Dennis Foster Email & Phone Number

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

Irvine,Ca

• Work in partnership with production manager. Perform manager duties when manager is out of the office or on press checks.• Distributes color assignments to jr retouchers.• Working in a fast paced catalog publishing environment focused on women's fashion.• Read image edit markups and follow direction for retouching all images.• Perform complex image work and fully complete retouching of high-resolution digital files. Working with flesh, reshaping garments, adding masks/paths, changing backgrounds as directed.• Color correct or recolor images to match product samples. Print color proofs.• Receive work assignments/schedules/calendar from production manager and produce reliable quality and creative results in timely matter in order to keep pace with shot counts.• Work within an asset management system. Checking files out, performing changes, and checking files back in. Adding new assets as needed and adhering to preset file naming conventions.• Maintain communication between multiple teams and partner with Art Directors, Designers, and Buyers to ensure all requests are addressed.• Serve as a resource to the rest of the team, sharing expertise and growing knowledge of best practices, process, tips, and tricks of the trade• Fearlessly accept any retouching challenge.• Thorough understanding of retouching, color correction, color balancing,and digital image quality and output.• Thorough understanding of file formats, color spaces, color profile workflows, and industry-standard technical best practices.• The ability to prioritize tasks and projects while meeting strict deadlines and juggling multiple projects.considered. And most importantly, an eye for color, light, and composition.• Ability to work successfully within a close, collaborative team environment• Ability to understand and execute creative directions and instructions• Detail Oriented, strong work ethic and positive attitude

Irvine,Ca

High end digital retouching: Color correction, product color matching and recoloring, digital composites, shape editing, profile conversions. Preparation of "press ready" image files.

Creative contractor for Draper's and Damon's in the photoshop department which was part of the creative ,advertising and marketing department.

Primary duties included:• Managing clients, vendors and assignment bookings.• Interact with designers and art directors and assist principal photographer with photo shoots.• Art direct and shoot photo assignments.• Create, implement and manage internal marketing campaigns for print and web.• Create and manage collateral advertising and catalogs for clients.• Manage digital assets for studio assignments and stock photo website.• Maintain Mac OS workstations and related software.Other Responsibilities:• RGB to CMYK image conversion.• Clipping paths and masking-simple to complex.• Image retouching.• Manage and archive images.• Maintain FTP uploads and downloads.• Press checks.• Maintain stock photo website design and uploading of new content.