About me

As an experienced and talented retoucher, photographer and picture archivist, accustomed to fast-paced professional retouching of large volumes of images and highest quality photography, with an outstanding eye for detail, meticulous cataloguing and data asset management skills, several years of practice and many satisfied customers, I would increase your company's productivity and add to its professionalism and creativity. Having worked within the industry since 1997, I gained experience in making, editing and selecting stunning photography, providing feedback to and commissioning photographers, stylists and make-up artists, processing and categorizing photos, printing and framing of photographs, introducing new creative solutions and utilizing my keen interest in design when making and printing art books, leaflets and brochures for solo and collective exhibitions. I am currently seeking a challenging and rewarding role as a photography executive, which would allow me to use and expand my knowledge and interest in photography and design as well as offer an interesting position, which requires one's own initiative as well as ability to work within a team and share ideas.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop (up to CS5), Bridge, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Capture One, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point), FileMaker Pro, Fetch, CMS system., Meticulous cataloguing and data asset management skills., Retouching and editing large volumes of images to high standard., Researching and selecting stunning photography and providing feedback for and commissioning photographers., Processing and categorizing photos., Managing the entire process of archiving and digitisation of images, scrupulous file naming, applying metadata, uploading the images onto the company's website and ensuring that the website is up to date., Darkroom and digital image processing, colour management, studio and outdoors lighting equipment and techniques, usage and knowledge of analogue and digital 35 mm SLR cameras and medium and large format cameras, filters and lenses, professional scanning (using Imacon and Epson scanners) and professional printing and framing;

Sector Experience

Retouch, Photography, Picture Library and Archiving, Picture Editing and Research

Awards

Sept 2007 - Sept 2008 MA Photographic Studies (Distinction) at the University of Westminster, London, Sept 2004 - June 2007 BA (Honours) Photographic Arts (2:1) at the University of Westminster, London, Oct 1998 - June 2001 MA Polish Philology at the University of Szczecin, Poland

Clients

Doubletake Studios Ltd, Lightpainting Ltd, Millennium Images Ltd, Rani Deshpande Unique Creations, Small Charities Coalition, TONI&GUY