Allen Thomas

Paris-based visual artist with eight years' experience across photography, art direction, product and lifestyle imagery, video and post-production in India and Paris. Comfortable owning visual production end-to-end — from moodboard and concept through lighting, capture, retouching and final delivery — across product, interiors, fashion and e-commerce content. Hands-on in Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One and Premiere Pro, and currently extending that production practice with generative AI for concept exploration and image variation.

Freelance Visual Artist at Independent (2022-06 – Present)

• Produce product, still-life, interior and branded imagery alongside fashion, beauty and editorial work — from moodboard and concept through lighting, capture, retouching and final delivery.
• Manage the full post-production pipeline — retouching, colour correction and multi-format delivery — in Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One and Premiere Pro.
• Direct and shoot moving image as videographer / Director of Photography for branded and editorial content.
• Collaborate directly with designers, models, stylists and other creative professionals, delivering multiple assets to tight turnarounds.
• Exploring generative AI for concept exploration and image variation as an emerging part of the production process.

Creative Director at Future Forward (2017-04 – 2021-03)

• Directed the brand's visual identity across product photography, e-commerce imagery, editorial content and social/digital channels.
• Produced and directed photography and video content for product presentation, digital communication and e-commerce listings.
• Combined photography, graphic design and content strategy to keep visual output consistent across Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
• Worked directly with customers as a product specialist and contributed to building an in-house photography academy.

Creative Designer at Happy Hours / Systematix (2016-02 – 2017-05)

• Produced product photography and digital visual assets across graphic design, social content and web design for client brands.
• Led a Dubai-based perfume brand project from concept through execution, maintaining visual consistency across the final output.
• Built the multidisciplinary foundation combining design thinking, product imagery and digital content production.

MA in Photography and Image-Making – Paris College of Art (2021-09 – 2022-09)