Meet the studio kiva team!
The Studio Kiva team volunteers for many charities in the local community. To list a few they include Domus Pacis, Wounded Warriors, American Cancer Society, Women of the Summit, American Heart Association, Parkinson’s Foundation, Animal Control Center, different youth groups and nursing homes.
Katie Girtman
Chief of photography, Main Photographer, Manager of Photography Division
As a photographer and the owner of Studio Kiva, Katie loves to take on challenges of new storyboard ideas and going after the adventure or extraordinary shots. She has a very diverse portfolio and that keeps her on her toes! She is a top producing artist in Marketing campaigns in photography all over the world.
Out of the ordinary shots consist of hanging off a rock face or even a crane along with hopping on a dog sled or even getting on someone’s shoulders at a wedding to get a fun shot! She uses psychology as well as technical lighting in her marketing campaigns.
Her background consists of extensive experience in being a photographer and photo editor for The North Face Inc. along with shooting photojournalism. She has directed many video projects for the commercial world in marketing.
Katie has been published in many types of publications including selling stock images to corporate companies. She studied film photography in college and digital later in her career. She is a multiple award winner in photography for many types of photography genres.
Victor Girtman
Assistant Chief, Aerial Drone operations, Production Manager
Victor loves the outdoors and always take on new adventures. Knowing the weather conditions for his aerials along with tips and tricks of production is in his blood.
Victor’s background consists of being an Art Director for Primedia Inc. which included titles such as Climbing Magazine, Craft Trends and more. Victor has an artist degree and has been doing production for graphic design and photography for over 30 years. He has won awards in graphic design. He combines an artists vision with producing content for marketing campaigns.
Brandi Girtman
Video Editor at Large, Production Assistant Manager, Videographer Manager
Brandi gives more than 100% on each of her projects that she is in charge of. She understands the newest technologies and knows how to stand out from our competitors. She brings a lot of new fresh ideas to the storyboards we all create. Her video editing is outstanding and has also won awards.
She was a graduate of CU Film School and has worked on many big projects for Television, YouTube and the Worldwide Web. She has extensive experience with writing, directing, planning, and producing photo and video content for marketing campaigns.
About studio Kiva
We are an award winning team at Studio Kiva Photography, nestled in the mountains of Breckenridge Colorado. We travel all over to shoot for many different types of clients.
We at Studio Kiva look at our company as being part of your team to help with all your visual marketing needs. Studio Kiva looks at each project in its own unique way. Studio Kiva’s team strives for great success by working with your team and understanding your companies visions and bringing them to life. We have many tools that can help your photos and videos stand out from the rest.
We offer Professional Photography packages, Aerial Video, Aerial Photography, Videography, and Matterports to just name a few. Stock photography is
also a big part of our business and adds some value to our real estate shoots and others.
Randy is one of our photographers on the team that helps coordinate getting the job done. He brings his acting skills to the table each and every day. This helps with getting some laughter and smiles in the shoots!
Cameron fits on the Studio Kiva team well since he loves adventures himself! You will find him filming a corporate event on a 14teener and summiting to the top. He has many skills with drones and getting creative.
TJ is the newest matterport expert bringing to the table the latest and greatest technologies of matterport. Shooting outside as well as inside a property! He has experience in understanding what a realtor wants when it comes to floor plans, etc.
Tim is an award winning photographer and cinematographer that has a passion for both. He has pursued a career at the Colorado Film School where he studied cinematography.
Victor’s diverse portfolio demonstrates a true passion for photography and film. Each assignment is a collaborative creative challenge, met with exemplary attention to detail, diligence and creativity.