ILONA PATAKI
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VISUAL EDITOR  ·  PHOTOGRAPHER  ·  DIGITAL IMAGING & STUDIO PRODUCTION
‍London-based photographer and visual editor with hands-on experience across model-development test shoots, fashion e-commerce, editorial production and archival imaging. Combines strong visual judgment with studio lighting, tethered capture, image selection, retouching, scanning, metadata and disciplined digital-asset workflows.

‍CORE CAPABILITIES
‍Model-development test shoots  ·  Portrait & fashion photography  ·  Studio lighting  ·  Capture One tethering  ·  Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge & Camera Raw  ·  Image selection & sequencing  ·  Retouching & colour correction  ·  Transferable skills in digital asset organisation, metadata & crediting  ·  Nikon CoolScan film scanning  ·  E-commerce workflows  ·  Editorial & brand production  ·  Video direction

‍SELECTED EXPERIENCE
‍Photography Assistant & Studio Manager | Simon Wheatley  ·  London  ·  Jun 2025–Present
Support studio and location productions across editorial, book and brand projects, including Nike and RollacoasterSet up lighting and equipment; assist capture and on-set workflow; scan film using Nikon CoolScan; organise selects, retouch files and prepare publication-ready assets.Maintain consistent file naming, image sequencing and accurate credits across long-form archives and fast-turnaround assignments.
‍Independent Photographer & Visual Artist | Freelance ·  London  ·  2019–Present
Create model-development test shoots, fashion/editorial portraiture and documentary work, leading creative direction, capture, selects, retouching and web presentation.Event photography, Portfolio work includes Prototype Spring/Summer 2025 and Wokalm Fall/Winter 2025 runway coverage; also direct and interview for independent documentary-video projects.
‍Instructor & Demonstrator, Skate Bowl | Selfridges  ·  London  ·  Oct 2023–Present
Deliver lessons, demonstrations and brand-event support in a fast-paced, public-facing environment requiring clear communication, adaptability and calm coordination around talent and guests.
‍Photography Studio Intern | Selfridges  ·  London  ·  2025  ·  Worked within a high-volume fashion e-commerce studio using Capture One, Lightroom, Bridge and Camera Raw.Supported tethered capture, lighting, white balance, ratings/selects and organised image handoffs within repeatable daily production workflows.
‍Social Media & Gallerist | BSMT Gallery In-person (temporary) | London | June 2025 - PresentGallerist and Social Media photography role at a street art gallery on for monthly openings.
‍Research & Photography Assistant | Kieselbach Gallery & Auction House  ·  Budapest  ·  Feb–Oct 2023Assisted photography for two auctions and completed retouching and graphic-production work for two auction catalogues and an art-history book.Collaborated with curators, historians, designers and photographers while maintaining accurate artwork records, captions and publication assets.
‍Cataloguer & Gallerist | Fundación Museo Arubano  ·  Aruba  ·  Oct 2022–Feb 2023Catalogued artworks and supported exhibition documentation, artist interviews, visitor engagement and gallery operations.
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EDUCATION
‍Graduate Diploma in Fine Art | Specialism in Photography | Royal College of Art  ·  London  ·  2024
‍BA Philosophy | First-Class Honours | King’s College London  ·  London  ·  2019–2022