About Alyn Stafford

Hi, I'm Alyn Stafford and I'm a communication artist with a focus in graphic design and photography. My desire to be a graphic designer and photographer began at the age of 7 when I won an art contest in school. It was also at the age of 7 when I picked up my parents Kodak Instamatic camera and took my first photograph of my two younger brothers. While I can't say much about the quality of the photo, it made me work harder to perfect my skills.

It wasn't until high school when I became more involved in graphic design and photography; learning traditional paste-up and printing techniques in the graphic arts field, which would later prove to be invaluable in my graphic design career. At the same time, I became involved in photography, basically taking pictures of anything and everything and learning the principles of film and film processing. It was also in high school where I departed from a long time hobby of creating home movies and acquired a position with Westinghouse Broadcasting as a videographer, and video editor for their local Inland Empire television programs.

I attended college at the University of Southern California (USC) where I studied communication arts and continued my pursuit of photography as a USC publications photographer as well as freelancing for local businesses. After college, I began a career in radio as both on air talent for a Southern California rock station and audio editor for local radio commercials while continuing my design and photography career. There was a time where I was working as a ski photographer for Mt. High during the day and then racing to the radio station to start an evening shift on air; a demonstration of my passion for the arts. After the ski season, I found myself in Milan, Italy working with modeling agencies as a fashion photographer.

I later returned to the U.S and continued my test shooting for LA based model agencies. While shooting in LA, I worked as Chief photographer for Aviation Lifestyles magazine and began to pursue my career in graphic design with Southern California advertising and marketing agencies. Positions I have held in agencies range from graphic artist to creative director, including art director, and marketing director. 

Today, I work with small companies as a marketing communications director, an instructor in the visual communications field and have a photography business, where my primary focus is on wedding photography and stock photography where I am an exclusive photographer for iStockphoto.com.

I have a passion for my work and am a life long learner of my discipline of design, communication arts, and photography.