EXPERIENCE

PARACHUTE HOME Los Angeles

Senior photo retoucher. 12/2016 - Present

• Retouch and color correct photography for e-commerce and print

• Work closely with art director, head of merchandising and designers

• Deliver retouched assets for seasonal shoots within production deadlines

from remote office

STEVEN DEWALL PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles

Owner. 01/2012 - present

• Full photography & editing service for advertising, real estate, e-commerce,

film/television production with emphasis on interior design & portraiture

• Hire, supervise, & direct photo assistants on lighting, equipment &

retouching

SMITH & NOBLE Corona

Photographer. 10/2013 - 09/2015

• Lead photographer on location and in studio for seasonal print catalog and web

• Hired and managed stylists for studio and location photography

• Worked directly with Creative Director to facilitate creative ideas

• Supervised and directed photo assistant with lighting and

equipment

• Created and managed content in support of product needs and

marketing initiatives

• Created photo style guides for in studio photography

• Served as a key player in companies evolving work-flow process

MSN.COM Seattle

Senior Photo Editor. 01/2006 -10/2013

• Member of a team that delivered over 12,000 images per month

researching, editing, licensing, writing captions and web authoring of

creative & editorial imagery

• Negotiated fees, rights usage & clearance

• Researched photography from both domestic & international wire agencies

for daily features and breaking news events for MSN Homepage

• Designed photo illustrations for marketing initiatives related to

Microsoft products and services

• Managed and trained photo editors on MSN image style guide & proper

licensing practices for MSN Homepage

• Retouched and color corrected photography

FILTER MAGAZINE Los Angeles

Director of Photography. 05/2002 - 10/2005

• Hired and managed photographers and stylists

• Photographed editorial portraiture in studio and on location

• Produced and directed photo shoots for editorial features and covers

• Edited and supervised production of images for print and web

EDUCATION

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Bachelor Fine Arts Photography

SKILLS & TECHNICAL SPECS

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere, Adobe InDesign, Adobe

Illustrator, Capture One, Canon DSLR, Nikon DSLR, Hasselblad Digital Camera

Systems, Microsoft Office, Wordpress, Social Media & Photo Apps