Edwin Rodriguez

ad2o0g@r.postjobfree.com • LinkedIn

www.kissdigital.biz

NY, US • 718-***-****

Senior Photo Retoucher

Creative and innovative professional with extensive years of success and industry experience as a Senior Photo Retoucher and Digi Tech.

Pragmatic professional with a creative eye for photo retouching including beauty color correction, skin smoothening, body shaping, and much more. Successfully utilized the opportunity of working with top world photographers. Fostered the creation of captivating art through enticing, impactful images featured in galleries, magazines, and advertising campaigns. Strong understanding of enhancing subject’s appeal while aiming to sustain the natural aura. Ability to deliver high-quality retouching in order to exceed client expectations. Excellent at providing additional services including Digital Tech for on-site and studio photoshoots.

Areas of Expertise

•Photo Editor

•Photography

•Art Direction

•Film Scanning

•Adobe Creative Suite

•Leadership & Training

•Digital Studio Operations

•Capture One Software

•Photo Retouching

•Color Correction

•Photo Printing

•CMYK Proofing

Accomplishments

●Achieved success and recognition as photo editor/retoucher, and creative director for exceptional talent, strong brand partnerships, and solid understanding of professional tools and software.

●Excelled at directing digital department and photo lab operations for five years while working at Grand Photo Labs as a business partner and lead photo re-toucher.

●Formed digital department for US Color Lab while supervising 45 workers and catering to executive-level clients as the senior re-toucher.

Career Experience

Founder, Digital Re-toucher, Digi tech, Kiss Digital Inc. Brooklyn, NY 2007 – Present

Established firm and developed unique editing skills to promote client retention. Led to business expansion by achieving high-end clients from fashion, e-com, and retail industries. Offered excellent editorial support through adept color correction, detailed masking, skin retouching, CMYK proofing, Scitex scanning, gallery fine art mural printing, and much more. Edited photographs for product promotions, advertising, fashion spreads, and other e-commerce needs. Demonstrated expertise in photography while coordinating with photographers and advertisers. Utilized industry-best software such as Adobe Creative Suite for all editing functions. Build sustainable and positive relations with top industry brands, photographers, fashion experts, and advertisers.

Key achievements:

●Offered adept knowledge of computer imaging, photographic techniques, studio management, and color composition.

●Fostered strong client relations through seamless communication, adept business acumen, and brilliant editing skills.

Major Clients:

Italian Vogue, Luomo Vogue, Men Vogue, German Vogue, American Glamour, British Glamour, German Glamour, Vanity Fair, Italian Vanity Fair, German Vanity Fair, British GQ, Random House, Art & Commerce, Ann Taylor Loft, German GQ, Russian GQ, Vera Wang, Out Magazine, Panzano & Partners, Reinhold-Würth, Target, Harper Bazzar, Glass Magazine Japan Vogue, and Perry Elis.

Major Photographers:

Walter Chin, Greg Kadel, Deborah Turbeville, Terry Richardson Pamela Hanson, Stephan Wurth, Greg Williams, Gasper Tringale, Antoine Verglas, Dah Len, Francis Hills, Steven Menendez, Micheal Mundy, Toshi Tasaki, Todd Oldman Michelle Asslen, John Bigilow Taylor, Jonathan Becker, Cheryl Dunn, Henrique Schifferdeker, Eduardo Rezende.

Education

High School of Art & Design

New York City Tech

Additional Experience

Co-founder, Photo Re-toucher, Grand Photo Lab New York, NY

Lab Manager, US Color Lab New York, NY

Freelance Project, Barron and Barron Inc NYC

Freelance Project, Laird+Partners Inc

Freelance Project, Lloyd & Co

Freelance Project, Photographer, Mix Apparel

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