WORK EXPERIENCE

PHOTOGRAPHER at CADY STUDIOS
August 2022 – Present (Austin, TX)

– Capture high quality photographs of students, graduates, and staff members.

– Scout locations for outdoor photoshoots, ensure quality lighting and backgrounds, and develop rapport with subjects to capture compelling images.

– Set up lighting and background equipment at each location to create a portable studio.

FREELANCE PHOTO RETOUCHER
October 2020 – Present (Austin, TX)

– Preparing digital materials in a wide variety of areas, including product, portrait, fashion, retail.

  My retouching involves;
– Retouch photos with focus on style. It involves, stray hair removal, change/enhance colors, body modification, skin repair, adding/removing logos, smooth/remove wrinkles and fold marks to look freshly-pressed.

FREELANCE PHOTO RETOUCHER
October 2020 – Present (Austin, TX)

– Preparing digital materials in a wide variety of areas, including product, portrait, fashion, retail.

  My retouching involves;
– Retouch photos with focus on style. It involves, stray hair removal, change/enhance colors, body modification, skin repair, adding/removing logos, smooth/remove wrinkles and fold marks to look freshly-pressed.
– Enhanced images by cropping, color calibration, adding/removing objects, changing the background and using broad spectrum of photo manipulation techniques.

PHOTO RETOUCHER at PEACE OUT SKINCARE
September 2019 – September 2020 (San Francisco, CA)

– Working with skin care products digital materials.
– Collect requirements from Art Director.
– Remove acne, redness, dark circles, scars and other skin issues.
– Preparing digital materials for online shopping such as cropping, retouching, illumination adjustment, color calibration, adding/removing objects.

PRODUCTION ARTIST at CHARLOTTE RUSSE
September 2018 – January 2019 (San Francisco, CA)

– Working with textile, accessories and fashion products.
– Preparing digital materials for online and in-store
– Retouch photos with focus on style. It involves, stray hair removal, change/enhance colors, body modification, skin repair, adding/removing logos, smooth/remove wrinkles and fold marks to look freshly-pressed.
– Enhanced images by cropping, color calibration, adding/removing objects and using broad spectrum of photo manipulation techniques.

GRAPHIC ARTIST at SEPHORA
April 2018 – June 2018 (San Francisco, CA)

– Working closely with the Art Director to prepare props and mood-boards
– Retouching digital materials for beauty products.

GRAPHIC ARTIST at GUIDEBOAT COMPANY
March 2018 – April 2018 (San Francisco, CA)

– Preparing digital materials for online shopping in the area of Textile and Fashion. Applied all types of retouching on wide variety of textile, from rough denim to soft silk to fix any imperfections.
– Worked on digital materials for Emailing, banners, and advertising.

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
October 2016 – December 2017 (San Francisco, CA)

– Visual/graphic design concept across a wide array of marketing collateral for multiple clients.
– Illumination adjustment, color calibration, crops.
– Responsible for preparing the materials associated with online, and in-store events and programs, including but not limited to, advertising layout, brochure work, emails, banners, posters, catalogues, program books, postcards, website, and invitations.

GRAPHIC ARTIST at MEXX
May 2016 – September 2016 (Istanbul, Turkey)

– Took an active role in the preparing and retouching digital materials for catalogs, look-books and seasonal materials.
– Preparation of props, mood-boards, and seasonal materials such as discounts, special days and promotions that are used in-store and online.
– Preparing digital materials/images for banners and emails.

GRAPHIC ARTIST at YARGICI
September 2012 – November 2015 (Istanbul, Turkey)

– Select and retouch high volume of digital images. Started with raw images coming directly from the photographer and transformed it into high-end images.
– Prepare catalogs, look-books and seasonal materials.
– Worked on props, mood-boards, and seasonal materials (e.g., discounts, special days, and promotions) that are used in-store and online.
– Prepare digital materials/images for banners and emails.

GRAPHIC ARTIST at ROCKET INTERNET
February 2012 – August 2012 (Istanbul, Turkey)

– Retouched a large inventory of e-commerce assets.
– Process the furniture photos of e-commerce website.
– Vetting and proofing designs before publishing on website
– Cropping, retouching, illumination adjustment, color calibration, adding/removing objects.

GRAPHIC ARTIST, PRINT SPECIALIST at DIGITAL PHOTO LABORATORY
September 2010 – December 2011 (Istanbul, Turkey)

– Management of pre-printing process.
– Retouching the photography and design artists prints.

EDUCATION

ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY in TURKEY
Graphic Design – 2010