Hello All!
My name is Brian Barnicle. I have been a working artist for 15 years, photography being the main medium. I love adventure, to tell stories and muse over all the beautiful things in life.
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Here's a little about my experience as a photographer:
I most recently was the a product editor for the largest sportswear brands in the world. Before that i was a Staff Photographer for Minted in San Francisco where I was responsible for interviewing, quality checking and managing hundreds of contract portrait photographers while shooting the VIP clients and promotional material for our PhotoOp program. Before that, I managed and was the head photographer at a high output studio in Santa Barbara for a few years.
BA - Dual Concentration in Commercial and Industrial Photography from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA - 2010
Professional Certificate in Portrait Photography from Hallmark Institute of Photography - MA. - 2007
Freelance Photographer and assistant since 2007, I've worked with a wide variety of clients, from professional musicians to corporate executives. I've been published in Rolling Stone, Magnet Magazine (UK), Vibe, Montecito Journal, and a dozen other publications. Worked as a first assistant for a few great photographers, mainly portrait or architecture based.
Head Photographer and manager of a studio in Santa Barbara, CA. We had contracts with most of the public schools in the area as well as local and corporate businesses. I was responsible for managing teams of photographers as well and doing an average of 6 photo shoots a day myself.
I spent two years in production, first 6 months as a location scout and PA and was quickly promoted to manager of Santa Barbara Location Services. A 30-year-old company that was the top location service in central California. We worked with numerous high-end clients like; Porsche, Tommy Bahama, Target, Oprah Magazine, Vogue, Ameritrade, just to name a few.
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