Alex Mertz
Athletic, Fashion Photographer. Art Director. NYC/ PDX/ LA
Los Angeles | US
In my own words
— AlexFreelance Photographer/Art Director with over 16 years of experience shooting editorial, commercial, advertising and e-commerce for Clients including: Nike (cross-category), Converse shoes, Atlantic Records, Tiffany&Co, Marc Jacobs and Philips.
Highly knowledgeable in all film/digital camera formats, Capture One work flow and Photoshop. Staying ahead of the curve with industry trends. Excellent communication and organizational skills, ability to multi-task on several projects. Dabbler of the motion dark arts and champion dice player.
Trajectory
Jul 2015 — Now
Freelance Photographer · Atlantic Records
Jan 2005 — Now
Photographer / Owner · Mertz Photo
Collaborating with clients to produce a superb and creative end product. Result: High 5's and champagne (of beers).
Jun 2021 — Jan 2024
Senior Photographer · Straub Collaborative, Inc
Shooting, art directing, and lighting still and motion assets for major sports/ apparel brands. Both on figure and product photography/videography. Extensive experience working directly with clients on set and location returning with outstanding results and client feedback. Proficient in all avenues of in-house content creation and able to educate and demonstrate to new or less experienced colleagues.
Jun 2019 — Sep 2020
Photographer · The Line Studios
Overseeing demanding high-volume shot counts, while directly communicating w/ or taking over art director duties. Organizing all creative assets to multiple servers for mirrored backup and client delivery.
Jun 2019 — Sep 2020
Freelance Photographer · Industrial Color
Nov 2017 — Sep 2020
Fashion Photographer · CreativeDrive
Jan 2011 — Oct 2018
Freelance photographer · Nike
Feb 2011 — Oct 2018
Freelance Videographer · Nike
Demanding shoot schedules, juggling stills and video for both still life, and on-figure while communicating with art directors, clients, and producers to maintain the utmost quality are an everyday part of studio life. Challenging, but always rewarding.
Oct 2005 — Dec 2015
Contributing Photographer · Snowboarder Magazine
Feb 2007 — Mar 2009
Studio/ Photo Assistant · Nemo Design
Necessary Skills:
- Acquainted with all the photographic equipment in the studio.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Photography handing software and applications.
- Organized and practical
- Operate digital and traditional cameras, and scanning equipment
- Excellent communication skills
- Foresee and evaluate potential problems, and deal with them calmly
- Proficient in image-management software
- Attention to detail
Activity
Education history
University of Alaska
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Digital Photography
