Picture Research
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I am a member of the Picture Research Association (www.picture-research.org.uk).
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Happy to work from a prepared list supplied to me or from a manuscript or synopsis.
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Experience of working with a large number of commercial picture agencies both in the UK and abroad.
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I am happy to contact or visit museums and galleries to select appropriate images and have experience of obtaining images from individual photographers, illustrators and websites.
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Clearing copyright, obtaining the appropriate licences for publication and negotiating reproduction fees.
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Providing budgeting information, or if a fixed budget is supplied to me, I will ensure that the project image cost comes within that budget.
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Picture research administration (keeping records of images bought, dates, file names, etc).
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I take on the responsibility of keeping electronic copies and returning images to sources.
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Very experienced with Photoshop and can manipulate/restore images where appropriate.
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Suppling captions and credit information.
My Picture Research work
Above are a few examples of books where I have cleared permissions for the internal pictures on a wide variety of projects. Please contact me for a full list of subjects I have worked on.
(click on image to see the full covers)
Artwork commissioning and creation
If you require original artwork for your project, I create/edit graphics in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I have worked on a number of educational science and maths projects creating graphics, circuits, etc.
I also project-manage artwork projects, and can also commission photographers and illustrators when required.​
Picture research courses undertaken
Picture Research, The Publishing Training Centre. Pass with Distinction.