candace feit

Candace Feit

+1 347 404 5138 (Roaming) 

+1 347 259 1423 (USA)

candace.feit@gmail.com

http://www.feitphoto.com

Curriculum Vitae

Independent Documentary Photographer, Photo and Video Editor with wide-ranging experience in web design, production and Project Management. Extensive research and work in Africa and South Asia.

Personal

Date of Birth: June 20, 1975

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland 

Martial Status: Married

Citizenship: U.S.A. 

Education

St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland

Bachelor of Arts, 1996

Philosophy and Mathematics

International Center for Photography, New York, New York 

July, 2005

Classes on Documentary Photography

Eddie Adams Workshop, BarnStorm XX, 2007

Professional Experience

Independent Documentary Photographer and Photojournalist
March 2004 – Present

As a documentary photographer, I seek to show a deeper narrative of people and their relationship to their environments and the objects within them.

Clients and publications include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Globe and Mail (Canada), National Geographic Magazine, Le Monde, Le Figaro, The Guardian (UK), The Independent (UK), U.S. News and World Report, Chicago Tribune and Sunday Magazine, Time Magazine, AFAR Magazine, Reuters, Associated Press, European Pressphoto Agency, Action Aid (UK), Save the Children (UK), UNICEF (India)

 Production Assistant

January 2004 – October 2005

Florentine Films, Sherman Pictures

 Sourced, created and edited digital video for well known documentary film maker. 

Producer/Project Manager

June 2001 – January 2004

LEGO Interactive, LEGO.com

Managed the creative and strategic development and launch of LEGOEXPLORE.com in 10 languages.  Site included parent communication, product information and online games and product simulations.  Managed creative execution of all online marketing campaigns including an in-season campaign that averaged 700,000 unique visitors per month.

Collaborated with child development experts to create age-appropriate content.  Managed the creation and maintenance of all project assets.

Defined online look, feel and tone and ensured that brand consistency was maintained. Developed strategies for bringing goals and vision online to meet company-wide brand communication objectives. 

Managed projects with third-party developers and agencies, ensuring that projects were completed on time and within budget and scope. Identified, interviewed and selected agencies and creative consultants. Negotiated agreements and contracts with developers.  

Software and Skills

Project management, asset management, resource management and online community building and administration. Writing and editing online content. Maintaining consistency between media for a highly visible global brand. On- and off-line editorial development and management. Conversant in French.

Final Cut Pro, Macromedia (Dreamweaver, Homesite, Fireworks, Flash), Adobe (Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver), MS Office (PowerPoint, Visio, Project),  familiarity with Avid.

Highly versed in HTML; familiarity with Javascript, Perl/CGI; Wordpress, Indexhibit, Twitter, Tumblr