Michael T Kalinowski

Owner. Develop and execute photography strategy, per project, to capture and produce impactful visual assets for clients such as actors, models, and television personalities. Oversee all areas of talent bookings, studio space procurement, photoshoot direction, prop/set design, post-production editing, and talent approvals.   Carefully curate talent and studio relations via networking and industry connections. Manage budgets, negotiate rates with third-party vendors, invoice, and supervise all other areas of the business’s financial health.  Work with modeling agencies such as Book Management, D1, Flaunt, HelloModels, Smart Models, STATE, Wilhelmina, and Zand Wagon.

Manage and run weekly leagues as well as additional promotional events. Provide answers and expertise of league events, status, schedule and game rules. Build relationships among league players and participating in league establishments. Serve as the point person for participating league player's questions, concerns, and feedback.

Archdiocese of New York. Rehearsal Space Coordination and Theater guest services. • Monitored and managed the upkeep of studios. • Gave private studio tours to prospective renters. • Securely opened and closed the building to the public. • Oversaw the smooth transition of bookings between renters. • Wrote daily reports on studio rentals and building operations. • Attended to the needs and inquiries of renters and event patrons. • Process Box Office transactions for Sheen Center events and performances • Scheduled, process, and reserved studio spaces by phone, e-mail, and in person. • Front desk operations including answering phone calls and emails; opening and closing procedures • Prepare invoices and maintain the EventPro booking system managed billings and payments for studio rentals.

- Disney College Program. - Captured plus created magical/unique memories for guests. - Efficiently solved guest dilemmas in a fast-paced environment. - Capture photos of guests throughout Epcot. -Show their existing photos and troubleshoot problems with missing photos. - Implements strong written communication, organizational, and time management skills. - Applies problem-solving and decision-making skills to resolve conflicts surrounding operational challenges. - Communicates to Guests in person and took phone calls to answer questions and explain Disney Photo Imaging services and products. - Take photos of guests, enhancing the guest experience while demonstrating high-quality service standards in an independent environment.

Scanning and archiving. Inspecting and conditioning. Assisting with art inventory, shipping, and handling. Oversaw receiving and sending shipments, meeting with framers, and printers. Worked to unwrap, wrap, and completed condition reports of artworks to condition, maintain, and care for the works created by David LaChapelle. 

Organizing materials. Updating model portfolios. Ordering prints for books and new comp cards. Shooting digitals of models and did two photoshoots. Assisted communication between bookers, models, and clients. Sending out books to clients; physical, online, and in the database.

E-Commerce. Took photos of women's and men's bags and sunglasses. Photographed and edited coordinated photoshoots with models. Assisted with sales and worked with an extremely talented designer. Helped to inspire new creative ideas that would appeal to a younger market.

Photographing and styling the models. Organizing model schedules and creating model packages. Booking casting calls and researching and contacting clients. Scouting, to search for new faces, having a vision, and a pulse on what is the future of fashion. Connecting models with the right teams and keeping up on new top talent and artists working today. Image Agent managing model fashion branding and social media as well as working with models that are New Faces, developing them towards long and evolutionary careers in runway and editorial.

Assisting with models, and updating digital portfolios. Handled incoming phone calls, appointments, and visitors. Attended NYFW shows to photograph the APM models for social media use.

August 2013 - May 2017