Renu Parkhi   Profile
   
Date of Birth 20 December 1981
Education 1. Diploma in Applied Arts Institution: L.S.Raheja School of Arts, Mumbai. Grade : - First Class- 60% Specialization - Photography
2. Foundation Examination Institution: Model Art Institute, Dadar Grade : Second Class-53%
3. S.S.C. Institution: P.M.M.Inner Wheel School, Ambarnath Grade : - Second Class
Achievements 1] Won best photography oriented advertising campaign in the year 2003, in Advance Applied Arts Project: Jewellery shoots [Product photography]

2] Won prize for the best photographic campaign – all India photographic association in year 2004 Advertising campaign for Saloons. Photography campaign.

3] Got nominated for Cag scholarship and awards in year 2003

4] Got nominated for Cag exhibition, competition in the year 2004

5] Secured first class in final year diploma with photography as a specialized subject Thesis handled: Table top photography [Product photography]

6] Stood first in Maharashtra in photography subject in diploma applied arts

7] Best portfolio in year 2004-Photography, designing  
   
Specialisation 1] Tabletop photography

2] Documentary photography 
   
Extra Curricular 1] Completed workshop for advance photography techniques From asmita images, Mumbai
Studio photography, tabletop photography

2] Completed workshop for conceptual people photography Shari Academy, Mumbai

3] Practicing Photography since last 4 Years

4] Good at digital photography, currently working with d70s 
   
Experience 1] One year as a senior visualizer, as a in-house photographer for, , Rudraksha Advertising pvt.ltd. - From 9th august 2004 to 28th September 2005 Projects handled:
1] Designing for the website, conceptualization, ideation- San Motors
2] Advertising photography for a resort. –River gate Resorts, Karjat
3] Corporate identity for river gate resort.-Designing project.
4] Designing posters for the events.-Photoshop, coreldraw.
5] TVC storyboards for Videocon- Pitch work Photography work for storyboards.
6] Corporate identity designing for Tops Group- Top Security. - Corel draw, Photoshop
7] Photography for events, outdoor photography.

2] 4 months working as an artist for 4004 incorporate, from 22nd Feb. 2006 Designing projects, worked on CorelDraw, Photoshop.

3] Independent assignments in photography since last 4 years.

4] Worked for carnival cruiselines as a photographer,US.
 
   
Projects working on  1] Working as an independent photographer for Anugraha children Home, which started in1996, as a response to the need based care of the local community, reaching out. Helping out this organization to get better funds for the cause, which it is undertaking.

2] Working for Animal welfare society, which is undertaking welfare work such as medication for street and stray dogs which is very much important issue in India.

3] Working on subjects’ individual projects such as literacy seeds where in India though a developing country some parts of country are still totally neglected. Would like to bring the truth in front of government and society, so working on that project. Independent Assignment.

4] Pictures selected for exhibition in New York helped for the funding of welfare work of Railway Children- Organized by Charity in Focus

5] Picture got selected for the Angkor contest last year 2006, through flickr in final 100.

6] Scholarship by Angkor festival held in Cambodia 2007.Workshops by Magnum Photographers and VII photographers.Training and workshops by Antonie d agatha-Magnum Photographer out of 700 photographers from allover Asia, 30 were selected for the scholarship. Worked on the project “Unfinished Destiny”..which depicts the current situation in Cambodia- represented India For this scholarship

7] Picture selected for welfare organization” The Anokhi Foundation”, Illinois

8] Applied for LAprix2008-FRANCE