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Photography, Video, Animation & Audio

Rehan Shah

Photographer

Editorial photography, lighting and considered image sequencing.

Pune, India

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Professional profile

Photographer with an illustrative 11-year career focused on editorial photography, lighting and considered image sequencing. Brings together lighting, composition and editorial shoots with practical delivery experience. Selected work below shows the problem, my contribution and the handover material rather than unsupported performance claims.

Professional experience

Jul 2022 - Present

Photographer

Asterline Film Studio

Responsible for scoped editorial photography, lighting and considered image sequencing work, coordinating the relevant reviewers and delivery partners.

  • Planned an environmental sequence covering workspace, tools and process details.
  • Tested lighting directions and surface treatments, recording the chosen visual approach.
  • Maintained creative brief and made unresolved questions visible before handover.
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022

Photographer

Northmere Film Studio

Built a scoped practice in editorial photography, lighting and considered image sequencing, with a defined review process.

  • Used lighting and image editing on assigned work; recorded decisions so colleagues could understand the approach.
  • Prepared lighting plan and sample image sequence and incorporated specialist feedback before closing the workstream.
Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

Production Assistant

Cedarfield Film Studio

Built foundations through supported assignments, observation and practical feedback.

  • Assisted with composition and colour management, checking work with an experienced reviewer.
  • Kept organised work records and developed clear handover habits through supervised practice.
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Core capabilities

01Lighting02Composition03Editorial shoots04Image editing05Colour management06Shot planning

Selected productions

01Creative brief

Craft studio story

The challenge

A maker's process needed to be communicated without staged product-only imagery.

My contribution

Planned an environmental sequence covering workspace, tools and process details.

Deliverable Illustrative shot list and editorial contact sheet

02Production contribution

Product texture study

The challenge

Material qualities were difficult to distinguish in flat reference shots.

My contribution

Tested lighting directions and surface treatments, recording the chosen visual approach.

Deliverable Lighting plan and sample image sequence

Education

2013 - 2015

Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Storytelling

Asterbridge Institute of Professional Studies

Specialist study with a practice focus on lighting and composition.

2009 - 2013

Bachelor of Arts

Cedarhaven College of Applied Studies

Foundation study, practical assignments and supervised learning. Fictional institution and qualification record.

Continuing development

2024

Lighting - advanced practice workshop

Scenario exercises and peer review in editorial photography, lighting and considered image sequencing.

2025

Image editing - reflective practice seminar

Applied learning reviewed through a bounded example and a written reflection.

Practice notes

Creative practice
Editorial photography, lighting and considered image sequencing
Material status
Illustrative concepts, not published client commissions
Rights & credits
Replace with permission-cleared work and actual credits

Languages

English - professional working / Hindi - professional working