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DARRELL  ALEXANDER  LAROSE

cell (613) 301-7863
email: Darrell@DarrellLarose.ca
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 SUMMARY
 


I am a highly motivated self confessed techno-geek. While rooted in traditional analog photography, I have embraced the new technologies in photography.
I am just as comfortable under the dark cloth of a large-format view camera, as I am with a digital camera. I can produce award winning photographs within the darkroom, or from a digital-desktop. With 40 years of photography as a both hobby, and over 30 in the professional arena I have always produced.


I have worked within various Government photo units, including the Forensic Photo Section of the RCMP, as well as various professional labs. I can easily converse with a police forensic photographer as I can with a wedding sports or commercial photographer.  I am considered a peer within the local photo industry, with many pros still consulting with me on specific issues.

I am self-taught in the digital media, I have been a Photoshop user since 1995 (version 2.5) I found the transition fairly seamless due to my long experience in labs.

 
 CAREER PATH
 

 
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
          

 

               Over 35 years of professional photographic experience

               Studio, location and commercial photography

               Lighting equipment set-up, prop arrangement and test, medium, digital and large-format equipment test

               HTML authoring, WWW page design, Internet consulting, Graphic design and digital imaging

 
TOOLS USED  


              
PC hardware and software installation and maintenance

               35mm, medium, digital and large-format  camera equipment

               Studio strobe and quartz-halogen lighting equipment

               Fuji, Copal and Noritsu minilabs, Hope, Kreonite and Colenta print processors

               Corel WordPerfect, CorelDRAW, Corel Photo-Paint

               Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and CS2, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Ultradev HTML editor

 
 EMPLOYMENT AND WORK EXPERIENCE
 

 

Galaxy Camera FotoSource             2004 to Present

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Retail Sales/Client Service

 

               Maintained a high sales volume in a high powered sales environment of doubling my sales targets.

               Professional sales. Including sales of high-end Digital dSLR cameras and Professional lenses, scanners and printers.

               Key-holder opening and closing daily cash reports, reconciliation of cash.

               Training of sales floor staff


 

 

Camera Exchange II                          1997 to 2004

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Webmaster/Sales

 

               Designed and implemented WWW site and online colour catalogue,

               Digital photography, Designed in store advertising graphics

∙∙              Studio assistant in The Little Studio, the store's rental studio facility

               Responsible for graphics design, HTML coding, image scanning and site maintenance

               Sales of used photo equipment in store and on-line, FY 2002 web sales exceeded $100,000.00


 


Above and Beyond Technology
       1999 to 2000

Victoria, BC                                                                                          

                                                               

Internet and Web Consultation - Tele-commuted

 

               Research and consulted for this West-Coast Internet company

               Prototyped various websites for a diverse range of clients                       

               Strategic planning on various Internet projects


 

Shoestring Publishing Ltd.               1994 to 1999

Victoria, BC

 

Project Director Digital Visions product

 

               overall content choices and quality assurance for a series of image libraries and screen saver products

               responsibilities related to composition, photographer liaison and market analysis.

               through 100,000's of photographs and correspond remotely with photographers in several globally

               Working from existing photographic libraries, and in the commission of specific image needs

               This product spanned 20 content titles marketed in 61 countries by our partner MCA/Universal Pictures


 

NewForce Communications.           1996-99

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Webmaster/Client Service & Tech Support

 

               Designed and implemented WWW sites and online colour catalogue for various clients

               Responsible for graphics design, HTML coding, image scanning, content management and site maintenance        

               Support desk service for our dial-up, co-located, and web hosting clients

               During this period I was on the team that ramped up client based by over 700%

               Provided logistical support to The Ottawa Police Internet Crime Section by providing clean IP numbers and proxy servers                                               


 


Silkwear Lingerie
.                                              1997-99

Ottawa, Ontario                                                                                   

                                                               

Webmaster

 

               Designed and implemented WWW site and online colour catalogue for both the wholesale and retail brands

               Research design of a "turnkey" e-Commerce using the Miva Cart solution

               Responsible for graphics design, HTML coding, image scanning and site maintenance                 

               Sites located at www.silkwear.com and  www.magnolia-designs.com


 


Custom Colour Connection
                              1995 - 1996

Ottawa, Ontario                                                                                   

                                                               

Photographic Technician/Client Service                     

                                               

               Proofing and custom colour enlarging, Quality control and maintenance of lab equipment

               Customer service,  Daily cash reconciliation                                                                                                              


 


Nepean Police Service
                                      1993

Ottawa, Ontario                                                                                   

                                                               

Central Records Section - Data Clerk, Sworn Member           

                               

               Required an R.C.M.P Top Secret Clearance as I had access to the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) network

               The data entry of Police Occurrence Reports into the in-house computer system

               Editing these reports down to a short synopsis

               Understanding of basic police procedures and terminology  required to effectively complete this task

               Reports included crimes, traffic accidents, sudden deaths and recovered property reports


 


The Camera Exchange
.                                    1991

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Retail Sales/Client Service                                                                                              

                                                                               

               Retail sales of new and used photographic equipment

               Testing and evaluation of used photographic equipment

               Handled daily spreadsheets, consignment contracts and various administrative functions                                                                                                               


 

 

Sherwood Photographers                               1978 to 1991

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Studio Assistant and Technician

 

               Assisted with studio and location assignments

               Included lighting set-up, prop arrangement, camera set-up and test

               Copy and restoration photography

               Created Optical art graphics slides

               Custom lab work

               Mounting, canvas mounting, laminating, framing of prints up to 30" x 40"

               Quality control and maintenance of lab equipment

               Sales and promotion; included attendance at exhibits and industry events


 


Energy, Mines & Resources, Canada
           1982

Earth Physics Sector Ottawa, Ontario

 

Photographic Technician Acting PY-4 Term Contract             

                                                                                                               

               Process monitoring and Quality Control to provide photographic products to the highest possible standard

               Included lighting set-up, prop arrangement, camera set-up and test

               Black & White and C-41 film processing and equipment monitoring, Mixing of required chemistry.

               Copying maps, graphs and charts creating slides for research scientists.

               Daily  control and maintenance of lab equipment


 

Campbell Reproductions                                  1980 to 1981

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Photographic-Reprographic  Technician                                    

                                                                                                               

               Process monitoring and Quality Control to provide photographic services to the highest possible standard

               Custom Printing both continuous tone and high contrast materials to exacting engineering specs               

               Operation and multi-tasking of vacuum easels, point-light source enlargers, microfilm cameras and related processors.

               Used a full range of litho, line copy, PMT, diazo, photo paper, Chromaflex and other specialized photo-sensitive materials

               Daily  control and maintenance of lab equipment


 


Royal Canadian Mounted Police
                     1978 to 1979

HQ Division Ottawa, Ontario

 

Forensic Photography Services, Identification Section -

Photographer Technician (P.Tech 1) Term contract

 

               Required an R.C.M.P Top Secret Clearance as was handling evidence on a daily basis

               Ensured that the photographic negatives and prints in my control maintained their custody of evidence

               Process monitoring and Quality Control to provide photographic evidence to the highest possible standard

               Black & White and C-41 film processing and equipment monitoring

               Operation and preventative maintenance of Kodak dual-strand CP-2 paper processor and Versamat processor

               Mixing of large quantities of C-41, CP-2 and other chemistry in 200 litre batches.

               Daily control and maintenance of lab equipment

               Police field photography if required


 

Photographic Stores Limited                          1976 to 1978

Ottawa, Ontario

 

Sales Associate/Client Service

 

               Sales of new photographic equipment, including cameras, lenses

               Photo finishing clerk duties including taking processing orders and logging orders

               Camera repair clerk duties including logging repairs

               Customer service and photo consultation to inform and educate our customers               


 

Freelance Photography                                    1976 - Present

Various Clients

 

               Studio portrait photography

               Wedding photography

               Web design and Internet consultation

              


 
 HOBBIES & INTERESTS
 


               Camera Club of Ottawa. Active member since 1970
               Current Webmaster
               Held offices of President, Vice-President, Workshop Chair, B&W Print Competition Chair, Colour Slide Competition Chair, various other roles
               Life Member, awarded in 2007

 

               Competitve motorcycling
               Aviation, was official photographer of National Capital Air Show 1987 - 2003
               Internet
               Teaching, various photo workshops