Stikes

Recently worked as the touchup artist for two of the top portrait photographers in the US. If there is anything I can't do I'm not sure what it is since I've never had a client with a project that was out of my skill range. But always looking for a challenge. Highly motivated person seeking work that allows me to do what I excel at, photo retouching, restoration, manipulation & creation, logo & low res file recreation, computer graphics, web design, web hosting, pre-press, desktop publishing, or Apple networks and systems from 9.0 to OS 10.3.9. Also proficient on cross-platform applications running on Apple and PC computers. I have yet to have a client that needed something I could not accomplish to their satisfaction. I've become acquainted with other graphic artist, working in a print shop or freelancing, who contact me on an ongoing basis to ask how to do something in Illustrator or Photoshop, or to design or create an image needed for their client that they don't have the knowledge yet of accomplishing themselves. I work very quickly and when freelancing, if I spend three hours on the project and one hour was spent "playing" with it, you will only be charged for two. My experience has been that I can complete a graphic/image project in 1/2 to 2/3 the time it takes most others. Due to my tendency to be a perfectionist, I work better in environments where quality is goal and expected, as opposed to "just get it done" work places, but can do that also. Prior to shifting to working with computers I waited tables for 10 years where I learned impeccable people skills.