Alopex Productions
Alopex Productions is a company started by Tristan Findley in April of 2010. The aim of the company is to provide professional Photography and Fimography services to clients, as well as offer a skilled crew hand to other production companies.
Tristan and Alopex Productions started out in 2010 working for After Dark productions Ltd on the set of their TV Advert ‘Furry Mayhem’.
The web-presence of Alopex Productions and this profile are managed through customised WordPress CMS installations. Tristan has been solely responsible for the content, design and maintenance of these sites during their life.
Today the Alopex Productions website includes a fully functional Online Store, used for sale of images (under license). This store was built and implemented within four weeks, and boasts full automation, Google Checkout integration, PDF Invoicing, file download, and communication with the purchaser.
In addition to running the company, Tristan maintains and manages the self-built web-server and security solution upon which the Alopex Productions website and this portfolio website are running. The server has been running since 2003, during which time it has been through various Operating System changes, location changes, and upgrades.
Why do you use the name ‘Alopex Productions’ instead of your your name for your company?
My reasoning is two-fold. Firstly, Alopex Productions does more than just simple photography. Alopex Productions was originally started working in the film industry, and as such offers multiple film services, not just still photography. While our main focus will always be photography, I also offer other film-related services such as script supervision, camera operation, boom operation, and assistant directory positions.
In addition, this website is specifically about me. As I am also a qualified IT Professional, I feel it more appropriate to segment my photographic profession into an independent website.
Promoting Alopex Productions
Alopex Productions’ primary means of promotion and advertising is through its strong web presence. Using my ability to shape data that appears on the internet, I have carefully used a combination of SEO techniques with social-network and word-of-mouth advertising to push Alopex Productions’ outward facing image.
Alopex Productions is not affiliated to any aspect of my work with Royal Holloway University of London.