PJ. G.

Product, Portrait, Fashion and Event photography ▪ Shoot various products in home studio environment and on location in client showrooms ▪ Complete all post-production work with quick turnaround times ▪ Retouch digital files—pathing, masking, restoration, color correction, manipulation and background change/removals ▪ Shoot all types of events—corporate and social including weddings, in a professional and unobtrusive style ▪ Excellent knowledge of digital photography ▪ Very experienced in studio photography including grip and lighting equipment ▪ Strong organizational and communication skills and great ability to multi-task and work under pressure ▪ Shoot events as a contractor for other Manhattan photo studios ▪ Produce line sheets, look books, digital albums and varied web/print presentations ▪ Use metadata and file naming conventions to organize databases and archives ▪ Use FTP servers for transferring files to/from clients ▪ Create and maintain company website and graphic design artwork ▪ Excellent computer skills – Photoshop, Capture One, LeafCapture, Photo Mechanic, Lightroom, Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office

Portrait and Event photography ▪ Process, edit and retouch image files for various outputs—store into database, create digital slideshows and fine art prints ▪ Research, purchase and maintain photo, grip and lighting equipment ▪ Set up lighting and prep cameras for studio and location shoots ▪ Shoot lifestyle, portraits and events aboard yachts

Auction house photography ▪ Shoot objects for auction such as fine art, jewelry, furniture, decorations, coins, Asian works of art, books, etc. ▪ Retouch digital files for output to web, company sales catalogues and advertisements ▪ Interface with Art Director, Appraisers and Marketing Department to produce images for use in promotional and sales materials ▪ Photograph a variety of objects on site at client's locations ▪ Back up files daily ▪ Provided operational assistance on the gallery floor during live auctions.

Model/Fashion and Headshot photography ▪ Responsible for managing entire database of images ▪ Set up lighting and prep cameras for studio and location shoots ▪ Maintain studio computer (Apple) and printer (Epson) ▪ Retouch images for published photo books and gallery prints ▪ Produce fine art ink jet prints ▪ Manage and update pictures for website.

Retoucher/Photo Assistant ▪ Process and store camera raw files from CF cards to network server database (Apple Xserve) ▪ Set up lighting and prep cameras for studio and location shoots ▪ Retouch digital files for print and web use – this includes image manipulation, color correction, chroma-key background imaging, and skin retouching ▪ Scan negatives and prints ▪ Produce fine art Epson ink jet and dye sub Fuji prints for gallery use and model portfolios– this includes building paper profiles, monitor and printer calibrations, and trimming final prints.

Business Administration minor