mike white

commercial photographer and corporate headshot photography and portrait artist

About

Mike White is a Chicago based commercial portrait photographer for creative agencies. Clients include: Music Photography for Record Companies, Corporate & PR Firms, Celebrity, Lifestyle, Marketing Photo Buyers and Advertising Agencies. Available for specialty assignments, Portraits for publications, and corporate headshots. * Personal gallery work includes: Exhibiting fine art gallery artist for 11 consecutive years specializing in fine art portraits, figurative photography, drawings & paintings.

Country

united states

City

chicago

Industry

photography

Skill

photography, creative direction, graphic design, image manipulation, image editing, art, advertising, photoshop, graphics, commercial photography, magazines, digital photography, brand development, logo design, portraits, event photography, multimedia, web design, photos, headshots, portrait photography, fine art photography, fashion photography, publishing, art direction, fashion, video, studio photography, final cut pro, studio lighting, corporate identity

Experience

photographer and video producer and multimedia designer and corporate portraits and headshots

baxter international inc.

2000-7 - 2010-9 · 10 yrs 3 mos

2010-2015: PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO: Creative services for all types of internal and external marketing, global communications, PR and social media projects. 2000-2010: DESIGN: Designed Baxter’s highest visibility projects including rebranding the corporate identity for Baxter’s first globally branded (47 global sites in all) corporate websites – Baxter.com launched in 2003. Standardized brand & UI / usability across the global IT technology platforms through intranet and external websites, templates, training and best practice strategies for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Page Ranking.

senior creative director

elite communications group

1997-1 - 2000-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Creative Director of brand development, conceptual design and production of communications and marketing materials for industrial & healthcare (TAP, Abbott, Cardinal, Beutlich) plus Navistar International marketing. Specialized in Corporate Identity Systems. Designed & coordinated pre-press and press checks for all printed materials.

photographer assistant and graphic designer

marshall productions

1994-6 - 1996-3 · 1 yr 10 mos

Assistant to photographer, Photo retouching, graphic design & production. Accounts include The Chicago Bulls, The Mancow Show (Mancow Muller radio show). produced billboard & print materials, logos & arcade game cabinet graphics for a full line of Namco titles including Tekken.

graphic designer and illustrator and photo editor

via creative

1993-5 - 1996-4 · 3 yrs

Creative Direction of Photography, Design & Illustration for print marketing & advertising materials. Campaigns include branding for Chicago White Sox logos ("Good Guys Wear Black"), official uniform patches worn by all players ("World Champs 90th Anniversary") and programs ("Diamond View"). Branding for a $1 billion River East development for MCL Companies. Spot illustration for magazines, training & commercial collateral. Coordinated press checks for quality print production.

studio photographer and catalog production

voigtländer studios

1990-5 - 1993-4 · 3 yrs

general contractor

mike white photography

commercial photographer and corporate headshot photography and portrait artist

mike white photography

2000-1 - Present · 26 yrs 8 mos

Creative Portrait Photographer & Exhibiting Portrait Artist. Produce high end conceptual & artistic creative visual assets that enable clients to market themselves through published magazines, PR, social media, marketing and Internet promotions. Specialization in Commercial Photography, Artistic Photography, Executive Portraits for a diverse range of clients (entertainment industry, publishing, advertising, public relations). Lead cross-functional teams of stylists and talent to produce content that stays within budget and deadlines. STUDIO GEAR: Hasselblad, Canon 5D-M3/M2/6D, Profoto studio lighting, HD-DSLR Video. EDITING: Final Cut Pro & Photoshop. www.mikewhitephotography.com