Tanc Newbury
Based in London
—
SEE MY RECENT LIGHTING WORK HERE
AND LIGHTING OR DIGI WORK HERE
—
Upbeat, experienced, tech-savvy, and super on-it UK-based Phase One Certified Digi Tech and Lighting Tech
Thorough, tech-and-gear obsessed with head for numbers, but opposite of geeky – in that I’m fun, warm, empathic, extroverted, people-loving & can-do
DIGI TECH / LIGHTING TECH EXPERIENCE
Digi Tech (2016-Present)
1st Assistant/Lighting Tech (2017-Present)
2nd Assistant (2015-2019)
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
DIGI – 6+ Years
Tethered capture | Capture One 11, 12 and 20
| Photoshop CC | Creating Network to connect to
to Capture Pilot | Cascable | Phocus | Chronosync |
On-set Comps | Plating | Focus-Checking |
Grading | Colour Correction | Keystoning | Annotating |
Moodboards | Contact Sheets | Exporting | Smart
Albums | Retouching Skin | Frequency Separation |
Removing or Extending Objects | Liquify Tool | Adding
Copy or Cover Design Overlays for checking
composition | Digi-backs | Colour Calibrating Monitors
Eizos, BenQ, Macbooks | Creating GIFs from Stills |
Bridge CC | Lightroom CC & Classic |
Software Shortcuts | Hyperjuice Batteries | Seaport
Case Workflow | Troubleshooting protocol
| Colorbrite ColorChecker | Mac OS best practice |
Focus Trimming | File Naming Tokens and Conventions
DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEMS – 7+ Years
Canon | Nikon | Phase One XF & XT + IQ |
Hasselblad H | Fuji GFX | Sony | Fuji X |
ANALOGUE CAMERA SYSTEMS – 7+ Years
Mamiya RB/RZ67 (incl dark-plate holder trick,
so they never get lost) | Mamiya 7 | Pentax 67 |
Hasselblad 500 series | Fuji GA645 | Contax G & 645 |
Rolleiflex | Polaroid & most 35mm… [au fait with
settings, zone metering, pushing/pulling film,
have 20/20 vision for double-checking focus & can
load & unload film at speed]
LIGHTING – 7+ Years
Highly adept with all commonly used strobe &
continuous lighting: Strobes, HMI, Tungsten, LED,
Kino-Flo/Fluorescent | Profoto | Briese | Elinchrom |
Arri Sky Panels | Broncolor | Bowens | Aputure |
Short Flash Duration ’Freeze’ | Light Metering | Zone
system | Softboxes, octas, umbrellas | Beauty Dishes |
Grids | Gels | Snoots | Polys| Flags | C-stands |
Counter-weighting Boom Arms |
“Negative Fill” | Scrims | Dedolights | Cinefoil | "Book
Lighting” | Boom-operated diffusers – eg California
Sunbounce | Direct Photographic Equipment &
Lighting Training Certificated |
Assembling Briese Focus Reflectors |
EQUIPMENT
2021 Macbook M1 Pro 14” | Nikon D810, 50mm f1.4D,
35mm f2D, 24-70 f2.8G, & 80-200 f2.8D Nikkor
Lenses | Wacom Tablet | Tether Tools tether cable |
Tether Lock | Seaport Case | SB-900 Flashgun |
Manfrotto MT055C-XPRO4 Carbon Fibre Tripod |
Junior Geared 3-Way Head | Gitzo Off-Centre
Magnesium Ball Head | Manfrotto MVH502AH Pro
Video Fluid Head | iPhone 13 Pro Max (for Capture
Pilot/Cascable) | Nikon FE2 | Nikon F100 | DJI Osmo
Mobile 3 (for smooth BTS videos)
Minolta Light Meter & pretty much all conceivable
assisting gear, incl: Leatherman Surge Multitool |
Tape measure | Sunscreen | Grey Card | Bluetooth
Speaker | 5-in-1 Reflector |
Premium Gaffer Tape | Grip gloves Gels | Sharpies |
Clips | Calibrite Colorchecker Passport Photo 2 | AA &
AAA Batteries
SELECT PAST & CURRENT LIGHTING TECH ASSISTING CLIENTS
Michael Sinclair | Mark Harrison | Sophia Spring | Eva
Schwank | Abi Campbell | Olivia Bearsley |
Debbie Lewis Harrison | Hannah Maule-Ffinch | Steve
Howse | Pal Hansen | Paul Farnham | Muir Vidler |
Jamie Mcgregor Smith | Steve Ryan | JI+DOH | Alan
Powdrill | Lesley Lau |
Henrik Knudsen | Janie Airey | David Ellis | Harleymoon
Kemp | Andrew Woffinden | Jason Bailey | Syndi Huang |
Adrian Weinbrecht | Alexander Beer
SELECT PAST & CURRENT DIGI TECH ASSISTING CLIENTS
Elizabeth Hoff | Paul Farnham | Eva Schwank |
Jonathan Ford | Jamie Mcgregor Smith |
Adrian Weinbrecht | JI+DOH | Kerry Harrison | Michael
Sinclair | Alan Powdrill | Steve Ryan | Syndi Huang |
Paul Riddle | Bertie Watson
EXAMPLE CLIENTS OF THESE SHOOTS
Metal Magazine | The Berkeley | Claridges | Chanel
| Schön! | Savoir | Stella McCartney | Self Portrait |
Hewlitt Packard Enterprises | Age UK | OVO |
Laha Magazine | Dior | Harris Wharf London | Zara |
Emmy Magazine | How To Spend It | Sunday Times
Magazine | Linda McCartney | Aviva | The Third Space
ADDITIONAL INFO
• Clean UK Driving Licence (can drive cars, transit v
ans, mini-buses, can drive away security guards [just
kidding but I do know how to speak to them politely &
effectively…] Comfortable with both left- & right-hand
drive, automatic & manual transition
• 6’2” & strong (can carry big things)
• Portable speaker & good, super-wide-ranging taste in
music & a feel for what matches the mood of a
shot/story. (On request, obvs)
• Assisting Photographer Member of the AOP
• Member of BECTU Photo Technician Union
• Professional Indemnity & Public Liability Insurance
• ZipCar / ZipVan subscription
• Sunseeker App
EDUCATION
PHASE ONE – Phase One Certified Professional – June
2022
DIGIBOUTIQUE – Digi Masterclass
DIRECT DIGITAL – Lighting Tech Photo Assistant
Training
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK – Film and Literature BA
LANGUAGES
BRITISH ENGLISH Mother tongue
ITALIAN Fluent with fully native accent
FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE
Conversational
AWARDS
AOP Emerging Photographer Spotlight, 2020
Guardian Student Travel Writer of the Year, 2006
Short-listed for NUS/Press Association Travel Journalist
of the Year
LINKS
Instagram: @tancnewbury @tanc_lights_camera_digi
