Tom Tapolczay
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Experience
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Rotolight
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United Kingdom
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Technical Sales Advisor
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Jul 2019 - Nov 2019
Pinewood Studios, UK o Servicing the Photography & Film industry with an extensive range of high end LED lighting products based in Pinewood Studios UK. o Offering Technical assistance on Photographic & lighting queries / issues with both new & existing customers. Ranging from individual end customer to also reseller support globally. o Dealing with daily queries from web, phone & walk in customers. o Raising estimates, invoices & sales (Quickbooks) from both web orders e-commerce (Woo commerce) & raising… Show more o Servicing the Photography & Film industry with an extensive range of high end LED lighting products based in Pinewood Studios UK. o Offering Technical assistance on Photographic & lighting queries / issues with both new & existing customers. Ranging from individual end customer to also reseller support globally. o Dealing with daily queries from web, phone & walk in customers. o Raising estimates, invoices & sales (Quickbooks) from both web orders e-commerce (Woo commerce) & raising individual sales with customers either over the phone, web or in person. o Filing & uploading Credit account orders to a Finance provider daily dependant on amount of orders. o Discussing with both high profile & amateur Photographers & Directors of Photography their technical needs for shoots & tailoring a kit package to their needs. o Arranging for spare parts to be shipped at times expedited dependant on relationship, shipping all around the world via Fedex, DPD & Royal Mail. o Arranging for faulty / broken units to come in for repair work when needed & handling logistics until received back by the customer. o Responsible for the loan kit system used for loaning kit for Ambassadors, workshops & long standing customers when agreed. o Handling light technical issues with the website (Wordpress). Often helping customers navigate when having issues. o Daily responsibility to ensure all web orders are processed & shipped same day dependant on stock & location. o Working in tandem with directors regarding large business orders & logistics direction, sales team regarding marketing strategies with Ambassadors etc & also the warehouse team ensuring orders shipping as expected & keeping customers up to date. o Ad-hoc assisting on workshops with our Ambassadors & offering training on Photography & Lighting. Show less
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Freelance Photographer
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Jul 2016 - Jul 2019
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Assistant Photographer
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Jan 2018 - Apr 2019
London, United Kingdom o Assisting photographers on a variation of shoots from studio to location. Fine art from flat artworks (canvases, prints, framed & unframed), sculptures to jewellery & clothing. o Shooting by myself on both location and studio shoots (smaller shoots which only required one photographer). o Regular handling of priceless works of art / sculptures / jewellery & often working within very tight confines on location (client houses etc). o Travelling nationwide & internationally for shoots,… Show more o Assisting photographers on a variation of shoots from studio to location. Fine art from flat artworks (canvases, prints, framed & unframed), sculptures to jewellery & clothing. o Shooting by myself on both location and studio shoots (smaller shoots which only required one photographer). o Regular handling of priceless works of art / sculptures / jewellery & often working within very tight confines on location (client houses etc). o Travelling nationwide & internationally for shoots, either driving a van with kit or packing down suitable for flights (Peli cases etc). o Wide range of lighting experience; pro-foto D1 1000w & B1 500w (mains & battery powered). Great experience of Phase One camera systems (P45 back, IQ280, IQ3 & Trichromatic). Great experience with Capture One tethering software. o Excellent knowledge of Nikon systems; D800E, D810 & D850 used with various lenses both from 14mm wide angle to 300mm & macro, manual & auto focus, also through Capture One. o Occasional front of house duties; dealing with clients, booking in shoots, answering queries & occasionally hand delivering prints & images. Show less
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fourtwenENTERTAINMENT
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Entertainment Providers
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Co-Founder / Photographer
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Jun 2012 - Jun 2015
Founded, promotion, photography / footage editing via social media.
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Education
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University of the Arts London
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Photojournalism & Documentary Photography -
University of the Arts London
Foundation degree, Photography -
Berkhamsted
A Levels, Photography -
Aldwickbury
Common Entrance, English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies