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BIO / RESUME
Jack Fleming - in front of "teaser" 1969 posters near Paramount Studios-Hollywood.
WELCOME TO JACK FLEMING PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles based photographer and artist, Jack Fleming found his passion in the art of photography at age 5 with a 1938 Brownie Camera his Mother had as a child. His Father lended him his 35mm SLR in Junior High Yearbook and from there, Fleming's first 3 photographs were published at age 12.
"Alexa" - in front of $80,000 James Rosenquist original in her Family's Home - Malibu, CA
STYLE AND INFLUENCE His style focuses on a theme of bright vivid colors, geometric shapes/angles, and subtle textures in an attempt to make every image eye catching, sexy, and classy regardless of the subject matter. His influences come from such artists as James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claude Monet, and photographers Anton Corbijn, Michael Vincent, Walter Ioos Jr, Arny Freytag, and Helmet Newton.
CORPORATE BACKGROUND Until recently, Fleming worked corporately in the Licensing division for ACI international, otherwise known as LA Gear doing product development. His accounts included Mattel (Hot Wheels), Nickelodeon (Dora The Explorer, Spongebob Squarepants), Dreamworks (Shrek, Bee Movie, Kung Foo Panda), Warner Bros (Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Scooby Doo), NASCAR, and United Media (Fancy Nancy). Other corporate experience includes Merchandising, Licensing, Operations, Line Producing, and product development with Disney Consumer Products, Disney Internet Group/Go.com, Disney Online Auctions, NASCAR.com, ESPN.com, ARTISTdirect.com and ARTISTdirect Records. Fleming also spent 5 years working in University Admissions traveling Internationally and domestically for the University of Evansville (IN) and Franklin College Switzerland (Lugano, Switzerland). While with Franklin College Switzerland, Fleming established the first West Coast regional office for the overseas institution while traveling the Western United States and Canada as well as New York, Switzerland and Italy.
Jack Fleming - in front of his British Alma Matre, Harlaxton Manor - Grantham, Lincolnshire U.K.
EDUCATION Fleming holds two Bachelors degrees in Advertising and Graphic Design with concentrations in Theatrical Lighting/Set design as well as Oil Painting from the University of Evansville (IN). Fleming also spent time abroad at Harlaxton College (Grantham, England) which has been the film location for more than a half dozen feature films including most recently, in 1999 "The Haunting of Hill House."
BACKGROUND Fleming was adopted at age 2 weeks and grew up in the small college town of Granville, Ohio about 30 miles East of Columbus until the age of 18. After 8 years in Evansville, Indiana attending college and working his first professional job, Fleming moved to Venice Beach, CA where he resided for 8 years and then Eagle Rock, CA for the past 7 years in his studio. Fleming's Parents still reside in Granville where he visits often. Since the age of 21, he has also become very close with his birth Parents and full Brother and Sister who still live in Columbus.
ADDITIONAL INFLUENCES Fleming's influences also carry over from experiences while traveling throughout most of the United States, Canada, Europe, and the former Soviet Union. His genetic background since learning about his adoption and birth family has included family members working personally and professionally in interior design, furniture sales, toy making, arts and crafts, illustration and drawing, graphic design, writing, consumer products and retail, and a Sister who graduated with a degree in Communications and a Brother who graduated with a degree in Graphic Design. Incidentally, Fleming as mentioned above, possesses degrees in both Communications and Graphic Design.
2009 Through June 14, 2009, Fleming continued to work out of his 2600 sq ft studio in the L.A. suburb community of Eagle Rock, minutes from downtown L.A., Burbank, Pasadena, and Hollywood. Unfortunately, due to a building fire next door in April 2009 and substantial destruction to the building and the greater good of his business, Jack Fleming Photography has decided to vacate the premises after 7 awesome years. For the duration of the Summer of 2009, Fleming will commute between Los Angeles and his home state of Ohio while spending time with family, pursuing photography and production efforts in both regions, and in the process, plan for an even larger studio space in the greater Los Angeles area. Otherwise, It's very common to see Fleming shooting Fashion Events for LookBookLA.com, professional sports, major promoters at night clubs, celebrity events, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Box 8 Fashion Week, CoLA Fashion Week, Fashion Rocks (coming to Paramount Studios in Fall 2009), and for magazines, personal clients, as well as on the beach in Malibu, or anywhere he finds an interesting background or topic. "I am DEFINITELY NOT paparazzi...," Jack assertively says, "and I don't really enjoy shooting red carpets (although I will if hired). I am hired privately to work for or inside an event or for specific creative purposes. I like to document an event with a purpose or tell a story." His work has engulfed the likes of Christina Aguilera, ICE T, SBE/Bolthouse Productions, National Geographic Society/Line Jumper Talents, and for major venues in Hollywood in Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Educational Publishing, and Proffessional Sports, among many other entities.
PUBLISHED Fleming has been published in Vogue.com (Britain), Flaunt Magazine, Item Magazine, National Geographic Society/Line Jumper Talents interests, Create Magazine, Vegas Magazine, Player Magazine, and LA Yoga Magazine. Look for photos planned for the July Issue of LA Signature Direct Magazine.
The 2009 Northern Trust Open Tournament Committee at Riviera Country Club - Pacific Palisades, CA
RELATED Jack will continue to serve as Chairman of Media Relations for the LAJCC for the 2010 PGA Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades in February. The tournament will for the first time, be Directed by Los Angeles Lakers legend, Jerry West along with the PGA; Brenner, Zwikel and Associates; and Wasserman Media Group. Proceeds from the tournament will continue to support and fund the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce which founded the tournament 83 years ago as the Los Angeles Open. Fleming's role will continue to see that all things in terms of Operations and Productions for media and player relations go as planned while covering the PGA tournament. Jack has served with the tournament (both Nissan Open and Northern Trust Open) every year for the past 9 years. This will be his 4th year as Media Relations Chairman, having also served 1 year as Media Relations Vice Chairman.
MY THOUGHTS "I love what I do! How awesome is it to wake up every morning and start the day doing what you want to do in life? I try to surround myself with talented, ambitious, positive, and creative people, and share in experiences where everyone grows."
CASTING AND COLLABORATION Jack is always looking for new, ambitious, and creative people to work and network with whether you are a model, make up artist, hair stylist, wardrobe stylist, videographer, or just interested in learning more about photography!
EXPERIENCE In addition to Jack's photography skills, he has also worked with or is currently with:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY/Line Jumper Talents Hollywood, CA *Photographer - L.A./So Cal Features and Special Interests
ACI INTERNATIONAL/L.A. GEAR Bel Air, CA *Product Development Associate/Licensing - Footwear Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, Mattel, NASCAR, Warner Bros
DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS LICENSING Burbank, CA *Product Development - Film/Television*
DISNEY INTERNET GROUP/GO.COM North Hollywood, CA *Merchandising - ESPNstore.com* *Merchandising/Line Production/Operations - NASCARstore.com* *Merchandising/Operations - Disney Online Auctions hosted by eBay*
ARTIST DIRECT RECORDS Los Angeles, CA *Buyer/Merchandising - ARTISTdirect.com*
BEYOND ZEBRA, INC. Burbank, CA *Outside Sales*
FRANKLIN COLLEGE SWITZERLAND Lugano, Switzerland / Venice, CA *Associate Director of West U.S./Canada Admissions and Financial Aid*
THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE Evansville, IN *Assistant Director of Admission*
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE Evansville, IN *Bachelor of Science - Advertising/Communications - 1992* *Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design/Art - 1992* Concentrations in Technical Theatre Design and Lighting, Photography, and Painting
HARLAXTON COLLEGE Grantham, Lincolnshire, England *Study Abroad Spring Semester 1989 *Travel throughout England, Scotland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Majorca, and the former Soviet Union cities of Moscow and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)
IVY TECH Evansville, IN Coursework in Graphic Design and Layout Photography and black and white film/dark room processing
ASSOCIATES IN ART/ART ACADEMY OF LOS ANGELES Los Angeles/Sherman Oaks, CA Coursework in Traditional Animation 3D Studio Max (digital animation) Adobe Photoshop for Animation Adobe Photoshop for Photography
COMMUNITY SERVICE
LOS ANGELES JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Nissan Open presented by Countrywide (6 years) Media Relations Vice Chairman (1 Year) Northern Trust Open (3 Years) Media Relations Chairman (3 Years) Watts Summer Games (2 years) Wrestling and Water Polo
PACIFIC CHRISTIAN CENTER Youth Leader/Counselor (8 years) Winter/Summer Youth Camp Counselor
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