Bio - Fredrick Lee
Born in Japan into a U.S. Military family, Fredrick spent much
of his youth growing up in Germany. His father was an Officer
in U.S. Military intelligence he took classes at the famed Leica
School and was the Director of the Department of Area Studies
at the U.S. Army Intelligence School at Fort Holabird. It was
on this military base that Fredrick first learned to take pictures
and print. In high school, Fredrick's passion for photography
led Fredrick to take a job at the local camera store, during
which time he attended the Maryland Institute of Art in the evening.
From then on he was rarely seen without a camera.
After high school, Fredrick attended Philadelphia College of
Art where he studied light, color and design, and got his foundation
in art. The first year of photography was with contemporary photographer Ray
Metzker, who gave him a sound philosophy in street photography.
After a few years, Fredrick moved to New York and attended Pratt
Institute. While majoring in photography he studied under Arthur
Freed and Phil Perkis. During Fredrick's stay at Pratt, his interests
included architecture, environmental design and psychology.
During Fredrick's last year at Pratt, he became an apprentice
to Richard
Avedon and assisted on editorials for Vogue magazine and
worked on a Bloomingdale's catalog. Fredrick also had a rare
opportunity to work on - Avedon Photographs: 1947-1977. Following
that, Fredrick went on to assisting for Irving
Penn with his still-life and with his advertising work for
Clinique, Revlon and Harper Bazaar magazine. After this, Fredrick
free-lanced for photographers Neal
Slavin, for Time-Life magazine, Marcia
Gerardi and Rebecca
Blake.
For four years, Fredrick worked for Fred Schulz as a Studio
Manager/Stylist in a fast-paced environment working with Art
Directors and Creative Directors in an advertising and catalog
studio. Accounts included Revlon, Seagrams Liquors, Gordon's
Fish, Coty cosmetics, cook-books, food photography and product
photography. Fredrick pursued his own personal work as a documentary
photographer and free-lance photographer. His experience in set
design and architecture also led to working as a decorator in
New York City, having worked on high-end decorating jobs on Park
Avenue, Madison Avenue and Fifth Avenue. The store, En Soie,
a Swiss-courtier high-fashion boutique was a long-time account
that helped Fredrick establish his first studio in New Jersey.
Soon Fredrick established a second studio in Boston, splitting
his time between New York City and Boston. After 9/11, Fredrick
decided to consolidate his studios to his Boston location and
make the city his permanent home.
Fredrick has never limited himself to any particular photography,
and his vast experience in studio work and the decorating business
has enabled him to handle very complex photography and lighting.
His travels around the world have given him vast impressions,
gracious style and an open mind to new horizons. Photographing
people has been a long passion, be it in a studio, on the streets
of New York or in the Spanish countryside. The most important
aspect of photography is the image in time. Fredrick's life-long
experience as a photographer is reflected in his work.
His work has been published in magazines, newspapers, advertising
and catalogs. He is often called upon to produce work for annual
reports, web sites and visual presentations.
It would be his pleasure to help you see your vision.