About Cindy
Cindy Ipsen is the owner and founder of Photo Refresh, and with a distinguished 16 year career as a Photographer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and over 12 years of graphic design, you are in highly-qualified hands!
As an expert Photographer with a perfectionistic standard, she offers a highly-professional photographic service for both personal and business needs. And as an experienced Graphic Designer, Cindy offers her designs with a touch of artistic flair and logically pleasing layouts.
Cindy has a passion for creating montages that are both artisically-creative and expressive, and she will work with your photos, to create an art piece that will truly celebrate and commemorate your special memories.
She is a mother to two beautiful girls and a proud and dedicated owner of Photo Refresh. Cindy is a professional and friendly Photographer to work with, and you will not be disappointed with her service!
Feel free to browse her full Curriculum Vitae at right to get to know Cindy's qualifications more.
Contact Cindy through the Contact Form today, and she will be more than happy to answer any queries you may have!
Cindy Ipsen - Curriculum Vitae
Royal Australian Air Force
Oct 1989 - Aug 2006 - Professional Photographer
Last Position Held:
Job Co-Ordinator at RAAF Base Amberley, QLD. Organised a team of 8 photographers in digital shooting, training, Versamat/LED processing/printing, MAC/PC operations and image registration. Moitored small video production, image registration and final product presentation to output.
Duties Included:
* Daily Job Co-Ordinator: Photographer and MAC operator/printing tasks, and aerial film processing.
* Executive Portraits: In studio, environmental portraits for recruiting brochures and online advertising.
* Aerial Photography: Platform via Hawk, Macchi, PC 9, Iroquios, Black Hawk, Caribou, and C130 Hercules.
* Accident/Investigation Photography: Black Hawk crash _ Oakey and F-111 crash _ Guyra.
* Video Production: For recruitment advertising/training aids and standard operating procedures.
* Defect/Identification Photography: Both in field and studio environment.
* Deployments: Papua New Guinea, Singapore, and Northern Territory, Australia.
Small Business Owner - Photo Refresh
Aug 2006 - Current - Photographer/Digital Artist/Owner
Duties Include:
* Digital Photographic & Post-Production
* Studio & On Location Photography
* Advertising
* Business Finance
* Business Management
* Office Duties
Noted Projects To Date:
Ipswich Rangers Rugby Union Club; St Marys College advertising campaign; official presentations prepared for the Mayor of Ipswich (Mr Paul Pisasale); 000 Gala Ball, RSL Advocacy, Legacy, and Girl In A Million Quest support; City West Magazine front cover photographic work. Montages created for: 76 SQN pilot courses; 38 SQN; 1, 3, 6, SQN Groups; 76 SQN, 2OCU, 36 SQN unit presentations; 2AFDS and 3AFDS unit presentations; Boeing, Raytheon, TAE; 30th anniversary of the F-111; 20th anniversary of the Hornet; Parades; VIPS; Chief of the RAAF; Honorary Ambassadors of China, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Brazil; and Peter Beattie, Pat Rafter, Titans, Broncos and the Govenor General.
Cindy Ipsen Curriculum Vitae
Software Applications Used:
Adobe Photoshop 4 to CS3
Adobe Premier Pro
Media 100 (MAC)
WYSIWYG 5 Web Builder
Flash Sideshow Maker Pro ver 4
File Zilla
Quick Books Easy Start
Camera/Studio Equipment Used:
Hasselblad 500 CM; Nikon D1X, 801, Linhoff, Mamiya, Horseman, Canon EOS 1D, 1D Mark II, 300D, 400D, and 50D.
Elinchrom Lighting System, 1200s, 500s, 250s, Ring Flash, Metz Flash, Canon 580EX Flash.
Photographic Machinery used:
LED Kodak printer, RA 4 print processor, Durst roll head printer, Morst contact printer, Colour and B&W enlargers, Versamat Aerial Film Processor, Noritsu Film Processor, Fuji Roll Head Printers, Klimsh, repromaster and the hope.
Qualifications:
May 2006 - Cert III in Business (Frontline Management)
Oct 2005 - Diploma of Photography
Mar 1999 - Cert IV in Photography
Training Courses:
RAAF - Digital Imagery Course
RAAF - Image Production Managers Course
RAAF - Photographic Public Affairs Course
RAAF - Photo Resolution Aerial Course
RAAF - Working in an Integrated Environment Course
RAAF - Communications Skills Course
RAAF - Ethics and Fraud Awareness Course
RAAF - OH&S Awareness
TAFE - Small Business Management Program
TAFE - Running and Managing a Small Business
Mac OS X & Mac OS X Server Essentials
Micorsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
