Afonso Salcedo

Work History

• Photographer

  Afonso Salcedo Photography

  February 2014 - Present

  Los Angeles, California

  • Freelancing photojournalist for LosAngeleno.com.
  • Photographed high-quality images for both print and internet distribution.
  • Edited, toned, captioned and uploaded photographs for news publications.
  • Maintained productive professional relationships with models and modeling agencies.
  • Defined and recommended detailed solutions to capture images.
  • Selected and set up appropriate props, backdrops and lighting.
  • Shot photographs in controlled studio, field and remote environments.
  • Planned and prepared for all on-location and studio shoots.
  • Monitored social media and online sources for photography trends.
  • Various portraiture, editorial/fashion, documentary, travel photoshoots: in-studio and on-location.
  • Currently working on a documentary project about the COVID19 crisis: https://losangelesinlockdown.com.
  • Lead photographer for nationwide print campaign for Clorox Pro, managing photo production asset acquisition on-set, through post-production and delivery to client.
  • Social media photography strategy for Chevron, picking up digital photos from their internal library to engagement through story and visual cohesion on Instagram and other platforms.
  • Photo retouching for Netflix series “After Life” with Ricky Gervais with Photo Department.
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  Lighting and Compositing Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  August 2020 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States

  - Encanto
  - Baymax
  - Raya and the Last Dragon
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  Visual Effects Advisor

  Academy of Art University

  2008 - 2010

  San Francisco

  Working with graduate students on their MFA thesis on Visual Effects, serving as their advisor over a course of a semester in both classroom and online settings, focusing on lighting and compositing.
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  Lighting Artist

  Pixar

  January 2005 - December 2011

  • Senior artist in cinematography, lighting, compositing (Nuke) for feature film animation.
  • Feature film credits include: Cars , Ratatatouille , Wall-E , Up , Toy Story 3 , Cars 2 , La Luna .
  • Worked with Disney Imagineering to develop assets for World of Color and Carsland at Disneyland.
  • Mentoring and teaching at Pixar University on several filmmaking classes.
  • Facilitated any requests regarding lighting and compositing creation process for feature film, short film, and commercials.
  • Fostered highly communicative, collaborative team culture on all film projects.
  • Mentored junior artists on creative processes.
  • Learned new software packages in addition to traditional art methods.
  • Collaborated with production on task list creation to meet overall project goals on time.
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  Advisory Board

  Escape Studios

  2010 - 2012

  Los Angeles

  Collaborating with other Advisory Board members to keep the high standard of education provided by Escape Studios and maintain its status as the best Visual Effects school in the country.
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  Freelance Creative Director/Producer

  Sutro Studios

  January 2013 - April 2019

  San Francisco

  Story-driven creative direction, production, and post-production supervision for video and film to inspire and drive engagement.
  
  https://sutrostudios.com
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  Photographer

  Freelance

  January 2014 - Present

  Los Angeles, CA

  https://afonso.me
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  Sr. Lighting Artist

  Method Studios

  December 2019 - January 2020

  Santa Monica, CA, United States

  Cinematics for an Amazon Games project
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  Lighting Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  April 2019 - September 2019

  Burbank, California

  Lighting and Compositing on Frozen 2
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  Creative Producer

  Masterclass

  February 2018 - September 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area

  • Production of long-form narrative content through creative leadership, project and people management, comprehensive research and story development, instructor pitch, and guiding projects through all aspects of production and post-production.
  • Photography creative direction for a variety of classes and instructors, working closely with a roster of freelance photographers to create the necessary image assets on-set and through delivery.
  • Leading teams through creative direction in pre-production, editorial, color grading, and motion graphics.
  • Chose and followed targeted styles, grammatical approaches and narrative voices for each course between edited material, web guidelines and course workbook.
  • Delved into unique themes and subjects with each class and instructor to enhance student's growth and engagement.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between creative leadership and instructor's needs.
  • Monitored social media and online sources for industry.
  • Developed team communications and culture improvement needs throughout company.
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  Senior/Lead Lighting Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  December 2011 - August 2012

  Redwood City

  Worked on:
  
  - Madagascar 3
  - Rise of the Guardians

  

  
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  Advisory Board

  Escape Studios

  January 2010 - May 2012

  Los Angeles, CA
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  Lighting Artist

  Pixar

  2005 - December 2011

  Emeryville, CA

  - Cars 2
  - Toy Story 3
  - La Luna
  - Up
  - Wall-E
  - Ratatouille
  - Cars

  

  

  

  

  
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  Graduate Advisor for Visual Ef

  Academy of Art University

  2008 - 2010

  San Francisco, Ca
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  Technical Director

  Framestore

  2003 - 2004

  London, UK

  - Harry Potter 3
  - Troy
  - Thunderbirds