- USA, Los Angeles
- Born in:1984
- Assistant since:2014
- Driving licence:Car
- Personal car:personal car available
- Passport:yes
- Languages:English, Spanish
- Telephone: 2132008112
- JonathanLabez.com
- Jmlabez@gmail.com
Photo Assistant, Digital Tech
Jonathan Labez
People, Portrait, Architecture, Fashion, Beauty, Reportage, Stillife, Food, Transportation
Know How:
I've been a Digital Tech, Lighting Tech and Assistant over 10 years.
I've done digitech/assistant work that has appeared on Popsugar, New York Times, Billboard, Complex, Angeleno Magazine, L'Officiel, Elle, GQ, Playboy, Harpers Bazaar, Angeleno, Paper Magazine, High Snobiety, BET, The Bond Agency, JBL, Puma, Nike, Nordstroms, Sephora, Thrive Cosmetics, KVD Beauty, Moon, Mercer + Prince, Diff Eyewear, Olivers People, Citizens of Humanity, House of Harlow, Hudson Jeans, Shebird, and Mangnlens.
I began working
in the photo industry at MILK Digital and moved on to becoming in-house Digital Tech /First Assistant for celebrity photographer Vijat Mohindra. I was responsible for lighting and digi on high-profile shoots of Gwen Stefanie, Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Osbourne, Nicole Richie, Nicki Minaj, Yahoo Shine, and Creative Recreation.
Setup for studio and location work, digikit and Profoto lighting available for rental.
Flexible packages on digikits, lighting, grip, and other EQ.
References as assistant / Career
I am the Visual Director and staff photographer of a skate magazine, Be-Mag.com, which has a long 26 year history in the sport of rollerblading. I've been fortunate to photograph childhood heroes and some of the most notable athletes in the community.
While chasing my photo career, I worked in publicity, working on talent representation, branding, and image placements. My directly worked with editors for placements in outlets like Cosmo, Elle, Esquire, GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Vulkan, FHM, Maxim, Men's Fitness and Men's Health. I started with image requests at the start of this job and by the end was handling every aspect of the business - setting up shoots, creating campaigns, working with vendors and editors, talent relations, writing all press material, learning what makes or breaks an image. I gained invaluable lessons and gave me a clear insight into the life of an image, from conception to being published.
I hold a B.A. in Literature from University of California, Santa Cruz.
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