Michelle Burks
Owner, Lead Photographer at Indigo River Photo
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichelle Burks is an owner and lead photographer with nine years of experience creating editorial, photojournalistic imagery for weddings, fashion e-commerce, and portraiture from her base in Saint Petersburg, FL. She blends technical mastery of studio and on-location lighting with meticulous styling and prop composition to produce emotionally resonant, timeless visuals. As founder of Indigo River Photo she manages the full creative and business lifecycle—creative direction, retouching in Adobe Creative Suite, client relations, marketing, and team coordination. Her background styling for major retail and e-commerce teams at HSN and Revolve informs a strong product-photography sensibility and consistency across on-figure and still-life work. Known for planning scenes with a storyteller’s eye, she often layers narrative details that reveal themselves on closer inspection. Michelle is actively seeking brand and agency collaborations that value authenticity, fashion-forward aesthetics, and thoughtful visual storytelling.
9 years of coding experience
Photography, Photography at Ringling College of Art and DesignAssociate’s Degree, Photography, Associate’s Degree, Photography at St. Petersburg College
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (11)
python9
raspberry-pi9
mqtt9
iot9
asyncio8
home-automation8
internet-of-things7
nodejs2
websocket1
npm1
home-assistant1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
dumbstart/nanoleaf-cli
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:25 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
dumbstart/alexa-reminders
Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:28 pushes in 1 day
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