LINDSAY E. SCHIRK

**** *. ********* ***. ***.***

Chicago, IL 60622

630-***-****

aceat1@r.postjobfree.com

linzartcollection.com

SUMMARY

Seeking a professional artistic position with a progressive and

growing organization.

I am a professional photographer and artist with extensive experience in

portrait, wedding, boudoir, pin-up, fine art nude and photojournalistic

photography, design/photo software, image editing techniques, full

digital image creation, production, framing, studio operations, customer

service and sales. Freelance artist in oil, acrylic, and

pastel/charcoal/ink media.

EXPERIENCE

DeBOUDOIR, llc:

2013-2014

Photography Trainer/Photographer

Train new hires at openings of new studios across the

country. Teach posing for boudoir, pin-up and fine art nude

photography. Photographed

clients at the Chicago Studio and managed the closing paperwork for the

day.

LINZ ART COLLECTION:

2009-Present

PHOTOGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS BY LINDSAY E SCHIRK

Freelance photography and commissioned artwork. Photography includes

abstract, landscape,

portraiture, photojournalism, weddings and events, commercial products,

and mixed media

projects.

KIDS PORTRAITS BY PICASSO, Skokie, IL

2009-2013

Professional Photographer

Main photographer at upscale portrait studio. Extensive editing in

Photoshop CS5 and

Lightroom 3.6. Responsibilities include full management of studio with

help of an assistant,

ex: customer service, sales and production of products and marketing

ads.

CELEBRITY KIDS PORTRAIT STUDIOS, Naperville; Chicago, IL

2006-2009

Professional Photographer

Responsibilities include portrait photography, Photoshop CS2 and Lightroom

retouching, editing, printing, framing, customer service and sales.

ROOT STUDIOS, Naperville, IL 2006-2006

Professional Photographer

Portrait photographer for high school seniors. Archived images in

StudioPlus. Receptionist for studio.

BELLEFLEURS STUDIO, Naperville, IL 2005-2006

Studio Artist

Produced photos on canvas for Ritz and Wolf Camera stores;

built/stretched canvas prints, coat/paint prints to simulate the

look of an oil painting.

LIFETOUCH NATIONAL SCHOOL STUDIOS, Aurora, IL

2005-2005

Professional Photographer

Portrait photographer. Traveled to on-site shoots for student

portraits at area schools.

CREATE-A-MOSAIC, Naperville, IL 2004-

2005

Sales Representative and Instructor

Customer facing sales representative and class instructor at walk-in

mosaic studio; opened and closed store.

MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Oxford, OH 2003-2005

Photo Studio Assistant

Monitored photography studio, assisted and advised fellow students

on photography techniques and processes; mixed and changed

developing chemicals; opened and closed studio.

EDUCATION

B.F.A. Studio Art-Photography, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC)

2006-Present

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

8 Featured Artist- Photography

2013

"21 Artists"

Collaborative Art Project/Exhibition

www.21artists.wordpress.com

Chicago, IL

. Little Village Sk8 Jam

2009

Painted skateboard deck for auction

Chicago, IL

. Featured Visual Artist 2009

Artistically Linked

The Silver Room, Chicago IL

Senior Capstone Show

2004

Hiestand Galleries-North

Miami University, Oxford, OH

SOFA Portrait Show

2005

Kofenya

Oxford, OH

FREELANCE

I was the digital artist for photographer Stuart Freeman Pockross with

Photo Speak Now: www.photospeaknow.com. I manipulated digital images and

executed Stuart's creative ideas to form final pieces of artwork. 2009-

2013.

Completed various contract jobs including weddings, engagements,

receptions, parties, outdoor portraiture, and sales of paintings.

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