Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Languages
Timeline
CLIENTS
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Caroline Ryan

Toronto

Summary

I take pride that I have a reputation as meticulous producer, collaborator, innovator who can take a project successfully from concept to final deliverable file.

Skilled imaging professional prepared to bring keen eye for detail and artistic vision to dynamic team. Proven track record of delivering compelling visual content across various media platforms. Reliable and adaptable team player, committed to collaboration and achieving project goals with precision. Expertise in photo editing, lighting, and composition.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Producer Photography

Paul Weeks Photography
02.2022 - Current
  • Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
  • Oversaw post-production processes, including, retouching, video editing and sound mixing, to ensure a polished final product.
  • Developed schedules for production.
  • Hired and negotiated contracts with freelance assistants, digital tech, wardrobe stylists, hair makeup and talent.
  • Led brainstorming sessions with creative teams to develop unique story concepts that resonated with target audiences.
  • Coordinated logistics, locations, schedules, management for smooth production flow and optimal results.
  • Managed budgets and allocated resources effectively, ensuring projects were completed on time and within budget constraints.

Photographer / Director

carolineryan.com
04.2009 - Current

Overview

  • Shooting and producing photography commissions
  • Directed motion projects
  • Recruited and cast talent, location scout
  • Quotes, budgeting, project management
  • Hired and managed freelance teams
  • Script breakdown, treatments
  • Rough cut edits, directed final edits
  • Content research and development
  • Manage client meetings in studio/location
  • Presentations to client pre and post-production
  • Book keeping, quarterly tax, payroll, AP, AR

Photographer - Partner

Dickens Street Studio
2000 - 2009

Overview

  • Delivered high-quality images under tight deadlines, demonstrating strong time management skills.
  • Edited, toned, captioned, and uploaded photographs for publication.
  • Collaborated with clients to understand their vision, ensuring final product met or exceeded expectations.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing deadlines and maintaining excellent organization.
  • Scheduled and booked locations for photo shoots, working collaboratively with clients and contacts.
  • Book keeping, payroll, AP, AR, quarterly tax
  • Shooting and producing photo commissions
  • Tracking job costs and budgets of both partners
  • Sales, marketing for both partners

Senior Colour Printer

BGM Labs
  • Responsibilities:
  • Large-scale custom photographic prints
  • Manage colour corrections team
  • Consulting and advising on colour corrections

Education

Applied photography Diploma - Photography

Sheridan College

Applied Fashion Design - Fashion Design

Sheridan College

Skills

  • Producer – advertising campaigns
  • Managed project from concept to final delivery
  • Problem-solving
  • Project management
  • Director, visual story teller
  • Shooting multi-format: web, transit, OOH, print
  • Small and medium format digital cameras
  • Small, medium and large format film cameras
  • Adobe Photoshop, Phase One capture software
  • Lighting studio, location, strobe and HMI
  • Trouble-shooter, problem-solver, resourceful
  • Tracking and maintaining budgets and job costs
  • Photo editing
  • Adobe photoshop

Languages

English

Timeline

Producer Photography

Paul Weeks Photography
02.2022 - Current

Photographer / Director

carolineryan.com
04.2009 - Current

Senior Colour Printer

BGM Labs

Photographer - Partner

Dickens Street Studio
2000 - 2009

Applied photography Diploma - Photography

Sheridan College

Applied Fashion Design - Fashion Design

Sheridan College

CLIENTS

  • Air Miles
  • Bacardi
  • Breast Cancer Society
  • Budweiser
  • Canadian Cancer Society *
  • Canadian Living Magazine
  • Canon
  • Cayman Islands Tourism
  • Chatelaine
  • Coppertone
  • Cosmo
  • Cosmo Girl
  • Food Network *
  • The Globe and Mail
  • Haggar Canada/US *
  • Harper Collins Publishing
  • IDA Drugs
  • J17
  • Kraft Foods
  • MasterCard
  • Masthead
  • Northern Reflections
  • Parents Canada Magazine
  • Report on Business Magazine
  • Saturday Night Magazine
  • Seiko
  • Spiewak & Sons
  • Square One Shopping Centre
  • Style at Home Magazine
  • TD Bank
  • Today's Bride Magazine *
  • Today's Parent Magazine *
  • Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada *
  • Thermasilk
  • Wedding Bells
  • Yorkdale Shopping Centre *
  • Zest Magazine

 *  Award Winning Campaigns *

Caroline Ryan