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About Us:
Resume
EXPERIENCE |
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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
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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
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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. |
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EDUCATION |
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Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA.
BA Degree in Photography, Illustration.
Graduated with honors. 1988 |
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Academy of Arts, San Francisco, CA.
Attended on scholarship. 1984 |
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SUMMARY |
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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.
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