photographer at Mike Wood Photography
London, Canada Area
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- photographer at Mike Wood Photography
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- Operations Supervisor at TeleTech
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- York University
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Mike Wood’s Summary
Completely self taught, Mike Wood is a local London, Ontario artistic photographer who works exclusively with Canon DSLRs.
Over time, Mike developed a preference for the look of black and white over colour, and natural light and locations over the studio. He grew up shooting Kodak Tri-X film and always enjoyed the way it forced the viewer to look at an image differently – making them concentrate on shape and texture - as opposed to being overwhelmed by the distraction of colour.
Natural light and interesting off beat locations – whether in his landscapes, portraits, or nudes - often involve water, derelict buildings and high contrast, and have all come to be a recognizable part of his signature style. While some artists might shy away from the difficulties of shooting out doors or on location, Mike embraces this challenge.
Influenced by the varied likes of Arnold Newman, Edward Weston, Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton, Mike wasn't looking to do studio photography with static backgrounds. Instead he opted for sourcing unique locations with a wow factor and featuring natural light that would also help achieve his goal of a more fashion/editorial look for his subjects and clients.
Mike has had two solo and one group exhibition of photographs in the last 12 months and is always looking for new galleries and venues in which he can showcase and sell his work.
He is available for commission or hire, but he is first and foremost an artistic photographer and it gives him his greatest creative outlet - and he strives to bring this to his client based work. It inspires him to do more, push the envelope, and to work with people he would perhaps never encounter in his day-to-day life. He feels that this directly translates into producing unique, highly personalized, and creative images for his clients and in his art.
Mike Wood’s Experience
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photographer
Mike Wood Photography
(Photography industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Artistic photographer based out of London Ontario. See my profile here:
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Operations Supervisor
TeleTech
(Public Company; TTEC; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
January 2000 — May 2007 (7 years 5 months)
Operations supervisor in an 800+ seat call centre in London Ontario supporting inbound technical support and customer service request from clients in US.
Mike Wood’s Education
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York University
BA , Political Science , 1987 — 1992
Concentrated in strategic studies and international relations, specifical US soviet cold war conflict.
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Mike Wood’s Interests:
Photography, travelling, exploring Canada.
Mike Wood’s Contact Settings
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