EXPERIENCE

Brandon Melendrez Photography. Downey, California— Photographer, CEO

December 2015 - PRESENT

Photographing various people, special events, and landscapes which fascinate me.

Mustang Country International. Paramount, California— Sales Manager

May 2013 - PRESENT

Running the day to day sales operation of an international business and interacting with different clients from various cultures.

HD Supply, Montebello, California— Cashier

August 2011 - January 2013

Handling various sums of money in a daily capacity to help clientele in their home remodeling needs.

EDUCATION

Cerritos College. Cerritos, California— Associates in Liberal Studies

August 2011 - May 2014

Cerritos College. Cerritos, California— Associates in Photography

August 2016 - May 2019

Cal State University, Long Beach. Long Beach, California — Bachelors in Liberal Studies

August 2014 - May 2016

PROJECTS

Blurred Beaches — January 2021 - Present

Documenting seascapes and incorporating motion blur in the work in order to disassociate oneself from the common idea of what a beach is. This puts the viewer in a state where they could interpret the image with their own understanding.

Three Dimensional — April 2019 - Present

Documenting various landscapes and people in a digital medium using an experimental technique to produce work in 3D.

Mustang Country International Catalog — 2019-2020

Created the layout and photographed the cars for the Mustang Country store catalog.

SKILLS

Proficient in:

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom

Canon Pro 2000 Printing

Canon EOS Digital and Film Cameras

Large Format Panoramic Film Cameras

AWARDS

Cerritos College Student Art Show Honorable Mention 2019

Cerritos College Student Art Show 1st Place: Photography 2020

Cerritos College Student Art Show Faculty Award 2021

Mustang Country Catalog Cover Art 2019-2020

LANGUAGES

English