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Creative Photographer + Cinematographer and Digital Content Creator with nearly 12 years of experience shooting lifestyle, product, fashion, editorial, and film scenes. Experienced in pre- and post-production workflows including ideation, set design/setup, retouching, color correction, video and photo editing, and VFX.…

Qasim Barnes

Photographer, Cinematographer, Filmmaker, +2

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Creative Photographer + Cinematographer and Digital Content Creator with nearly 12 years of experience shooting lifestyle, product, fashion, editorial, and film scenes. Experienced in pre- and post-production workflows including ideation, set design/setup, retouching, color correction, video and photo editing, and VFX.…

Available to hire

Creative Photographer + Cinematographer and Digital Content Creator with nearly 12 years of experience shooting lifestyle, product, fashion, editorial, and film scenes. Experienced in pre- and post-production workflows including ideation, set design/setup, retouching, color correction, video and photo editing, and VFX.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Corporate Video

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Adobe Lightroom

Expert

Adobe Premiere Pro

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Work Experience

Instructor – Set To Release at QShotYou, LLC

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2025

In-person training for developing videographers covering lenses, lighting, camera basics, audio recorders/microphones, background film/B-roll preparation, live feeds, troubleshooting equipment, computer graphics, captioning, animation, and on-screen text.

Instructor – Photography 101 at QShotYou, LLC

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021

In-person training for developing photographers and videographers focused on lenses, lighting, camera fundamentals, color grading, framing, photo editing, indoor/outdoor shoots, and troubleshooting equipment and product photography.

IT Analyst (Tier 1 & Tier 2 Support) at Gray Reed LLP

April 1, 2012 - April 1, 2014

Provided Tier 1 and Tier 2 IT support for a full-service law firm with 200+ users. Delivered hands-on desktop and helpdesk assistance across Windows and macOS environments, including troubleshooting desktop application issues, network connectivity, security access, licenses, and workstation support for in-office and remote users. Imaged and re-imaged new desktop/laptop machines, installed necessary software, and trained employees on hardware/software. Managed user incidents/tickets, communicated solution progress, and coordinated pending change notifications.

Photographer/Cinematographer at QShotYou, LLC

March 1, 2012 - Present

Lead a boutique photography/videography firm providing event production, digital media services, editing, promotional images and videos, lifestyle/product advertising campaigns, and social media content. Generate high-quality imagery and video for national audiences across products, events, weddings, conferences, and TV/film. Create interviews, documentaries, promotional/marketing videos, and social media content; shoot product, architectural, landscape, and real-estate scenes; and repackage deliverables into multiple cuts/lengths to maximize creative assets. Partner with corporate clients to conceptualize creative solutions, including storyboards and design concepts. Handle on-site production planning (location scouting, lighting, audio, camera, talent, and logistics) and complete post-production (footage review, editorial decisions, rough cuts, audio correction, color correction, animation/graphics, music, and final edit). Manage and direct project budgets up to $30K for locations, i