Graham Taylor

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Trained as an Engineering Pattern Maker I built patterns for some of the worlds most recognisable structures. Varying from the Royal Yacht Britannia, to Disney theme parks, to the multi award winning Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
It was with this attention to detail critical to pattern making that first got me hooked on photography. In 2003 my passion for photography took over and I retrained as a photographer.
With skills in both traditional and digital photography it was post production which really captured my imagination, with digital imaging still in its infancy there is the potential to be a pioneer and develop new techniques.
With 10 years of almost daily use of Photoshop and other imaging software, I am equipped with the skills needed to produce almost anything imaginable, and look forward to the challenges that brings.

Work Experience

Washington Patterns

Engineering Pattern Maker

1996 - 2003 South Shields, United Kingdom

Venture

Retoucher

2003 - 2005 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Sasa Savic

Photographer / Retoucher

2003 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Newcastle College

Photoshop Tutor (casual)

Personal tuition for art staff in using Adobe Photoshop
2005 - 2005 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

South Tyneside College

Technician

2006 - 2008 South Shields, United Kingdom

South Tyneside College

Photography Lecturer

2008 - 2009 South Shields, United Kingdom

South Tyneside College

Technician

2009 - Present South Shields, United Kingdom

Graham Taylor Photography

Personal Tutor

One to one tuition in photography and Adobe Photoshop
2010 - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Education

Metcom Training

NVQ Engineering Production

1997 - 2000 South Shields, United Kingdom

Newcastle College

FD Photography

2003 - 2004 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Awards

Fuji Film Awards

2 Merit places on 4 images submitted

2003

Skills

35mm Photography, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, Aperture, APPLE FINAL CUT PRO, Black & White Darkroom, Chemical Photographic Processes, Colour Darkroom, Digital Colour Management , Digital Image Manipulation, Full Clean Driving Licence , IT Skills, Large Format Photography, Large Format Printing, Mac OSX, Medium Format, PAT Testing, Set Building, Studio Lighting , Windows Operating System, Wood Working,

Hobbies & Interests

Cooking, Cycling, Attending art and photography talks, Galleries and Exhibitions, Producing personal work, DIY, Music, Movies,