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Jack Tranter (Born 2000) Is a British-Born, Portrait photographer.

History
Born in Lancashire 2000, Jack Tranter was brought up by his Grandparents Janis who was a foster career and Alan who was a Rail Signaller for Network Rail formally known as British Rail.

Education
Jack went to a private school in Yorkshire called Malsis Hall where he studied until 2009 when he then moved to a public primary school in Blacko here he studied until 2015. in 2015 he went to Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School. In 2017 Jack had to pick his General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) he wanted to study photography how ever the school would not let his as they said that he would not be able to hold his camera still enough due to his shaking. During his last year of high school when he had to apply for college Jack wanted to go straight into work instead of moving to college how ever his teacher talked to him about going to college and he agreed.

During 2016 Tranter Applied for his Level 2 Animal Management at Craven College what lasted a year long, and upon finishing this he wanted to then do Level 3 Animal Management how ever the college said that he would not be able to do with the workload so instead he applied for another level 2 Qualification in 2017 at Craven College this time Equine Management, he did this in order to show that he could get a high enough grade for the level 3 Animal Management.

Summer of 2019 Tranters grandma Janis, Bought him an online photography class that was conducted by a photographer called Mark Hemmings, here he learnt basic camera functions and was able to understand how a camera works and produced pictures in manual mode. During September 2019 when people can start to enrol for college classes Tranter Enrolled on a Beginner Night Time Photography class that was one night a week at Nelson and Colne College what lasted for 4 weeks. because it only lasted 4 weeks he then enrolled on another Night time photography class at Blackburn College, Lancashire this again was one night a week how ever it went more in depth and showed him how to use a range of equipment in the studio and dark room as well as different photography techniques how ever Due to the COVID-19 pandemic classes was closed and Jack could not go to class so he had to set up a studio inside his home to produce his work.

As the COVID-19 pandemic Restrictions was eased Tranter applied for his photography A levels at Blackburn College, Lancashire how ever after 4 weeks he was offered to move onto the BA photography and Moving Image Degree at Blackburn University Centre.

Photography
During 2018 Jack Tranters friend Maria, who was a hobbyist model asked Tranter to take her photographs he did not own a camera at this point so he had taken his grandmas camera with him, they did the photoshoot at Wycoller Hall what is an old ruins of a building that was built towards the end of the 16th Century.