Mark Marano

Jon Cancelino is putting together a photo/creative studio.. here are my responses to some of the background info questions for the team bio pages on the upcoming website.. [may need some revision, wasn't quite feeling the answers]

• Background history on your work/services (3-4 paragraphs are fine)

mark marano explores all aspects of creativity and technicality. as a lens-based artist, he has extensive experience in researching and developing many photographic techniques. he also is highly skilled in designing and developing logical and technical procedures for custom processes, applications, and web sites. in project planning, he puts together the pieces and creates models to make everything run as efficiently and smoothly as possible.

he has created a feature-length documentary, designed and built cameras, and has displayed and sold photographic work in juried, group, and solo exhibitions. he knows no limits and is willing to persevere to pursue a project and manifest an idea/goal. when he sets his mind to it, he can make almost anything happen. mark is often ahead of his time and foresees what the future will bring in techniques and concepts. he is capable of starting with a blank canvas and putting together all aspects of a project in its entirety.

mark pushes the limits in what he does. he has explored all aspects of photography. in the past, he has put together a video with 192 clips running simultaneously on the screen. he has developed unique techniques that no one else has reproduced. he can invent a way to make a photography project work smoothly on any budget. planning out the sequence of what needs to happen in what order is but one of his many specialties.

mark is capable of seeing almost anything from any given perspective and understanding its relation to the whole. he can see what someone [a client] wants and communicate in their language, while translating what needs to be done into the technical terminology necessary for the team. being as driven as he is to present work professionally, mark is capable of excellent quality control/assurance.

• Specific information on the type of projects you would/can specialize in

anywhere my skills may be best used:

advising • adventuring • analysis • appreciating • archiving • art • atmosphere design • being expressive • budgeting • building • business startup/development • cinematography • coaching • communication • comparing options • conceptualization • consultation • contemplation • cooking • creating beautiful experiences • creating excitement • creation • creativity • data modeling/structuring • debugging • design • determination • discovering • doing the opposite of practically everything on this list • driving • effectively portraying an idea / conveying a message • efficiency • elegance • embracing life • examining everything • exhibition design and installation • expanding perspectives • exploring • expressing uniqueness • flowing with life/spirit • foreseeing • function/procedure design • getting things done • guiding • helping others see the way • idea implementation • inspiration • inspiring • interior/exterior light design • invention • invoking the divine • knowing what needs to be done • learning • leaving no stone unturned • lens-based art • lighting [photographic] • listening • living deliberately • location scouting • logic • making things happen • math • management • mentoring • minimalism • motivating • noticing where improvement is possible • orchestration of ideas • organizing/categorizing • overseeing project implementation [and providing guidance where needed] • perceiving the details • perseverance • photographic printing • photography • planning • playing • precision • presence • presentation • preservation • process design • programming • project layout / planning / management • promotion/marketing/branding • proofreading • providing a pleasant environment/atmosphere • providing companionship • providing possibilities • putting together the pieces • quality control • refining • relaxing • remaining calm • removing obstacles • research and development • resolving the unforeseen • resource allocation • reverse engineering • revising • scheduling • science • seeing far beyond the obvious • seeing the entire picture [and how individual components relate to the whole] • showing up • silence • simplifying/simplification • solitude • speaking • spirituality • stillness • system integration • taking things/concepts/etc to the next level • teaching • technical problem solving • technical writing • technique creation • time management • transforming • traveling • understanding multiple perspectives • video editing • web site + web app design/development • writing

• Why you do love your job?

because i have no job! i can be me, creative, expressive, on my time, my terms, and enjoy it all without limitations of rules set by the corporate machine that does not understand.

because i get to travel, explore, create, and express freely. because i can let the inspiration and creativity flow through me.

because i can have fun and get paid doing so. because i can meet new people and see new things/places.

because i can do it from anywhere.

because i am free. [or as close to it as i can be trading time for dollars]

because i can get paid what i’m worth. [currently $75-150+/hr]

because there are no rules [other than the ones i create]

because my bed is right next to my desk.

because i have no boss.

because it’s my choice.