Kaare Iverson is a freelance photographer and director based in Santa Rosa, CA with nearly a decade of experience in commercial photography, studio and lifestyle photography, and video production. He has worked for clients such as Osprey Packs, Marmot, and Golfsmith, producing content for advertising, catalogs, and videos. Iverson also directed the award-winning documentary "Equal Footing" about women in extreme alpine sports. He has extensive experience with photography, video, and post-production software and hardware.

1. Kaare
Iverson
Photographer /
Director /
DP
Kaare Iverson
1229 Wanda Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
+1.858.413.6079
kaare@kaareiverson.com
www.kaareiverson.com
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Skills With nearly a decade of experience as a freelance commercial
photographer & director I have helped dozens of clients realize their
brands’ potential through studio, lifestyle and video content. I also have an
extensive background in pre- and post-production workflows including
photo retouching and digital video editing & colouring.
*software including: Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, CaptureOne,
FinalCutProX, Premier, Davinci Resolve
*hardware including: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Paul C Buff, Pro Photo,
Elinchrom, Broncolor, Speedotron, Pocket Wizard, Apple
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Experience Kaare Iverson Photography / ​Owner, Photographer, Director
2008 - PRESENT, International
I have worked throughout the world on a range of assignments in both still
and video content varying from in-studio product & fashion to
location-based lifestyle & advertising. Below is a selection of client jobs:
Equal Footing​ -​ Award Winning Documentary
Concepted, directed and shot a documentary about the experience of
women in extreme alpine sports. Worked with a small crew of DPs and
rope access technicians to capture dynamic footage and interviews in a
remote wilderness location. The film has been shown at dozens of film
festivals and is the recipient of a number of awards including Telluride
Mountain Film Festival.
Pebble.com​ - ​Advertising Video and Photography
Concepted and shot a catalog of imagery for a range of tech wearable
products including a lifestyle video that called out product features in a
short, energetic, web-length format.
Osprey Packs​ - ​Advertising, Catalog and Video
Produced multiple jobs for various backpacks - designing story, casting,
location scouting and photographing for use in advertisement, web,
catalog, and garment tags. Also produced, directed and shot video
content including product safety and adventure documentary.
Trim Tab Media​ - ​Director of Photography (video)
Rapidly translated instructions from director into video assets for use in
a range of productions for short documentary productions. Imagery and
sound management included sit-down interviews, static and moving
B-Roll, interview sound rigging, and outdoor lighting setups.
Golfsmith​ - ​Catalog and Advertising Photography
Piggybacked production on existing television advertisement shoot to
produce content for catalog, in-store advertising and billboard.

2. Marmot​ -​ Catalog and Advertising Photography
Scouted, cast and shot for several days throughout client’s locale to
produce content for urban and outdoor fitness apparel. Content ran in
magazine, online and in-store advertisements
Shane Koyczan​ - ​PR Portraiture
Concepted and shot a series of portraits for Shane Koyczan’s (award
winning Canadian poet) PR and advertising needs. Images have
appeared on the cover to Toronto’s City Life and Vancouver’s The
Georgia Straight.
Retired​ - ​Fine Art Gallery
A studio fine-art exploration of the history of mountaineering design.
Print sales donated to the B-Rad Foundation for underserved youth.
Cliffhouse Photographic / ​Co-Owner, Photographer
2011 - 2013, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Founded, managed, advertised and shot for a wedding and portraiture
photography business based in both Florida and Washington.
University of Florida / ​Research Media Manager
2010 - 2012, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Developed and implemented a system to organize and database an
extensive catalog of visuals and associated field reports for a multi-year,
invasive python research program.
Freelance Web Design / ​Owner, Coder
2006 - 2008, Kelowna, BC, Canada
Created interactive websites with ground-up HTML and CSS coding. Used
template site services with custom style coding to meet client needs.
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Awards Telluride Film Festival Winner - Equal Footing (Documentary)
Expertise.com - Best Portrait Photographers (San Francisco)
Mammut / Rock and Ice - Grand Prize
Sony Pictures Awards - Honourable Mention