C H R I S T O P H E R K. W I L L A R D

Los Angeles, CA • 818-***-**** • acn12b@r.postjobfree.com

PHOTOGRAPHY • DIGITAL IMAGING

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Photographic Illustrator: Special shoot, unit still, portrait, fashion and product

photography. Proficient with large, medium and small format digital and

conventional film cameras for multiple location and studio photo shoots.

Digital Imaging Expert: Digital image editing, color correction, compositing,

retouching and composition. Pre and postproduction image editing specialist.

Retouching and composition of publicity stills and film. Created Interactive Digital

Press Kits. Web site design and development. Coordinated and created special

digital effects for film with photographers and FX departments. Liaison between film

processing and digital imaging labs. Prepared and corrected photographs for four

color process printing, and web postings. Department Head supervising 8 full time

employees. Implemented Public Relations office to acquire new clients.

Portrait Photographer: Conducted portrait and fashion photography sessions.

Responsible for all aspects of photo shoot and set design.

Advertising Photographer/Art Director: Art directed photo shoots. Ad layout

and design. Managed photography studio. Arranged shooting schedules. Used

multiple types of cameras. Downloaded and retouched photos. Managed staff of

four full time employees.

Project Supervisor: Supervised and administered staff of 10 for image based

database retrieval system. Catalogued, indexed, scanned and wrote/imaged data

for archival based server systems.

COMPUTER/SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

Advance user of all Adobe Creative Suite software, including expert level Adobe

Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign • Acrobat • Flash • Dreamweaver • Fireworks •

Contribute • Premiere and After Effects • Director • Quark Xpress • Microsoft Access

Microsoft Word and Excel • Proficient with Mac and Windows operating systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ExtremeSpeedTrackEvents.com, Online Manager, Publicist. Palmdale, CA

March 2009 - Present

Willard Photographic, Owner/Operator. Hollywood, CA

January 1994 - Present

Kimaging, Inc., Digital Specialist. Hollywood, CA

March 2008 – November 2010

Studio Photo Imaging, Inc., Digital department head. Hollywood, CA

November 1997 – March 2008

Spectra American Photo Labs, Digital Photography manager. Sun Valley, CA

January 1996 – November 1997

Daicolo Corporation, Digital capture and graphic design. Torrance, CA

July 1995 – August 1996

Feature Productions (partial list)

"Titanic”, "The World Is Not Enough", "The Sixth Sense", "Event Horizon", "Ghosts Of Mars",

"Armageddon", "Undercover Brother", "Deep Impact", "Mulan", "Enemy Of The State", “The

Horse Whisperer", "Star Trek: Insurrection", "The Parent Trap", "The Man In The Iron Mask",

"Meet Joe Black", "Primary Colors", "Beloved", "Runaway Bride", “The Talented Mr. Ripley",

"Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas", "Mission Impossible 2", "X-Men", "U-571",

"Monsters, INC.", "A Beautiful Mind", "Hannibal", "The Fast And The Furious", "Spider Man",

"The Santa Clause 2", "The Bourne Identity", "8 Mile", "The Count Of Monte Cristo", "Finding

Nemo", “Pirates of the Caribbean", "Bruce Almighty", X2: X-Men United", "The Hulk",

"Seabiscuit", "The Itallan Job", "Daredevil", "The Cat In The Hat", "Master And

Commander", "The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman", "The Incredibles", "The Day After

Tomorrow", "The Bourne Supremacy", "I, Robot", "Alien vs. Predator", "Ladder 49", "The

Chronicles Of Narnia", "Mr And Mrs Smith", “Fantastic Four", "Sky High", "Cinderella Man",

"Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", "Mission Impossible lll", "The Fast And The

Furious: Tokyo Drift", "Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End", "The Bourne Ultimatum",

"Ratatouille", "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer", "Transformers: Revenge of the

Fallen", “True Grit”.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

•Citizens’ Police Academy graduate, Pasadena Police Department: Completed full

training for police based volunteer work. Volunteered in a variety of police activities

such as ‘ride alongs’ and the Rose Parade.

•US AID, Botswana, Africa: Participated in social and economic development

programs and desert irrigation. Produced a photographic journal of experiences.

EDUCATION

Center for Creative Studies, College of Art & Design, Detroit, MI

BFA Commercial/Applied Photography and Digital Processing.

http://www.willardphotographic.com/

Full Portfolio and references available upon request

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