Job description
Lumina Visuals, a premier photography studio in Los Angeles, seeks a talented Staff Photographer to join our team. You will capture premium lifestyle, fashion, and commercial imagery for campaigns, magazines, and brands. This role blends studio and on-location shoots, directing talent, and collaborating with art directors to deliver high-impact visuals.
What you’ll do is translate concepts into striking imagery, manage on-set lighting and camera workflows, and collaborate across creative teams to meet project goals. We offer a dynamic, growth-oriented environment, competitive compensation, health benefits, and opportunities to advance your career.
Responsibility
- Lead and execute high-end photo shoots in studio and on location, ensuring top-tier imagery for campaigns and magazines.
- Collaborate with art directors, stylists, and clients to translate concepts into compelling visuals.
- Set up and manage lighting schemes, camera systems, and on-set workflows to optimize image quality.
- Direct talent and crew, manage shot lists, timing, and creative direction during shoots.
- Review selects with editors, perform on-set retouching planning, and ensure delivery of approved frames.
- Maintain equipment, organize digital asset management, and ensure files are archived to brand standards.
- Deliver final assets in multiple formats, with color-accurate outputs and client-ready deliverables.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Photography or equivalent professional experience in commercial, fashion, or lifestyle photography.
- 4+ years of professional photography experience in studio and on-location environments.
- Proficiency with mirrorless/DSLR cameras, strobes, continuous lighting, modifiers, and grip equipment.
- Advanced skills in post-production using Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and Capture One; comfort with basic color grading and retouching concepts.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-end fashion, lifestyle, or commercial work.
- Outstanding direction, communication, and time-management skills; ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Willingness to travel for shoots and collaborate across teams; legal work authorization in the United States.