grace jin

 

ART VS CREATIVE
DIRECTOR

I AM DRIVEN TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT. I feel lucky that I have experienced the entire advertising process. From the planning stages of marketing campaigns and budgets, to art directing the photography and down to the nitty gritty of creating the assets. What starts as an idea and seeing it come to full bloom is what I love most.

I used to think that art directing is all I loved until I began to put this portfolio together. I realized that I love ALL OF IT. I LOVE THE PARTNERSHIPS that grow from this type of work. I LOVE BEING INSPIRED by my SURROUNDINGS and creating something amazing together with a team. I LOVE THE ADRENALINE RUSH of planning fashion shoots, even the insane deadlines and increasingly diminishing budgets. It’s a challenge to me and I can’t believe I never realized until this very moment. I put my entire soul into my work!

 
 
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FASHION
LIFESTYLE & STUDIO
ART DIRECTION


I LOVE being an ART DIRECTOR. What’s not to love? Planning a photoshoot is FUN. It’s a lot of work, but rewarding. When you make work fun, it’s not really work anymore, it’s LIFE. Now, it’s not just about model selection, hair & makeup inspiration and scouting locations, it’s more than that. It’s about creating a vision, YOUR VISION, and putting yourself out there & allowing yourself to be vulnerable. Open-mindedness and flexibility are my two strongest traits. I flow with my surroundings and get things DONE.

 
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PRODUCT
LIFESTYLE & STUDIO
ART DIRECTION 


Get handsy with your craft. Get out of your comfort zone and share your vision. Product styling is not my expertise, but it won’t stop me from jumping in to help if needed. I’d love to have more experience in product styling.

 
 
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CREW LIFE
BEHIND THE SCENES


We’re one big family. Through early crack of dawn call times, long days, we truly enjoy working together. We are a small crew, but we run like a well-oiled machine. I can say with confidence, that it’s been a rewarding journey with this crew. We work hard, but manage to squeeze in some smiles. I ask a lot out of my crew, climbing Joshua Tree, running up mountains, working through crazy weather, but WOW, WE CAPTURE AMAZING SHOTS TOGETHER. It’s been an incredible decade, I’m looking forward to the next.

 
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