PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

Adrien McKechnie has earned a reputation for quality and excellence in photography and is a highly sought-after commercial photographer.

From his early childhood roots in Montreal to his teenage years in Sarnia, Ontario - Adrien has always had a predilection for the arts - either drawing/sketching or photography. After high school, he decided to pursue a career as a filmmaker. After graduating with Honours from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's filmmaking program, he made the choice to move south to Los Angeles, California to try his luck with the motion picture industry there.

For the next few years, he gained experience working in all facets of movie production, but it was in film editing that he found his forte. With new advances in computer non-linear editing, Adrien quickly became established as a certified AVID Film/TV editor and started working freelance for major film studios such as Warner Bros, Paramount Studios, and 20th Century Fox. NBC Studios became his home when he was offered a video editing position for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Over the next 5 years, "The Tonight Show", "Late Night With Conan O'Brien", "Later", and finally "Saturday Night Live" would be added to his list of achievements.

In 2003, Adrien decided to go back to his roots and embarked on a new artistic path in photography. That endeavor quickly took off as he found himself in high demand with LA agents and actors in headshot photography.

In 2010, after working non-stop for seven years as a professional photographer, he decided to relocate back to Sarnia, Ontario to be close to his family. Here he hopes that with his photography and editing knowledge/experience, he can continue pursuing his artistic endeavors and help the community in general.

      Recognitions - in Photography

• Photo Life's Image International 2010 Nature Award - Mono Lake, California - 2006 Published in Photo Life Magazine 2011 February/March issue.

• Color's Single Image Contest Merit Award - Eastern Building, Los Angeles, California - 2008. Published in Color Magazine May 2011 (Special Issue #13)

      Recognitions - in Film/Television

• Slamdunk Film Festival - Best Screenplay for "Feedback". 2002

• PMPP/CTSR Film Awards - Best Film (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)

• AMPIA Award - Best Student Film

• IMDB Filmography - AdrienMcKechnie