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Skill

Retouching + photo compositing

Applied in the following roles & initiatives

Utilised across roles that shaped this practice.

Tailor for

Utilised during tenures at Fanshawe College, Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands, Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography, The Drawing Hope Project and Agency & In-house Creative Teams.

  1. Professor, Advanced Photoshop

    2018 - 2020

    Fanshawe College

    Taught third-year students advanced compositing, retouching, image-making and professional creative judgement

  2. Creative Director, Consumer Brands & CPG

    2005 - 2009

    Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands

    Served as final creative authority across packaging, shelf talkers, end-caps, POS, product photography, food styling and internal documentation

  3. Founder & Creative Director

    2009 - 2021

    Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography

    Led a 20-person team - 14 photographers, two studio managers and four editors - delivering up to 750 shoots annually

  4. Founder + Executive Creative Lead

    2011 - 2016

    The Drawing Hope Project

    End-to-end: concept, family collaboration, photography, art direction, production and media rollout

  5. Art Direction · Design · Production Leadership

    Earlier career

    Agency & In-house Creative Teams

    Agency and in-house creative roles across consumer, healthcare, education, government and cultural clients - plus early music/entertainment publicity photography and album artwork connected to Sony Music. The range that underpins today's leadership work.

Commonly paired with

Film + video direction, Video direction + broadcast scripts and Producing + shoot management.

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