Stephen Walker Email & Phone Number

Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea

Jeju, South Korea

I am the owner of WalkerDigital - a specialised retouching, art print and design business in Port Elizabeth.I have been working in colour scanning (on high-end Hell drum scanners) and colour retouching since 1985. Discovering Photoshop in 1993 was a watershed moment for me. At the time I was working in Cape Town at the best repro facility in the world — Unifoto — under the guidance of the late, great, Master Retoucher and Colour Expert, Gunter Zimmermann. Learning my skills under his… Show more I am the owner of WalkerDigital - a specialised retouching, art print and design business in Port Elizabeth.I have been working in colour scanning (on high-end Hell drum scanners) and colour retouching since 1985. Discovering Photoshop in 1993 was a watershed moment for me. At the time I was working in Cape Town at the best repro facility in the world — Unifoto — under the guidance of the late, great, Master Retoucher and Colour Expert, Gunter Zimmermann. Learning my skills under his watchful eye was extremely valuable to me and I would like to think I have the same dedication to absolute perfection that he had.Since then I have worked with Adobe and Quark products before turning exclusively to Adobe solutions.I am an Adobe Expert (ACE) and Instructor (ACI) in the following programs :InDesign CCIllustrator CCAcrobat Pro DCPhotoshop CCLightroomCaptivateAdobe Certified Instructor - Creative Cloud Design & Layout SolutionsWalkerDigital offers the following services :Digital PublishingWeb Site DevelopmentFine Art PrintsPhotographic PrintsPoster / Commercial PrintsDigital RetouchingDigital IllustrationAdvertising, Design & LayoutApple, Adobe and Wacom SalesAdobe Training CentreInDesign : Photoshop : Acrobat : Illustrator : CaptivateAfter Effects : Premiere Pro : Dimension : Lightroom Samples of my work are available on Behance. Show less

Port Elizabeth Metropolitan Area

I managed the pre-press studio for a large commercial printer. This involved everything from initial design, to make-up, proofing, impositions, quality control and final plates. I handled all aspects of production including the quality of colour work and the fixing of incorrectly supplied files. I was also tasked with approving jobs on the press where colour matching to approved proofs was required.

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Manager / Owner of a pre-press/repro house producing final plates and film for various print shops.

Cape Town, South Africa

Scanning on Hell DC299, DC350 and DC3000 scanners.Way before on-screen colour analysis we had to rely on being able to read colour percentages to determine accuracy.I loved this job — a high level of skill was required in one of the top repro houses in the country. Probably the most enjoyable job position I have ever held.Amazing experience and gained a wealth of knowledge all of which is extremely useful in my current field of expertise.I trained under the personal attention of… Show more Scanning on Hell DC299, DC350 and DC3000 scanners.Way before on-screen colour analysis we had to rely on being able to read colour percentages to determine accuracy.I loved this job — a high level of skill was required in one of the top repro houses in the country. Probably the most enjoyable job position I have ever held.Amazing experience and gained a wealth of knowledge all of which is extremely useful in my current field of expertise.I trained under the personal attention of Unifoto MD and Master Retoucher, Gunter Zimmermann who taught me to attain, and accept nothing less than absolute perfection. Show less

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Prepress specialist in a packaging environment.

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

First job.Included all work from spotting and paste-up to camera separations and plate-making.Rose to the role of prepress manager.

Diploma, Graphic Design

Matric

Various Adobe Certified Expert Qualifications, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Captivate, Lightroom