Max Kristula-Green Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Retouch projects from clients such as Estee Lauder, KAWS and Calvin Klein.
• Manage and acquire additional freelance or outsource vendors.
• Interpret creative direction from Art Director and deliver high quality work ontight deadlines.

Greater New York City Area

• Currently teaching: Digital Photo 1 (9 week course)Photoshop for Photographers (6 week course)Urban Landscape Analog Film Lab Crash Course: Pinhole Camera Crash Course: Camera Basics

New York, United States

- Lead team of internal and external image specialists ensuring all images are retouched to the highest level of quality and that retouching production levels and efficiencies are met.- Serve as Retouching mentor for team members to help execute high-quality retouching across all On-Figure and Still Life imagery including but not limited to e-commerce and.

Greater New York City Area

- Retouch up to 100 editorial images/month from biweekly studio and on location editorial shoots.- Works with Marketing and Design teams to establish post production schedules and deadlines.- Works with Art Director and Style Director to translate aesthetic visions into post production processes- Organize and maintain editorial image archive- Photograph.

Greater New York City Area

• Retouch in-house for fashion photographers Inez + Vinoodh.
• Retouched on site for immediate release official Golden Globes 2016 winners portraits. The forty images were shared across the official Instagram accounts of the Golden Globes, Instagram, and Inez and Vinoodh.
• Prepare all editorial and commercial jobs by processing RAW files, placing layouts, sizing appropriately for publications and initial retouching of fashion, editorial and product images. Major clients include Hugo.
• Liaison between photographers Inez and Vinoodh and senior retoucher regarding retouching requests.
• On site image processing and retouching during shoots.
• Quality control to check all final high resolution files before they are released toclients

Greater New York City Area

• Process digital files in Leaf and prepare files for retouching in Photoshop by creating paths, masks, cleaning and color correction
• Send files to be proofed, convert and release images for clients in appropriate color spaces.
• Communicate all necessary shoot information from first assistant to retouchers.
• Oversaw printing production and transportation of 36 44x60 inch William Eggleston’s prints for 2012 auction at ChristiesAuction House.
• Archive and update databases for all commissioned and un-commissioned photography of Raymond Meier.
• Manage daily onsite server backups, bi-monthly offsite backups, and data protection.