling and final color corrections. Managed press checks for covers and editorial content

Freelance Photographer

Warner Brothers Records

1997-1 - 2000-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Burbank CA

Provided in house photography and live performance photography for Warner records, Maverick Records, and other subsidiaries Media; Medium Format Film

Staff Photographer

Phelps

1998-1 - 1999-2 · 1 yr 2 mos

Santa Monica

Staff Photographer, and studio designer. Brought on to integrated the agency to digital. Main clients of the studio were Smart and Final, Princess Cruises, Tahiti Tourism, Roland, Panasonic Pro Audio, Fender. Media Formats canon dSLR & 4x5 film

Contract Photographer

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

1995-1 - 1999-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Southern California

Photographer of endorsees and equipment in the studio and at live venues. Main Media; Medium Format Film

Lighting Director and 2nd Camera Man

Canadian Broacast Network

1993-4 - 1994-2 · 11 mos

Santa Anita CA and Sacramento CA

2nd Camera for Coverage of Canadian Football League in Sacramento Calif. Lighting director for color coverage of the Santa Anita Breeders Cup.

Education

Brooks Institute

Illustrative Photography for Advertising

1983 - 1985 · 2 yrs

yes this looks like a 4 year degree in three years but it's really an accelerated 4 year degree that spans 3 years. With out this education I wonder if I would have had the curiosity, skills and talent to evolve and ingest the physics, skills and artistic nuances of photography, lighting and Digital imaging.