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Kian Abdullah

Kian Abdullah

Newport,Wales

Summary

As someone who has spent most of my life as a Football fan, the opportunities that have come my way in and around sports whilst being able to pursue my passion in Photography has been nothing short of a privilege. I have been able to photograph and work at a club I have supported my whole life in Newport County and gain valuable experience from the people I have so far met in this industry. I have been able to express my creativity and implement a style into my work thanks to Huw Evans Picture Agency helping me take the next step in my Career. From being given the creative freedom to express myself and interests at work I have also been able to learn routine and take on knowledge to help me improve as a person and keep clients happy. I feel grateful for the vast amount of opportunities that i have been given in such a short period of time and at my age. From working closey with clients as their club photographers including the Welsh National Rugby Team, and all 4 of the reigons in Wales, Cardiff, Dragons, Scarlets and Ospreys. I like to think I have a good insight in to what goes on inside a club and what is needed to be successful. With previous work with Newport County and Cardiff City (which I reguarly still photograph matches today) all across the EFL, I feel comfortable and confident working inside a football environment. Other clients that I have reguarly worked with include Glamorgan Cricket Club, Cardiff Dragons and Wales Netball, acting as photographer for their respective seasons and all media days. With plenty of News and PR experience I have been able to show off and further my skills whilst working with the likes of Sony, NPTC Group of Colleges and Run 4 Wales as well as regular jobs for News outlets such as The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Times ect.

Overview

2
2
Languages
11
11
years of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

Staff Photographer

Huw Evans Picture Agency
Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
2024.04 - Current
  • Experienced in working under pressure to meet tight and live deadlines.
  • Regularly work covering Sports, News, PR and Landscape in Wales and surrounding areas of the UK.
  • Maintained an up-to-date creative portfolio highlighting diverse genres and innovative strategies to attract new clients.
  • Established strong and long-lasting relationships with clients based on trust and reliability, Including our full-time involvement working with the Welsh Rugby Union, branching from the National team and regions all the way down to lower league Rugby.
  • Experienced in various photo editing software delivering to clients in live circumstances.
  • Worked in multiple different environments with other media personnel to complete projects.
  • Worked with a diverse range of subjects and models, adapting approach accordingly.
  • Day-to-day workflow includes the use of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, whilst processing images through Photo Mechanic.

Junior Club Photographer

Cardiff City Football Club
Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan
2023.09 - 2024.04
  • Worked closely with multiple age groups for the club, covering men's, women's and Academy matches, delivering images live, edited and captioned for the client.
  • Gained experience in a live editorial workflow delivering images during the match.
  • Experienced in working in all weather and lighting conditions whilst still delivering images to a high standard.
  • Started to build up a creative portfolio to showcase my best work to attract clients and get my name out there.
  • Able to take valuable experience and learn more about the industry from other photographers and contacts within the club.

Junior Club Photographer

Newport County AFC
Newport, Gwent
2022.03 - 2023.09
  • Became a part of the clubs full-time media team in my second season helping out with pre-season social content like signings etc, and travelled with the squad home and away.
  • Gained valuable experience in learning a photographer's matchday workflow and what goes into making the club's socials run.
  • Helped photograph pre-match hospitality and mascot tours.
  • Able to experience what it was like to work inside a club's training camp pre-matchdays.
  • Started at Newport County in a volunteer role on matchdays to shadow under the Senior Photographer to gain experience.
  • Established strong relationships with the club and staff that taught me what I know today.

Education

GCSEs - Photograpy

Newport High School
Newport
2016.09 - 2021.05

Extended Diploma - Creative Media Production & Technology

Coleg Gwent
Newport
2021.09 - 2023.05

GCSEs -

Newport High School
Newport
2016.09 - 2021.05

Skills

  • Experience using a variety of editing and creative software, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Illustrator and Substance Painter, Maya, Unreal Engine and AI software
  • Knowledge of lighting techniques
  • Experience acting as a lead role on jobs
  • Social media content creation and visual storytelling
  • Experience making content with a drone
  • Creative Vision
  • Work under pressure to meet tight and live deadlines
  • Problem Solving

Affiliations

  • Travelling
  • Football
  • Photography
  • Fishing

Languages

English
Native
Welsh
Elementary

Timeline

Staff Photographer

Huw Evans Picture Agency
2024.04 - Current

Junior Club Photographer

Cardiff City Football Club
2023.09 - 2024.04

Junior Club Photographer

Newport County AFC
2022.03 - 2023.09

Extended Diploma - Creative Media Production & Technology

Coleg Gwent
2021.09 - 2023.05

GCSEs - Photograpy

Newport High School
2016.09 - 2021.05

GCSEs -

Newport High School
2016.09 - 2021.05
Kian Abdullah