Title - Goff Photography - Commercial & Advertising Photography
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EXPERIENCE  
Jan. '96 - Present Owner / Photographer, Goff Photography, Lodi, CA.
Responsibilities: I own and operate an advertising and commercial photography business using the skills mentioned below in the summary.
Nov. '89 - Dec. '93 Owner / Photographer, Goff Photography, Sacramento, CA. Responsibilities: I own and operated an advertising and commercial photography business using the skills mentioned below in the summary. Closed business to follow and marry my wife Tammy.
April '94 - Jan. '96 Head Photographer, Flashbacks Photography, Stockton, CA.
Responsibilities: Main portrait photographer. Organized and was in charge of on-location shoots. Marketed and advertised my division. Oversaw the operation of the main studio. Production of brochures and magazines.
Feb. '94 - April '94 Studio Manager, Wal-Mart Portrait Studio, Stockton, CA.
Responsibilities: In charge of the portrait studio in all areas. Was the head photographer as well as the bookkeeper, trainer and personnel director.
Sept. '88 - Nov.'89 Studio Manager, McIntyre Photography, Sacramento, CA.
Responsibilities: Oversaw the operation and maintenance of the shooting area
and lab of the photography studio. Also, I was the main assistant on shoots.
EDUCATION  
  Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA.
BA Degree in Photography, Illustration.
Graduated with honors. 1988
Academy of Arts, San Francisco, CA.
Attended on scholarship. 1984
SUMMARY  
  Photography experience and skills:
  • Use of any format from 35mm to 8xlO. Composition and exposure.
  • Processing: B&W or color prints, film processing of negatives & transparencies and operation & maintenance of processing machines.
  • Lighting: Natural, strobe, flash fill, studio (Norman), portrait and architectural interior & exteriors.
  • Portraiture: Posing, lighting, putting subject at ease, makeup & hair and model releases.
  • Special Effects: Computer manipulation, color compensation, masking, lithos, filtration, painting with light and hand coloring of B&W prints.
  • Post Production: Retouching, framing & matting, layouts and handling & storage of film.

Business management and skills: 

  • Accounting: Inventory, accounts receivable & payable, payroll, profit & loss statements and filing of federal, state, property and sales taxes.
  • Personnel: Hiring & firing, subcontracting, talent coordination and the legal obligations to all of the above.
  • Sales: Invoicing, marketing & self-promotion, packaging, distribution and figuring cost / profit margins.
  • Contract negotiations: Estimates, usage & copyright protection, leases, talent, subcontractor and vendors.
  • Computer skills: Photoshop, web design, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, layout and publication. I also write most of the programs that I use for invoicing, estimates, accounting, etc.